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The Community Foundation Awards Scholarships to Eight Ledyard Students
The Community Foundation awarded $372,450 to 209 regional students so far this year.
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut will be helping eight Ledyard graduates pursue their academic goals, according to a press release sent to Patch.
The organization has given out $372,450 in scholarships this year to 209 eastern Connecticut high school and college students, the release said. Another $30,450 will be distributed to different scholarship groups for a total of $403,000 in donations for students, a 20 percent increase from the previous year.
The Ledyard recipients are:
- Michaela Holland, Gales Ferry, David & Sherry Dresback Scholarship Fund
- Rachael Miller, Gales Ferry, Patricia C. Norman Scholarship Fund
- John Earl, Ledyard, Gunvor Lund Scholarship Fund
- Ashley Giordano, Ledyard, Patricia C. Norman Scholarship Fund
- Gregory Knight, Ledyard, Beatrice McEwen Scholarship Fund
- Cara LoBianco, Ledyard, Beatrice McEwen Scholarship Fund
- Kaitlin Pealer, Ledyard, David & Sherry Dresback Scholarship Fund
For more information on The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, visit the group's website.
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