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It was a big night at The Village Restaurant last Wednesday, as we presented the scholarship winners with their awards, and we heard from speakers from Friends Forever International.
Scholarship Chair Judy Laspesa flanked on the right by scholarship winner Jacob Brown and his mother Michelle Brown and on the left by scholarship winner Isabella Furlow and her mother Carlene Furlow. Jacob is studying finance but has taken a law class and may go into law, while Isabella is firmly pre-law and looking towards a semester abroad during her undergraduate studies.
Tech Scholarship winner Maggie Grace, with her mother Sarah, and to Sarah's right Adam Furlow and Carlene Furlong. Maggie is studying aboraculture at Essex Tech, the care of trees, and is already employed part time at Cape Ann Tree Services in Gloucester. She is very passionate about her vocation and we are so happy to be helping her with her costs.
Alex DesRusseaux and Jessica Maye gave an excellent talk on Friends Forever International and the work they do with 14-18 year olds teaching them how to give to the community through service. We are going to follow up to see if we can offer these opportunities to the students in our community. Tim Collins, membership chair and president-elect is to the left of Alex.
