The Cape Cod Foundation Awards $377,000 in Scholarships
YARMOUTHPORT – A crowd of more than 250 gathered at the Dennis Inn on Thursday, June 18th to join The Cape Cod Foundation in celebrating their 2015 scholarship recipients and the people who make these awards possible. This year, the Foundation has awarded $376,991 in scholarships to 111 Cape Cod and Islands students. Their partner the Cape Cod Association, which is a supporting organization of The Cape Cod Foundation, has awarded $450,000 to nearly 300 Cape and Islands students; bringing the total awarded in scholarships between the two organizations to $826,991. The event was sponsored by The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod.
“We refer to our Scholarship Awards Reception as the best night of the year at the Foundation. We’re incredibly proud of the impact these awards have on our local students towards their pursuit of higher education. It’s inspiring to see the recipients interact with the donors who make these scholarship awards possible,” said Kristin O’Malley, Executive Director of The Cape Cod Foundation.
Chris OBrien, co-founder of Dative, a Cape-based, digital strategy firm, addressed the crowd and spoke of his experiences growing up in Falmouth and returning to the Cape after college to pursue his career. “Speaking to the scholarship recipients at the Cape Cod Foundation awards night is among the highlights of my career. It was great being able to tell my story to a group of very talented and motivated students. It was also humbling to see the reach and impact that the Foundation has on Cape Cod, all driven by their dedicated staff and generous donors,” said OBrien. He urged the scholarship recipients to take the first step towards their dreams by showing up for life every day. OBrien, who also serves as Vice President of the Board for the CCYP, took an opportunity to remind the crowd that success doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and the importance of utilizing the resources in your community, speaking to his own experience with the CCYP’s Mentor Exchange program.
Eileen Miskell, Chairman and President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, echoed the thoughts of all those in attendance when addressing the recipients, “We are all rooting for you to continue your education, gain experience, and have a very happy and successful life!”
The Cape Cod Foundation congratulates our 2015 Scholarship recipients (a full listing can also be found on our website):
Adair/Collins Science & Engineering Scholarship of Barnstable American Legion Post 206
Kyle Kenney, Mashpee
Advocates for a Community College Education Scholarship
Brooke Brierly, Yarmouth
Emeline Janowicz, Barnstable
Makayla McLaughlin, Yarmouth
Ryan Scott, Barnstable
Emilie Raetz, Harwich
Dominique Vaughan, Dennis
American Association of University Women/Cape Cod Branch Student Re-Entry Scholarship
Danielle Correia, Falmouth
American Legion Post 308, Orleans, MA Veterans Scholarship
Kathleen Ferris, Eastham
Elaine M. Francke, Eastham
Camille Robison, Orleans
Kara Smith, Eastham
Jessica Taylor, Brewster
American Legion Post 308, Orleans, MA Veterans Toolship
Sarah Leonard, Brewster
Sean Breen Memorial Scholarship
Teddy Duchesney, Barnstable
Armand L. Bruneau, Jr. and Muriel B. Bruneau Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Windle, Harwich
Patrick M. Butler Memorial Scholarship
Jillian Bannister, Barnstable
Samantha LeBoeuf, Barnstable
Marissa Rosenberg, Barnstable
Dorothy W. and Charles M. Campbell Scholarship
Connor Murphy, Mashpee
Max Wingard, Brewster
Cape Cod Foundation Scholarship
Zachary Olson, Bourne
Cape Cod Hospitality Marketing Association Scholarship
Arianne Damon, Mashpee
Kristin Galante, Yarmouth
Taylor Melchiono, Barnstable
Cape Cod Restaurants, Inc. Scholarship
Andrew Cochran, Dennis
Cape Cod Young Professionals (CCYP) Career Connect Scholarship
Yuliya Garcia, Barnstable
Samantha LeBoeuf, Barnstable
Katherine Lockwood, Mashpee
Katie Nikas, Barnstable
Mandy Shaw, Provincetown
Caroline B. Chapin Scholarship
Julia Siar, Provincetown
Edward D. Cliggott Memorial Scholarship
Shyanne Pires, Barnstable
Patricia Colbert Donovan Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Macallister, Barnstable
Lauren Thomas, Barnstable
Bill Cotter Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Brodt, Barnstable
Priscilla M. (Wittenmeyer) Cotter Memorial Scholarship
Sydney Panton, Barnstable
William J. “Rusty” Cotter Memorial Scholarship
