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10/05/2017 12:01 AM

Branford Community Foundation Presents $19,000 in Scholarship Awards


From left in the front row are Branford Community Foundation scholarship winners James Dering, Noah Pantani, Julia Howard-Flanders, and Alyssa Parzych and (back) Aleksandras Karosas, Nathaniel Jarvie, Oliva Datre, and Ashley Roding. Not pictured are Solenne Smith, Michael Vaccaro, Dalton Childs, Karina Khoultchaeva, Spencer Mariotti, and Louis Orifice. Photo by William O’Brien

On June 6, the Branford Community Foundation was pleased to provide $19,000 in scholarship awards to 14 Branford High School seniors. The scholarship awards and scholarship recipients include Dalton Childs (William Schwanfelder Scholarship), Olivia Datre (The William Owens, Jr. and Attorney Robert M. Owens Scholarship), James Dering (Vincent Giordano, Sr. Scholarship Fund), Julia Howard-Flanders (Bob Dow Scholar/Athlete Scholarship), Nathaniel Jarvie (Austin Ryer Memorial Award), Aleksandras Karosas (P.J. Ferriolo Memorial Scholarship), Karina Khoultchaeva (John B. Sliney Memorial Scholarship), Spencer Mariotti (Linda Edsall Winward Scholarship), Louis Orifice (Philip A. DeLise Scholarship Award), Noah Pantani (Vincent Giordano, Sr. Scholarship Fund), Alyssa Parzych (John B. Sliney Memorial Scholarship), Ashley Roding (Carol and Jim Redden Memorial Scholarship), Solenne Smith (Kendra Martin Scholarship), and Michael Vaccaro (William Schwanfelder Scholarship).

The Branford Community Foundation pools contributions from like-minded citizens, managing these funds with professional guidance, and then carefully granting a portion of the income generated through grants, scholarships, and leadership initiatives. As a multipurpose permanent local charitable endowment, the Branford Community Foundation seeks to build a healthy and successful community by supporting everything from basic needs and health services, to local environmental issues and education, to the arts and other programs.

For more information, contact Executive Director Liza Janssen Petra at lpetra@branfordcommunityfoundation.org or 203-444-4898.