Easterseals Scholarship Winners

For Immediate Release- Waterbury, CT, June 22, 2017 –Easterseals of Greater Waterbury is excited to announce its Community Workshop Scholarship and Aid Fund awardees.

Easterseals of Greater Waterbury has announced that 8 students from the Greater Waterbury area and surrounding towns have received individual scholarships to continue their education. Each year, Easterseals awards post-secondary scholarships to deserving students who have a disability and are attending an accredited college or university.

Easterseals of Greater Waterbury President Loraine C. Shea says, “Easterseals has a long standing history of assisting students with a disability to continue with their education. These students have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement, involvement in extra curricula activities and a desire to pursue their specific fields of study.”

This year’s scholarship winners are:

Mariah Lamy – Woodbury, CT

Ashley Iadarola – Cheshire, CT

Sean Michael Stoppel – Brookfield, CT

John Watson – Southbury, CT

Chelsey Luis – Naugatuck, CT

Amber Luis- Naugatuck, CT

Alexis Mulhall – Wolcott, CT

Zachary Festa – Naugatuck, CT

About Easterseals

For nearly 60 years, Easterseals has been the indispensable resource for people and families facing disability. We believe that anyone facing a disability can reach their potential and our diverse programs and services support this belief. Throughout the Greater Waterbury, Central and Northwest CT communities, we strive to provide a broad network of services including school readiness education, early intervention, rehabilitation services, vocational services and audiology services. These services assist children, adults and their families to live, learn, work and play as integral members of the community. Easterseals is changing the way the world defines and views disabilities by making profound, positive differences in people’s lives every day.