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The Addition Financial Foundation has awarded $10,000 scholarships to two local high school seniors.
The recipients are Ocoee High School’s Malik Maxceant and Windermere High School’s Meredith Wade.
The scholarships are a part of the foundation’s Joseph A. Melbourne Jr. Annual Scholarship Program, which awards $65,000 in scholarships to six high school seniors as well as two graduate-level scholarships.
“A significant part of the Foundation’s mission is to support education in a way that’s meaningful and lasting,” said Cristina Lehman, executive director of the Addition Financial Foundation. “These students are not only exceptional scholars but also committed community members. It’s an honor to invest in their future and help shape the leaders of tomorrow.”
Recipients were selected based on a pair of short essays as well as a letter of recommendation demonstrating their financial education, community service and commitment to giving back.
Senior Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.
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