Cedar Crest Awards $176,000 in Scholarships

On May 23, Cedar Crest, a developed and managed Erickson Living retirement community in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, hosted family, friends, residents, and staff at its annual Scholar Awards Ceremony. At the event, 44 graduating high school seniors were awarded $4,000 scholarships from the community to be used over a period of four years ($1,000 per year).

The Scholar's Program is funded by the residents of Cedar Crest to support high school students employed on campus who have shown commitment to serving the Cedar Crest community. Qualifications include working 1,000 hours at Cedar Crest during their Junior and Senior years in high school, maintaining a 2.0 GPA for their senior year, and remaining in good standing.

“Our Cedar Crest Scholarship Program truly exemplifies our community’s mission of ‘sharing our gifts’ with one another,” said Philanthropy Manager Lauren Frankel. “There is a special bond that develops between our student employees and the residents they serve on a regular basis. We are a caring community that supports each other and are delighted to present scholarships to 44 students who have worked hard to better their future.”

The ceremony included keynote speeches from 2019 Scholarship Recipient Nicole Araujo-Reuda, Cedar Crest Fireside Assistant Manager Ernesto Pabon, and resident Brock Dutton. Additionally, remarks were provided by Executive Director Todd DeLaney, Philanthropy Manager Lauren Frankel, Resident Advisory Council President Carolyn Krause, Senior Recruiter of Human Resources Tori Heimall, and Director of Dining Services Paul Cimins.

The ceremony ended with an entertaining music video featuring student scholars thanking residents for the scholarship as well as for their support and friendship. The video was created by Cedar Crest TV Studio Coordinators Mike Dygos and Matt Colvin.

Since 2003, 364 student employees have qualified to participate in the Cedar Crest scholarship program. Of these 364 student employees, 193 students have received all four years of scholarship assistance valued at more than $1 million.

For more information about the scholarship program, as well as learning about other benefits of employment with Cedar Crest such as tuition reimbursement, visit https://jobs.ericksonliving.com

Cedar Crest is a not-for-profit organization, developed and managed by Erickson Living®. The community is governed by its own board of directors affiliated with National Senior Campuses, who provide independent financial and operational oversight of the community.

About Cedar Crest: Cedar Crest, one of 20 continuing care retirement communities developed and managed by Erickson Living®, is situated on a scenic 130-acre campus in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The not-for-profit community of more than 1,800 residents and 1,000 employees is governed by its own board of directors, affiliated with National Senior Campuses, who provide independent financial and operational oversight of the community. Additional information about Cedar Crest can be found at CedarCrestCommunity.com.

2019 Cedar Crest Scholars:

• Sabrine Abbas – Wayne Hills
• Shyma Abdrabbo – Wayne Hills
• Enid Amaro-Tellez – Butler
• Nicole Araujo-Rueda – Butler
• Harris Bajraktarevic – Pequannock Township
• Evan Baum – Pequannock Township
• Patrick Broderick – Pequannock Township
• Thomas Conklin – Pequannock Township
• Caroline DeBel – Netherlands Reformed Christian
• Amanda Denn - Pequannock Township
• Danielle Donker – Kinnelon
• Dylan Dwyer – Lakeland Regional
• Cameron Fear – Butler
• Sarah Gerlitz – West Milford
• Daniel Gitin - Pequannock Township
• Aidan Glass – DePaul Catholic
• Matthew Herman - Pequannock Township
• Nicholas Hoff - Pequannock Township
• Erika Jung – Morris County School of Technology
• Thomas Kachler – Homeschool
• Ryan Karaty - Pequannock Township
• Sarah Lobo – Butler
• Ethan Logan – Netherlands Reformed Christian
• Julianna Mann - Pequannock Township
• Jennifer Nowacki – West Milford
• Mary O’Connor – Morris County School of Technology
• Omar Omran – Wayne Valley
• Ava Ortega - Pequannock Township
• David Pandoscak – Butler
• Jordyn Pappolla – Wayne Hills
• Mildred Pineda-Arias – Butler
• Hanna Qira – Wayne Hills
• Milena Radziszewska – Kinnelon
• Matthew Reder – Butler
• Abigail Smith - Pequannock Township
• Karenna Smith – Pompton Lakes
• Julia Solarczyk – Kinnelon
• Gerald Strumolo - Pequannock Township
• Rachel Stuart – Kinnelon
• Derick Thompson - Pequannock Township
• Gary Thompson - Pequannock Township
• Erin Vaccaro - Pequannock Township
• Raquel Vallario - Pequannock Township
• Alicja Weglarz – Kinnelon