Mackenzie Newsome's memory will live on through a scholarship fund her parents have created in her name. "Mac," as she was affectionately called by her parents Michael and Melissa, was a Danbury four-year-old girl who passed away in March 2013 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Her parents announced on their Facebook page “Prayers for Mackenzie” that they were awarding a Danbury High School student with the scholarship on Monday, June 9, 2014:
"Mike and I are very excited to announce that tonight, the very 1st Mackenzie Newsome scholarship will be awarded at Danbury High School. We are incredibly grateful to be able to carry on our daughter's name and her kindness."
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The award recipient, Wendy Yung, thanked the Newsomes for their generosity. "I will never forget your kindness," she said. Yung will be attending Fordham University in the fall of 2014. The Newsomes said: “Mackenzie Newsome's memory will live on through a scholarship fund her parents have created in her name. "Mac," as she was affectionately called by her parents Michael and Melissa, was a Danbury four-year-old girl who passed away in March 2013 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Her parents announced Monday on their Facebook page that they were awarding a Danbury High School student with the scholarship on Monday, June 9, 2014:
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"Mike and I are very excited to announce that tonight, the very 1st Mackenzie Newsome scholarship will be awarded at Danbury High School. We are incredibly grateful to be able to carry on our daughter's name and her kindness."
The award recipient, Wendy Jung, thanked the Newsomes for their generosity. "I will never forget your kindness," she said.
The Newsomes said: “Congratulations Wendy! Our sincere belief is in you!”
The family has been collecting funds for the scholarship through a number of fundraisers. They said the scholarship was created "To honor the memory of their beautiful princess." The scholarship will be given out to a Danbury High School senior who is going into the medical field.
If you would like to contribute to the scholarship fund, donations are being accepted. Please make your donation payable to "The Mackenzie Newsome Scholarship Fund" and mail to 43 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT 06811.
