Over the past few weeks, MEREDA’s Vice President of Operations, Shelly R. Clark has traveled to meet with those Maine students receiving scholarships raised from MEREDA’s 5th Anniversary “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser. The event raised enough funds to donate a total of sixteen $1250 scholarships to students studying at the seven schools in the Maine Community College System (MCCS) as well as two students at the University of Southern Maine (USM). The students who received the awards are enrolled as second-year students in a building trades, architecture, construction, engineering or business program.
Keep scrolling to meet some of those deserving students!
![Shelly R. Clark, VP of Operations at MEREDA, presents a scholarship check to SMCC student Parastoo Seddiqi](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MEREDA_Parastoo-Seddiqui_sm-768x606.jpg)
SMCC student Parastoo Seddiqi and Shelly R. Clark
![Shelly R. Clark from MEREDA and Denis Landry from Landry/French Construction present a scholarship check to SMCC Student Nathalie Mitchell.](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MEREDA-Mitchell3.jpg)
Shelly R. Clark, SMCC Student Nathalie Mitchell and Denis Landry, Landry/French Construction
![Shelly R. Clark with CMCC students Nicole Belanger (left) and Sophie Martel (right)](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC_0252_REDUCED.jpg)
CMCC student Nicole Belanger, Shelly R. Clark and CMCC Student Sophie Martel
![Jenn Khavari, Director of Advancement and Business Services at EMCC (left) and Bev Uhlenhake (right), Epstein Commercial Real Estate and MEREDA Board of Directors present a scholarship award to EMCC Student Luke Malloy](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EMCC-MEREDA-Malloy.jpg)
Jenn Khavari, Director of Advancement and Business Services at EMCC, EMCC student Luke Malloy, Bev Uhlenhake, Epstein Commercial Real Estate and MEREDA Board of Directors
![Shelly R. Clark, VP of Operations at MEREDA presents a scholarship award to KVCC Student Benjamin Main](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Benjamin_Mair_Scholarship_ME_Real_Estate_Association_2017_Shelly_Clark.jpg)
KVCC Student Benjamin Main and Shelly R. Clark
![Bev Uhlenhake - Epstein Commercial Real Estate and MEREDA Board of Directors, EMCC student Stephen Philbrook, Shelly R. Clark - MEREDA and Jenn Khavari - Director of Advancement and Business Services at EMCC](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EMCC-MEREDA-Philbrook-1024x1024.jpg)
Bev Uhlenhake – Epstein Commercial Real Estate and MEREDA Board of Directors, EMCC student Stephen Philbrook, Shelly R. Clark – MEREDA and Jenn Khavari – Director of Advancement and Business Services at EMCC
![Shelly R. Clark (center), with NMCC students Joseph Carroll (left) and Brittni Basu (right)](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Use-this-one-MEREDA_Photo4.jpg)
NMCC student Joseph Carroll, Shelly R. Clark and Brittni Basu
![MEREDA VP of Operations. Shelly Clark, YCCC Student Kelly Burgess and YCCC President Dr. Barbara Finkelstein](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_6562-1024x768.jpg)
MEREDA VP of Operations. Shelly Clark, YCCC Student Kelly Burgess and YCCC President Dr. Barbara Finkelstein
![USM Student Joshua Markee, MEREDA VP of Operations Shelly Clark and USM Student Bradley Fawcett](http://blog.mereda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USM-students-1024x768.jpg)
USM Student Joshua Markee, MEREDA VP of Operations Shelly Clark and USM Student Bradley Fawcett
An educated workforce is vital to support economic development and MEREDA strongly supports a strong education system. In fact, over the past 5 years, MEREDA is proud to have raised and donated over $67,000 in scholarships assisting over 46 Maine students.
Thanks so much to all who participated in the event! We look forward to our next Strikes for Scholars Fundraiser next year! Mark your calendar for May 3, 2018!