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Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Scholarship Committee awarded $14,000 to 12 outstanding students from Greater New Bedford on June 19, 2010

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Scholarship Committee awarded $14,000 to 12 outstanding students from Greater New Bedford on June 19, 2010. The awards were made at the club’s Annual Golf Tournament held at Allendale Country Club. The scholarships, open to students of all ethnic and racial backgrounds, are awarded on the basis of financial need and scholastic standing, with the first named awarded on academic merit by competitive essay. Funding for the scholarships is derived solely from the Friendly Sons two major fund raising events; the New Bedford Half Marathon each March and the Annual Golf Tournament in June.

This year’s scholarship recipients are:

Peter Ryan, Western New England
Jay Frenette, Wentworth Institute
Caitlyn Barker, Northeastern University
Caitlyn Beauregard, Roger Williams University
Allysa Cambra, American International College
Eddy Soler, UMass Dartmouth
Joclyne Nunes, Dean College
Liam Corbett, UMass Dartmouth
Edward Bouley, UMass Dartmouth
Liam Bolger, Bristol Community College
Christopher Briody, Emerson College
Paige Lawrence, Johnson and Wales University
Alyson Oliveira, University of Connecticut

Submitted by:    Dr. Lawrence J. Finnerty, Christopher G. Donnelly, Paul T. Meagher