Soundshore St. Patrick's Day Parade Scholarship Winners Honored

The Sound Shore St. Patrick's Day Parade Scholarship Committee honored their 2016 scholarship winners this year at Molly Spillane's on Thursday July 7th. The two winners are both New Rochelle HS graduates; Anya DiSalvo, who will be attending Columbia University, and Haley Fullerton, who will be attending Davidson College. Each were presented with a one-time $2500 scholarship to their respective college choice, along with proclamations, certificates and hearty congratulations from State Senator George Latimer, State Assemblyman Steve Otis, County Legislator Catherine Parker and Village of Mamaroneck Mayor, Norm Rosenblum. "The Sound Shore St. Patrick's Day Parade exists to throw a great Parade for the sound Shore communities to celebrate Irish and Irish-American culture,” said Committee member Chris Regan, “as well as to provide scholarships for deserving students who have dedicated part of their lives to preserving Irish culture and heritage in our communities.” The Sound Shore St. Patrick's Day Parade Scholarship Committee has now awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships, a tradition that began five years ago with the first Sound Shore St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Sound Shore St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a celebration for the entire Sound Shore community, from Port Chester to Pelham. For more information on how to get involved in the 2017 parade as a volunteer, contact Tania McMenamin (tmcmen@verizon.net) or as a parade sponsor, contact, Laura Murphy (laura@murphybrothers.com).


Haley Fullerton is a member of both the National Honor Society and the National English Honor Society, as well as a writer for the Huguenot Herald, the HS newspaper. She was a member of both the Varsity Swimming and Lacrosse teams at New Rochelle HS, serving as captain of the Lacrosse team during her senior year. She has been in the Irish Club at New Rochelle HS, serving as its president during her Senior year. While president, she helped to spearhead the Irish Club's Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser held at Molly Spillane’s the past two years. She plans to major in English and Spanish at Davidson.

Anya DiSalvo, is a member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar with Honors Award recipient. She is a prominent rower with the New York Athletic Club and a member of New Rochelle High School's Varsity Lacrosse team. She was the first place award winner in the mid-Atlantic Irish Banjo competition from 2012-2014. She works with both the Acosta School of Irish Music and the Erin Loughran School of Irish Music as both a competitor and mentor for younger musicians. A member of New Rochelle High School's Irish club, she worked to organize and run the club's Cystic Fibrosos Fundraiser the past two years. She plans to major in Engineering at Columbia. Anya’s brother, Torin, was one of our scholarship winners two years ago.