Stamford Dollars for Scholars Awards $121,500 in Scholarships

Stamford, CT-June 5, 2019

Stamford Dollars for Scholars (SD4S) hosted their Annual Awards Ceremony presenting $121,500 in scholarships to 36 graduating high school attending a 2 or 4 year college, university or trade school. The ceremony took place at 6:30 PM at the University of Connecticut Stamford Campus in the GenRe Auditorium. Bjorn Bumactao, the president of Stamford Dollars for Scholars opened the evening stating, “This year we have reached significant milestones as we continue our mission to serve the Stamford community. For the 2nd straight year we have surpassed $100,000…in addition, we are awarding scholarships to 36 recipients, which is the most in our organization’s short history.” Special guests in attendance included Mayor David Martin and Stamford Pubic Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero.

The 2019 recipients are:

1. Christina Saveur, Stamford High School, 5 Squares Health Scholarship
2. Emily Bell, Trinity Catholic, CGS Stem Award,
3. Kaleb Souffrant, Stamford High School, Connecticut Information Technology Institute Scholarship
4. Nicole Henkel, Stamford High School, D’Amelio Network Performing Arts Scholarship
5. Catherine Caragine, Westhill High School, Easter Land Management/Moore Family Scholarship
6. Alexandra Aguirre, J. M. Wright Technical School, Exchange Club of Stamford Scholarship
7. Grace Kenny, J.M. Wright Technical School, Felix F. Callari Scholarship
8. Rahul Katre, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Global Organization of People of Indian Origin-CT Scholarship (GOPIO-CT)
9. Rishab Sahu Westhill High School, GOPIO-CT
10. Alyssa Goldberg, Westhill High School, Goldman Orthodontic Scholarship for Science
11. Abigail Sottile, Westhill High School, Interactive Brokers BeeGOOd STEAM Scholarship
12. Kelly Wargo, Stamford High School, John and Betty Burkhardt Memorial Scholarship
13. Luke Graziano, Westhill High School, Judith Martin Memorial Scholarship
14. Elodhie Joassin, Stamford High School, Karina Tinajero Memorial Scholarship
15. Timothy Gelling, Stamford High School, Michael Rabuazzo Memorial Scholarship
16. Patrick Fleisher, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Nancy J. Heron Memorial Scholarship
17. Samantha Heller, Stamford High School, North America STEM Scholarship
18. Emma-Rose Strom, Westhill High School, Nina Seward Memorial Scholarship for Science and Math
19. Nicholas Otis, Stamford High School, Omnicom Capital Inc Scholarshio
20. Geraldine Uribe, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Remus M. Brice Jr. Memorial Scholarship
21. Jaslene Bourdeau, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, The Shantz Mantione Group “Realize Your Goals” Scholarship
22. Brett Lubliner, Stamford High School, Stamford Business Network Scholarship
23. Julien Matrullo, Westhill High School, Stamford Federate Credit Union Scholarship
24. Syeda Rupin Sharmin, Stamford High School, Stamford Public Education Foundation and Daniela Romano Scholarship
25. Kaitlyn Filanowski, Stamford High School, Tarzia Group Scholarship
26. Juliette Lipson, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, UBS Volunteers STEM Scholarship
27. Alexa Ross, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, UBS Volunteers STEM Scholarship
28. Ashton Williams, Stamford High School, The Andrew and Michael Whittingham Family Award Scholarship
29. Brianna Taylor, Stamford High School, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 2-Year Vocational
30. Khamar Brown, Stamford High School, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 2-Year Vocational
31. John Bolgnino, Stamford High School, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Scholarship
32. Nicholar Chuckas, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Institution Scholarship
33. Kevin Duffy, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Institution Scholarship
34. Donia Elmansy, Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Institution Scholarship
35. Christopher Matrullo, Westhill High School, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Institution Scholarship
36. Katherine Williams, Westhill High School, Stamford Dollars for Scholars 4-Year Institution

Bumactao also emphasized the importance of sponsors and being a solely volunteer-led and operated organization: “We cannot continue to perform this worthy endeavor without the support of the community and local sponsors like you. Our success is the result of the dedication of our many volunteers, helping us with fundraising, marketing, and the review of scholarship applications. We are proud that our organization is solely led by volunteer efforts, allowing us to allocate every dollar towards supporting our mission: fostering the success of deserving students and investing in their future.”

Stamford Dollars for Scholars was established to fill a void in our community by providing scholarship assistance to high school graduates who live or attend high school in Stamford, and who want to pursue education beyond high school. We share a passionate belief that education changes the lives of individuals and communities for the better.

We were conceived around a simple idea: together we can step in and help local students achieve their educational goals. There's no greater gift we can give our student neighbors-in-need than access to the tools to create a brighter future. Doing so tells them that we take pride in their determination and share their dreams.

Visit our website for more information http://www.sd4s.org