{"id":9721,"date":"2013-06-04T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=9721"},"modified":"2013-06-04T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T21:00:28","slug":"hendry-students-receive-swflcf-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2013\/06\/04\/hendry-students-receive-swflcf-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Hendry students receive SWFLCF scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jorge Medrano \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alexander Hernandez<\/p>\n

FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 4, 2013) \u2013 The Southwest Florida Community Foundation<\/a> recently granted scholarships to Jorge Medrano and Alexander Hernandez of Hendry County.<\/p>\n

During the 2013 scholarship season, nearly 700 applications were received from high school and college students in the five-county area the foundation serves. According to Anne Douglas, director of programs for the foundation, a total of $266,800 was awarded in competitive scholarships and another $177,000 awarded in designated and outside committee scholarships, for a grand total of $443,800. Of that amount, Medrano and Hernandez were awarded $26,000 total.<\/p>\n

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Medrano moved to Hendry County in 2009 hoping for better opportunities while having to make new friends and learn a new language.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can proudly say that I have mastered the language and the new culture,\u201d said Medrano, recent graduate of Clewiston High School. \u201cFour years later, I thank God and the board of trustees at the Community Foundation for honoring me with the John M. and Mary A. Shanley Scholarship. This $20,000 award has definitely increased my chances of succeeding in college, and I am truly grateful and more inspired than ever to keep working hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medrano will be attending the University of South Florida in the fall to study computer engineering.<\/p>\n

Recent graduate of LaBelle High School, Hernandez is the 2013 recipient of the Doc Keen Memorial Scholarship and will be attending Texas A&M in Galveston in the fall to study Maritime Systems Engineering.<\/p>\n

Community Foundation scholarships were awarded to local high school seniors who will continue their education at the university, community college or vocational\/technical school level, as well as to undergraduate and graduate students from Lee, Charlotte, Glades, Hendry and Collier counties continuing a post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

The Southwest Florida Community Foundation is celebrating its 36th<\/sup> year of supporting the communities of Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades and Hendry counties by connecting donors and their philanthropic aspirations with evolving community needs. With assets of more than $69 million, the Community Foundation has provided more than $55 million in grants and scholarships to the communities it serves. During its 2012 fiscal year, the SWFLCF granted more than $3 million to more than 100 different organizations supporting education, animal welfare, arts and human services.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Community Foundation\u2019s website at www.floridacommunity.com<\/a> or call 239-274-5900.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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