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Burlington Resident Awarded $1,500 Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship

Simon Malls and Simon Premium Outlets in New England awarded scholarships to 26 high school seniors

Simon Malls and Simon Premium Outlets in New England recently announced that 26 high school seniors, including Brooke Creedon of Burlington, were awarded Simon Youth Foundation Scholarships totaling more than $80,000. Creedon will continue her education this fall at Bates College with help from Burlington Mall and the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF), a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk students graduate high school and to providing scholarship opportunities for college-bound students.

Scholarship recipients attended a celebratory reception on Wednesday, July 20th at Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts.

CAPTION (from left to right): J. Michael Durnil, President and CEO of Simon Youth Foundation; Brooke Creedon, Award Recipient; Mike Connell, General Manager at Burlington Mall, Aaron Yust, Director of Marketing & Development at Burlington Mall

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