BROOKLYN, NY,
May 11, 2010
--The
Financial Service Centers of New York (FSCNY) today held its
Eighteenth Annual Conference & Exposition at which it announced its
annual scholarship award winners. The FSCNY/MoneyGram International
Scholarship Program recognizes New York City area high school
students for their academic achievements and community service. This
year, 16 students received scholarships with a total value of
$43,500; the grand prize was $7,500. Since the program’s inception
in 1996, the FSCNY college scholarship program has helped 236
deserving students attend Ivy League and other selective
universities and colleges. In total, $511,500 in college
scholarships has been awarded.
The all-day
Annual Conference included an address by Jonathan Mintz,
Commissioner, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, a panel
discussion on the role of alternative financial service providers in
serving the underbanked & unbanked, and a vendor showcase featuring
more than forty industry vendors with their latest products and
services.
The conference
highlight was the luncheon. First, U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn
Maloney (D-NY) addressed the attendees. Then New York City
Councilman Mathieu Eugene took part in a check presentation at which
representatives of FSCNY and the Western Union Foundation gave
Eugene a check for almost $300,000 for Haiti relief. The funds will
be forwarded to Mercy Corps. Almost $150,000 of that amount was
raised from check cashers throughout the state which was then
matched by the Western Union Foundation.
Sanford Herman,
Chairman of FSCNY’s Scholarship Committee then presented the winners
of the 2010 scholarships. Now in its 15th year, FSCNY
awards one-time cash grants to New York State high school seniors
who meet the following selection criteria:
-
Commitment
to community service
-
Perseverance in the face of significant obstacles
-
Display
leadership skills in school
-
Academic
achievement
“FSCNY members
believe that education is the key to success,” said Herman. “FSCNY
members find themselves in a fortunate situation to be able to
assist intelligent, hard working students reach their dreams of
going to college. We honor them and wish them luck in their future
endeavors.”
Winners of the
2010 FSCNY/MoneyGram International scholarships include:
Name City High
School
|
Stephanie Weiner |
Nassau,
NY |
John F.
Kennedy High School |
|
Nataly
Garson |
Queens,
NY |
Baccalaureate School Global Education |
|
Anyela
Perez Garcia |
Bronx,
NY |
High
School Law & Public Service |
|
Luisa
Garcia |
Queens,
NY |
Francis
Lewis High School |
|
Jason
R. Chaves |
Suffolk, NY |
Kings
Park High School |
|
Jona
Cano |
Bronx,
NY |
Bronx
High School of Science |
|
Melissa
G. Velez |
Queens,
NY |
Richard
R Green High School of Teaching |
|
Guiliana M. Spinelli |
Staten
Island, NY |
Port
Richmond High School |
|
Sade A.
Jack |
Brooklyn, NY |
Williamsburg Charter High School |
|
Abdul
Hafiz |
Staten
Island, NY |
Susan
E. Wagner High School |
|
McCall
Finnerty |
Bronx,
NY |
High
School American Studies @ Lehman College |
|
Joanna
Mei J. Luo |
Brooklyn, NY |
High
School Telecom Arts & Technology |
|
Irene
Kwok |
Manhattan, NY |
Hunter
College High School |
|
Zhonoxing (Sam) Chen |
Queens,
NY |
High
School Dual Language & Asian Studies |
|
Malcolm
Winkle |
Queens,
NY |
Queens
Gateway Health Studies |
|
Gary P.
Giordano |
Staten
Island, NY |
Michael
J. Petrides High School |
About FSCNY
The Financial
Service Centers of New York is the industry’s leading voice on
legislative, regulatory and business issues and the leading advocate
for the rights of consumers to access basic financial services in
New York. The New York check cashing industry consists of
approximately 700 check cashing locations, which employ nearly 4,000
New York residents. The industry annually cashes more than 30
million checks with a face value of nearly $15 billion. New York has
the second-lowest check cashing fee in the nation at 1.83%.
Winners of the 2010 FSCNY MoneyGram
International
Scholarship Program. A total of $43,500 was awarded in 2010
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