CORINTH, NY
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Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 College Scholarship and Making Life Better Scholarship contests. Each of the following student members have received a $1,000 scholarship: Jenna Akerley, Corinth Central School, Andrea Brenner, Shenendehowa High School, James Campbell, Saratoga Springs High School, and Rebecca Sheely, Schuylerville High School. Allison Cirenza, Saratoga Springs High School and Lauren Bolz, Queensbury High School have each received a $500 scholarship. Cynthia Cappello, South Glens Falls High School, was awarded $1,000 for the Making Life Better Scholarship.
Eligible candidates were required to be high school seniors planning to attend an accredited college or university in the Fall 2013 and be HRCCU members-in-good-standing. For the College Scholarship, applicants were judged on their academic performance, extracurricular and community activities, honors and awards, employment experience, length of HRCCU membership and essay question. For the Making Life Better Scholarship, members were judged on their community service involvement and essay question.
"We had a tremendous response and these seven winning students show exemplary accomplishments in and out of the classroom," said Susan Commanda, Chief Executive Officer. "HRCCU is proud to provide scholarships for these very deserving young adults and wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors."
The HRCCU College Scholarship Program began in 1994 to promote and foster the educational endeavors of the Credit Unions young members. To date, 71 area students have benefitted from HRCCUs College Scholarship Program with awards totaling $57,500.
Hudson River Community Credit Unions mission is to improve the well-being of members and their families by providing quality financial services with the best overall value. Hudson River Community Credit Union has five branches located at 312 Palmer Ave., Corinth; 160 Broad St., Glens Falls; 3762 Burgoyne Avenue, Hudson Falls; 40 Leversee Rd, Troy and 35 Niver St., Cohoes. The credit union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned and governed by its members. Anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or businesses and other legal entities such as a church or association, located within Warren, Washington, Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties or the Towns of Cohoes, Watervliet and Green Island and their immediate families are eligible to join the credit union.
