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!
SMCC student Parastoo Seddiqi and Shelly R. Clark
Shelly R. Clark, SMCC Student Nathalie Mitchell and Denis Landry, Landry/French Construction
CMCC student Nicole Belanger, Shelly R. Clark and CMCC Student Sophie Martel
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
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
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
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!