MEREDA’s 4th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon & Silent Auction Fundraiser, which was held this past May at Bayside Bowl in Portland raised enough funds to donate a total of sixteen $1500 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.
Over the past few weeks, MEREDA’s Vice President of Operations, Shelly R. Clark has traveled to meet with those students receiving the scholarships. This is the fourth year that MEREDA has provided the scholarships to students preparing for careers in a real estate related field. Below is a sampling of the students we’ve met with so far!
(front row): CMCC student Mehgan Francis, MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark,
CMCC student Maxwell Poulin (back row): CMCC President Scott Knapp and Dan Moreno,
Department Chair, Architectural and Civil Engineering Program
MEREDA Board Member Tanya Emery (City of Bangor), EMCC student Jessica Daniels, MEREDA
Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark, and MEREDA Board Member Rick Harnum (Webber Group).
KVCC students Sharon Dearborn and April Knapik, KVCC President
Richard Hopper and MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark
MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark, SMCC student Coleman Costello and
Denis Landry, President, Landry/French Construction Company
Landry/French Construction Company was a proud supporter of MEREDA’s Annual Strikes for Scholars
Bowl-A-Thon. Thank-you, Denis Landry, for accompanying us on the visits to SMCC & USM!
Landry/French Construction Company President Denis Landry, USM student Vitaliy Popov and
MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark.
YCCC President Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, YCCC student Ethan Towne
and MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark
YCCC President Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, YCCC student Gregory LeClair
and MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark
NMCC Student Jordyn Ducette, MEREDA Vice President of Operations Shelly R. Clark
and NMCC Student Robert Courtemanche
MEREDA has identified workforce development as critically important to the future of real estate development. The building trades and professions provide high paying lifelong opportunities for our residents. We are pleased to help these deserving students achieve their goals and our members look forward to the contributions they will make to our industry.
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 4, 2017!