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The Toms River Times, August 20, 2016, Page 13
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OceanFirst Foundation Awards $200,000 In Scholarships
OCEAN COUNTY – For 140 local college freshmen arriving on campus this fall at Brookdale Community College, Georgian Court University, Monmouth University and Ocean County College, the college tuition bill just got a little lighter thanks to OceanFirst Foundation’s Scholarship program. In the seven years of the scholarship program, OceanFirst Foundation has awarded $1,400,000 in grants to its partners – Brookdale Community College, Georgian Court University, Monmouth University and Ocean County College. For 2016, each college/university received a $50,000 grant to provide scholarship assistance to incoming freshman students from shore-area high schools. Scholarship recipients attending the community colleges each received $1,000 awards and the scholarship recipients attending the universities each received $2,500 awards. Selection decisions were made solely by each participating school completely independent of OceanFirst Foundation and OceanFirst Bank. “OceanFirst Foundation remains committed to helping Jersey Shore families face the financial challenges presented by the escalating cost of higher education. This year’s Scholarship Grants are going to help cover the cost of tuition, books or other school expenses for 140 new freshman students that will arrive on campus later this month at our partner colleges and universities,” said Katherine Durante, executive director of OceanFirst Foundation. Since its founding in 1902, OceanFirst Bank has built a solid reputation and legacy as a good neighbor and responsible corporate citizen. The bank’s strong commitment to helping families, organizations, schools and communities throughout central New Jersey meet their financial needs has spanned several generations, reaching new heights in 1996 with the creation of OceanFirst Foundation. The foundation provides grants to organizations that meet community needs within the OceanFirst market area. Since its inception, OceanFirst Foundation has contributed in excess of $27 million to over 600 local charities and schools in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties that meet needs such as Health and Wellness, Housing, Youth Development and Education and Improving Quality of Life. The Ocean County graduates receiving OceanFirst Foundation scholarships are: Barnegat High School – Blayne LaValle, Olivia McKittrick and Caitlin Pennell. Brick Memorial High School – Robert Hill, Dayna Luma and Brady Watson. Brick Township High School – Sarah Kenny, Kelly Medina, Kristen Parkes and Katelyn Watt. Central Regional High School – Sarah Balo, Rachel Grant, Nicole Maddalena, James Rand and Julia Tominberg. Jackson Liberty High School – Casey Iorio, Christopher Iorio, Katrina Iorio, Clement Rajakumar and Samantha Wight. Jackson Memorial High School – Rebecca Paneque. Lacey Township High School – Madison Januik and Jeolle Meimin. Lakewood High School – Jack Aquino and
Araiza Arreola Lorenza. Manchester Township High School – Kyle Davis, Anissia Fucci, Virginia Hester and Jonathan Meaney. Ocean County Vocational School (Performing Arts) – Angela Fragale. Pinelands Regional High School – Brian-Camron Cooper and Sage Greenberg Point Pleasant Beach High School – Morgan McCarthy. Point Pleasant Borough High School – Abigail Dalton, Allegra Drzymkowski, George Echeverria, Sabina Graziano and Elvin Mendia. Southern Regional High School – Gabriella Fiorica, Meghann Hargis, James Manzo, Lauryn Navarro and Baily Ann Yanci. Toms River High School East – Kristen Brennan, Bailey Corblies, Jennifer Dennis, Amanda Dietrich, Juliane Monteiro-Azevedo, Elizabeth Naecker, Amanda Rutter and Madison Wynn. Toms River High School North – Ruba Abdul-Raziq, Austin Bennett, Cedric Cook, Jenna Knabner, Aiza Nageeb, Isaac Paez, Christopher Petersen, Tyana Peterson, Stephen Prospero, Daniel Smoke, Anthony Verna, Dana Villari and Thomas Riccardi. Toms River High School South – Arianna Colonnello, Lauren Goddard, Rachel Hess, and Angelina Nailon.
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