LifeBridge Health, Express Care Award More Than $60,000 in College Scholarships
This blog was written by LifeBridge Health Internal Communications Coordinator Maureen McEvoy:
More than 20 high school seniors from across Maryland were recently awarded college scholarships totaling more than $61,000 after winning an essay contest sponsored by LifeBridge Health and partner ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers.
The scholarship recipients, joined by their families, were honored at a special dinner event in their honor on June 28 at Sinai Hospital. WBAL-TV Channel 11 Sports Director Gerry Sandusky, serving as master of ceremonies, introduced the winners and gave the keynote address, which emphasized the importance of perseverance. David Krajewski, LifeBridge Health's chief financial officer and president of LifeBridge Health Partners, and Dr. Maurice Reid, CEO of ExpressCare, also joined the students and their families in celebrating their achievements.
Congratulations to the 25 award recipients:
| Deja Washington | William Ashman |
| Emanuelle Tulsky | Mark Majors |
| Rachel Avidor | Jasmine Hilton |
| Alexandra Ng | Lauren Groome |
| Kaitlin Marks | Nicholas Urbanski |
| Kathryn Ward | Erica Hill |
| Matthew Rozga | Rhea Gupta |
| Madison Plunkert | April Povlock |
| Morgan Mays | Naomi Hoch |
| Ethan Risner | Alexandra Robey |
| Regina Nicoli | Roberto Sanchez |
| Amy Tesch | Bryanna Massenberg |
| Veeraj Shah |
The students were asked to submit a 750-1,000 word essay in line with the contest's theme, "How I Will Use My Education to Give Back to My Community." A panel of judges from Coppin State University, Stevenson University, Towson University, LifeBridge Health and ExpressCare reviewed and chose the winning entries.
The students received awards of $2,500 and $2,000. "At LifeBridge Health, our purpose is "˜Caring for Our Communities Together,' and part of helping our community involves giving back," says Krajewski. "At first, we planned to give 20 scholarships, but so many of the essays were heartfelt and inspiring that we ended up awarding 26. To my mind, there really is no better way to serve our community than to invest in the next generation of leaders."
The essay contest was open to students planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.