MILFORD--On Friday, June 1, 2012 The Milford Chamber of Commerce presented their Annual Award Scholarships to 27 students from the Milford area. The $23,000.00 in scholarships awarded were funded through the Milford Chamber of Commerce Trust Fund, which raises money for these annual scholarships through their BIC Golf Classic event.  This year’s annual golf tournament will take place on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Mill River Country Club in Stratford, CT. 

The scholarships granted are for various fields of study.  Scholarship winners are listed below:

scholarship	AMT.	RECIPIENT	HIGH SCHOOL
Humanitarian	$500	Gabrielle Novak	Jonathan Law
Milford Lions Club	$500	Danielle Novak	Jonathan Law
Richard Dalton Memorial	$500	Matthew Miller	Jonathan Law
Schick #1 of 2	$750	Mathew Ferraiolo	Jonathan Law
Fred A. DeLuca/Subway 1 of 2	$1,000	Kaitlyn Brannigan	Jonathan Law
Jon Lorensen's Acura of Milford	$1,000	Matthew Telker	Jonathan Law
J. Bruce Eagelson Memorial Scholarship by Westfield CT Post	$1,000	Fareed Hanania	Jonathan Law
Kingdom Life Christian Church	$1,000	Shelja Patel	Jonathan Law
Marcel Bich Memorial	$1,000	Casandra Holveck	Jonathan Law
Napoli Nissan	$1,000	Bhaswati Chattopadhyay	Jonathan Law
Daniel T. Meisenheimer, Jr Memorial	$2,500	Matthew Ouellette	Jonathan Law
McInnis #1	$500	Matthew Aspinwall	Joseph Foran
R.J. Reuter Business Success	$500	Max Birenbaum	Joseph Foran
Fred A. Deluca/Subway 2 of 2	$1,000	Jessica Tyburski	Joseph Foran
Berchem, Moses & Devlin	$1,000	Michelle Mikailonis	Joseph Foran
Edmund Meinket Memorial	$1,000	Michael Andranovich	Joseph Foran
The Milford Consortium for Child Care Initiatives	$1,000	Zachary Sabo	Joseph Foran
Napoli Indoor Auto Outlet	$1,000	Therese Gildea	Joseph Foran
University of Bridgeport	$1,000	Ryan William Manning	Joseph Foran
Tuesday Morning Resource Group	$500	Meghan Malone	Lauralton Hall
Colonial Toyota	$1,000	Bryan Bystrianyk	Notre Dame
Golden Hands 1 of 2	$500	Jessica Gibson	Platt Tech
Golden Hands 2 of 2	$500	Richard Allen III	Platt Tech
James Catalanotto Memorial	$500	Marquis Grable	Platt Tech
McInnis #2	$500	Brittney Carroll	Platt Tech
Schick #2 of 2	$750	Brittanie Albera	Platt Tech
Stonebridge Restaurant	$1,000	Jenna Velme	Platt Tech

The mission of the Milford Chamber of Commerce, as the clearinghouse for business, is to enhance business opportunity, empower its members and influence positive economic growth. For more information contact: Kathy Alagno, President & CEO at 203-878-0681 or email kalagno@milfordct.com.

 

 

MILFORD – When it comes to helping the community, the Joseph A. Foran High School Interact Club is first in line to assist. Their work continues this Friday night as the group prepares to host their ‘Empty Bowls’ event, which incorporates the talents of students and staff at the school while raising funds for two very important causes.

For $10 per person, patrons will receive a Soup dinner, beverage, dessert and a ceramic bowl to take home, made by Foran High art students! 100% of the proceeds from this event will be split between the Beth El Center and the Milford Food Bank.

The event will take place in the Foran High Cafeteria on Friday, March 30th, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Please join us to help out our local support agencies – and have fun!

“We would love to have as many people as possible attend our event and help support these two very worthy support centers for our community,” commented Jenny Taing, student and co-president of the Interact Club at Foran.

Background information for Interact Club(Taken from Rotary International)

Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 12 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.

Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single gender or mixed, large or small. They can draw from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools in the same community.

Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of:

* Developing leadership skills and personal integrity
* Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
* Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
* Advancing international understanding and goodwill

As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Almost 200,000 young people are involved in Interact.

Editor's Note: All of the information in this release was submitted by the Milford Board of Education