MONTPELIER, Vt., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast
Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its
local communities and to empower and enrich lives, has awarded 14
Vermont high school seniors scholarships through its
annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship
Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's
signature community investment programs, recognizes students'
leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community
service.
Comcast, joined by Governor Peter
Shumlin, recognized the students at a special event held at
the Vermont State House today. The fourteen recipients each
received $1,000 scholarships. One
student, Jordan Phelps, a resident
of Springfield and student at
Springfield High School, was selected to receive an additional
$9,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship -
instituted in honor of Ralph J.
Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast
Corporation. In total, Comcast awarded $23,000 worth of scholarships in Vermont this year.
"In Vermont, we believe in preparing our students and making
sure they have the qualifications to fill tomorrow's jobs," said
Governor Peter Shumlin. "We're
making the investments in our future that will allow us to lead the
way for decades to come and we appreciate that Comcast shares our
commitment to developing our future leaders and helping them
achieve their dreams of higher education."
"This year's scholarship winners demonstrate exemplary
commitment to leadership in both their classrooms and community,"
said Mary McLaughlin, senior vice
president of Comcast's Western New England Region, which includes
Vermont. "We are proud to recognize their achievements, and
are excited to support them as they continue their educational
journeys."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship
Program provides one-time $1,000
scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who
are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are
involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow
students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young
people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage
them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the
importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic
involvement by the business community.
Since 2007, Comcast has awarded a total of $149,000 in Leaders & Achievers Scholarships
to 113 students in Vermont. To date, Comcast has awarded more
than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000
Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners nationwide.
The 14 Vermont
students receiving scholarships include:
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Kiana Amirkiaee, a
resident of Woodstock and student at Woodstock Sr. UHSD
#4
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Peter Camardo, a
resident of South Burlington and student at South Burlington High
School
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Maya Dow, a resident
of West Rutland and student at West Rutland School
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Megan Elrick, a
resident of Proctor and student at Proctor Jr/Sr High
School
|
Shannon Gadway, a
resident of Poultney and student at Poultney High School
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Honour Greene, a
resident of Chelsea and student at Randolph Technical Career Center
in Randolph, VT
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Lee Krulikowski, a
resident of Arlington and student at Arlington Memorial High
School
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Lindsay
Legault-Knowles, a resident of Fairfax and student at Bellows Free
Academy
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Jordan Phelps, a
resident of Springfield and student at Springfield High
School
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Laura Roberts, a
resident of Brandon and student at Otter Valley Union High
School
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Rachel Scibek, a
resident of Colchester and student at Colchester High
School
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Bailey Sherwin, a
resident of North Ferrisburg and student at Mount Abraham UHSD #28
in Bristol, VT
|
Lyra Wanzer, a
resident of East Montpelier and student at U-32 High School in
Montpelier, VT
|
Brendan Wright, a
resident of Rutland and student at Rutland Senior High
School
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Connect with the scholarship winners at
www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers and
https://www.facebook.com/comcastnewengland.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship
Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the
communities we serve. Click here to learn more.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation
was founded by Comcast Corporation in June
1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit
organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs
intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their
communities. The Foundation has three community investment
priorities – expanding digital literacy, promoting community
service and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the
Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140
million to organizations in the communities nationwide that
Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its
programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:
CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two
primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable
is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone
provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also
provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30
news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and
Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations,
television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks
and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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