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Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union awards $9,500 in scholarship money
LOWELL (June 6, 2014) — Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s MoneyStrong college scholarship program. The winners received a total of $9,500 to help fund their education costs.
“College expenses have risen dramatically in recent years and we are happy to provide hard-working local students with assistance in meeting those costs,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union.
The winners of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s 14th annual scholarship contest were asked to respond to the following: “What is the most important financial lesson you have learned, and how does your credit union membership factor into that lesson?” The submitted essays were informative and well-written. The high school winners each received a $500 scholarship at a recent reception at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s headquarters at 1 Tremont Place, Lowell. The five college winners each received a $1,000 scholarship at the reception.
The MoneyStrong scholarship winners include: Theresa Zannoni, Central Catholic High School; Michael D’Eon, Central Catholic High School; Christopher Belanger, Dracut High School; Ryan Scarfo, The Governor’s Academy; Michelle Herlihy, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School; Andrew McCarthy, Lowell High School; Dylan Kirby, Tyngsboro High School; Alyssa Huggins, Alvirne High School; Josephat Reault, Bishop Guertin High School; Alicia Herlihy, Keene State College; Amy Vachon, Saint Anselm College; Gabrielle Grant, College of the Holy Cross; Kreg Kaminski, University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Lauren Ramirez, University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Photo (From left): MoneyStrong scholarship winners Amy Vachon, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher Belanger, Theresa Zannoni, Dylan Kirby, Alyssa Huggins, Josephat Reault, Michael D’Eon, Gabrielle Grant, and Lauren Ramirez, and Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. Courtesy Photo.
About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union:
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 64,000 members and $1 billion in assets. It operates seven full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts; two high-school branches at Lowell High and Dracut High schools; a loan center in Lowell, and a mortgage center in Chelmsford.