New Rochelle Senior Wins Credit Union Scholarship​

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A Class of 2019 New Rochelle student was name by Municipal Credit Union as the 2019 Julian I. Garfield Memorial Scholarship Winner. Imera Reyes, who graduates from New Rochelle High School in June, will use her scholarship to attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University.

Reyes was one of nine students to win a 2019 MCU Memorial Scholarship. This year, the credit union awarded a total of $71,000 in scholarships to college-bound graduating high school seniors. There were nine memorial scholarships of $5,000 each and 13 grants of $2,000 each.

With the help of the New York Credit Union Association, the 2019 MCU Scholarship Winners were selected from a competitive pool of more than 350 applications after being evaluated on academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service and involvement, letters of recommendation and an essay expressing personal goals.

The annual MCU Scholarship Program is part of the credit union’s long-standing corporate commitment to youth education across the greater New York City area, according to a spokesperson. Since its inception 24 years ago, the program has awarded nearly $1 million to graduating high school seniors.

Eligibility for the 2019 MCU Scholarship Program was open to an MCU member, a child or a grandchild of a member in good standing.

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