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NJFC NEWS

FOOD COUNCIL HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT FOR 2017 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION WINNERS

Recently, the New Jersey Food Coun- cil hosted a special event to honor 2017 scholarship recipients from the Educa- tional Development Scholarship Founda- tion at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. The recipients and their families were joined by members of the Board of Directors as well as sponsors of the individual scholarships. Since the inception of the Scholarship Program in 2011, the three NJFC scholarships have grown from $2,000 to $5,000 each and now the Foundation manages an additional 17 member supported scholarships. In all, 20 scholarships will be awarded this year totaling $67,000.

2017 Scholarship Winners with NJFC President Linda Doherty, NJFC Board Vice Chair Mike Murphy and NJFC Board Chair Richard Saker.

“We are proud of how our scholarship program has expanded over the last few years,” said NJFC President & CEO Linda Doherty. “When we created this small scholarship program in 2011 to help grow the future of our industry and to benefit our members and their families, we had no idea that it would grow so quickly. "The incredible support of our members and the opportunity to make such a significant impact on the lives of our associates and their families makes this one of themost rewarding programs we offer.” Doherty added, “NJFC received 124 applications for consideration. The

Selection Committee was overwhelmingly impressed with the number and quality of applications.

Colleen Meares and Tom Cormier of Stop & Shop Supermarkets with Scholarship Recipi- ent and Stop & Shop Associate Ruth Fiore.

(L-R) NJFC Board Chair Richard Saker, NJFC President Linda Doherty, Scholarship Re- cipient Erich Ballard, NJFC Vice Chair Mike Murphy. 2017 NEW JERSEY FOOD COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS

The following scholarships were awarded this year by NJFC: For a complete list of scholarship awards, visit www. njfoodcouncil.com • NJFC Founders Scholarship Award An award of $5,000 to an employee in a food related member business or future industry leader. • Recipient: Erich Ballard, Wegmans Food Markets, TCNJ (Junior)

• NJFC Student Award

• NJFC Thomas Infusino Scholarship Award

An award of $5,000 to a graduating high school senior or college student who is a family member of a full time employee, NJFC employee or part-time student employee. • Recipient: Dana Schmeltzle, QuickChek Corporation, North Carolina State University (Sophomore)

An award of $5,000 to one employee in a retail member business. • Recipient: Ruth Fiore, Stop & Shop Supermarkets, NJIT (Freshman)

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