White Plains HS Senior Receives Wegmans Scholarship

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Five graduating seniors from Westchester County are the recipients of $500 scholarship grants from Wegmans Food Markets. According to a spokesperson, this gesture is a symbolic nod to the company's annual announcement of recipients for its Employee Scholarship Program, which helps employees along the path to higher education.

The seniors included Nick Marthos from White Plains High School.

Wegmans, which is in the process of building its first store in the Hudson Valley in Harrison, partnered with each school to select a student who exemplifies the family owned company's values: caring, respect, high standards, empowerment and making a difference.

The following students will be receiving the $500 scholarship:

• Blind Brook High School - Emily Savino
• Harrison High School - Ciara Gougherty
• Mamaroneck High School - Treyson Colon
• Rye Neck High School - Melissa Valqui
• White Plains Senior High School - Nick Marthos

“The employee scholarship program is a long-standing tradition at Wegmans that we’re especially proud of. Since this program was founded in 1984, $120 million in tuition assistance has been awarded to more than 38,500 Wegmans employees,” said Wegmans Harrison Store Manager Matthew Dailor.

“As a new neighbor in Westchester, we’re happy to award these local students with honorary scholarships as we prepare to open our store next spring,” he said.

The local recipients join 1,755 Wegmans employees that were granted new scholarships this year, with an expected payout of $5.1 million to the program’s current and new recipients for the 2019-20 academic year.

To receive a scholarship, Wegmans employees must meet work-performance criteria. Eligibility is also based on a minimum number of work hours over a specified time period. Part-time employees can receive up to $6,000 over four years and full-time employees can receive up to $8,800 over four years, with no limit placed on the number of scholarships awarded and no restrictions on a student’s course of study from an accredited college.

Wegmans Harrison opens in spring 2020 at 106 Corporate Park Drive near Interstate 287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway. Hiring and training are currently underway for full-time positions. Applicants may apply online or by calling 914-539-3700 for more information.

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