WESTFIELD – The Western Massachusetts Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees awarded six $1,000 scholarships to Westfield students: Rebekah Beal, Annalise Eak, Rachel Huntley, Victoria Meneses, Matthew Perreault, and Kayla Therrien. The award was part of the 2014 Dunkin’ Donuts Western Massachusetts Franchisee Scholarship Program that provided a total of $50,000 in local scholarships to fifty deserving high school seniors.
The franchisees honored the scholarship recipients at an awards ceremony held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. To cap off the event, State Senator Jim Welch was on hand to deliver a keynote address to the students.
This is the tenth year that Dunkin’ Donuts has administered what has become a very successful scholarship program in Western Massachusetts. “At Dunkin’ Donuts we are committed to the communities we serve. As a local institution and active community partner, we want to encourage educational achievement in every way possible,” said Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Peter Martins, who also addressed the students at the event.
The students were selected for the scholarship on the basis of a well-rounded character, including a positive academic record, and demonstrated leadership in school and community activities. The competition was extremely rigid with over 2,000 Western Massachusetts students applying for the fifty, $1,000 scholarships offered by the Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees.