Sabrina Doherty, Barnstable
Annie S. Crowell Scholarship
Mary LoPiccolo, Bourne
Lily Paradise, Sandwich
Jaimie Rennie, Sandwich
Daysie Day Scholarship
Jessica Alcocer, Chatham
Brianna Donahue, Chatham
Natasha Fraser, Chatham
Christopher Ryder, Chatham
Samuel D’Olimpio Scholarship
Margot Rice, Barnstable
Michael McDonough, Barnstable
Nancy Schofield Fadely Music Scholarship
Sherley-Ann Belleus, Dennis
Heather Gallant, Harwich
Lucas Parada, Harwich
Kaylee Wallace, Orleans
Andrew Fayne Memorial Scholarship
Shyanne Pires, Barnstable
Catherine McShera, Barnstable
Brig Gen (USAF ret) John F. Flanagan Scholarship
Danielle Correia, Falmouth
Codie Perry, Nantucket
Gateway Isles Scholarship
Michaela Donohue, Yarmouth
Daniel Bradley Gaylord Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Forsberg, Bourne
Malcolm M. Gidley Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Walters, Brewster
Melissa Gifford Memorial Scholarship
Brittany Jacobs, Barnstable
Eleanor Ruth Parsons Gleason Scholarship
Colton Leach, Orleans
Joshua Meservey, Chatham
Jean W. Gordon Scholarship
Hannah Garside, Chatham
Harwich Class of ’49 Scholarship
Ashlyn Pierre, Harwich
G. Hinkle Scholarship
Lilli Everson, Barnstable
Jennifer Griffin, Barnstable
Lauren Thomas, Barnstable
Hyannis Normal School Alumni Scholarship
Catherine Dennis, Sandwich
Danielle Parkka, Barnstable
Philip “PJ” Jones Memorial Scholarship
Rosa Giberti, Barnstable
Ketchum-Luft Scholarship
Helen Pontius, Wellfleet
Peter Kirwin Memorial Scholarship
Amy Kerr, Barnstable
Richard & Ethel Koff Memorial Scholarship
Kyle Anderson, Barnstable
Live for Lou Swimmers Scholarship
John McLoughlin, Eastham
Hannah Walsh, Harwich
Kirk MacSwan Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Brodt, Barnstable
Roslyn Praise Margolin Scholarship
Chet Powers, Barnstable
Jessica Taylor, Brewster
Stanley V. Margolin Scholarship
Molly Brennan, Yarmouth
Michele Marks-McCormick Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Bowles, Yarmouth
Opera New England of Cape Cod Scholarship
Heather Gallant, Harwich
Orleans-Eastham Ambulance Association Scholarship
Sarah Leonard, Brewster
Valerie Gunderson Osiecki Scholarship for the Arts
Leah Valentine Hull, Nantucket
George E. and Doris K. Parmenter Aeronautical Scholarship
Samuel Morgan, Eastham
Scarbrough Adult Learner Scholarship
Colleen Curley, Amherst
Andrea Foster, Dennis
Deanna Jennings, Yarmouth
Jonathan Wattley, Barnstable
David Fisk Scudder Scholarship
Diego Meritus, Yarmouth
Ruth B. Sears Scholarship
Maxwell Allen, Dennis
Trevor Allen, Dennis
Courtney New, Dennis
Sarah Shea, Dennis
Shostak Scholarship
Thomas Coute, Dennis
Emily LaPan, Yarmouth
Kaitlin M. Silk Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Macallister, Barnstable
Sydney Panton, Barnstable
Bonnie Skane Memorial Scholarship
Miranda Martone, Mashpee
- H. Snow Family Scholarship
Amanda Rich, Brewster
Winthrop T. Trenholm Memorial Scholarship
Kelsey Pozerski, Sandwich
Megan Tripp Memorial Scholarship
Neil Foley, Yarmouth
Jordan Jensen, Falmouth
Emily Winslow, Yarmouth
Esther M. Wallace Scholarship
Ethan Clifford, Barnstable
Kylee Denesha, Bourne
Matthew Donlan, Falmouth
Darby Gavin, Orleans
Brianna Joyce, Barnstable
Kyle Kenney, Mashpee
Patricia LeBoeuf, Barnstable
Kathryn Preston, Barnstable
Haylee Whiteley, Chatham
Breanna Whitney, Chatham
Michael B. Wallace Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Caprio, Barnstable
Patricia A. Ward Memorial Nauset Nursing/Medical Scholarship
Jordan Frisbie, Chatham
Bev Watters Memorial Scholarship
Sydney Panton, Barnstable
Frank X. and Mary E. Weny Scholarship
Colton Leach, Orleans
Henry and Minnie Whittemore Scholarship
Alec Milesky, Brewster
Samuel Myers, Brewster
Claire Roycroft, Brewster
Joseph F. Woodson Scholarship
Nicholas Coelho, Yarmouth
World Concern Scholarship
Christopher Wingard, Brewster
YES! Art Scholarship
Rafael Freelund, Barnstable
June A. Zenke Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Garside, Chatham
Molly Pelletier, Chatham
The Cape Cod Foundation is a community foundation whose mission is to build permanent charitable resources for community betterment through informed grantmaking and civic leadership. The Foundation has distributed more than $50 million in grants and scholarships since its founding in 1989.
Together, we have invested more than $95 million in grants and scholarships in the Cape Cod Community. For good.
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