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Dunkin’ and its greater Philadelphia-area franchisees, in partnership with Scholarship America, recently announced the recipients of its fourteenth annual Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program.
The program helps high school seniors and college students in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware pursue a part-time or full-time undergraduate degree at the institution of their choice.
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From over 1,730 applicants, Dunkin’ and Scholarship America selected 20 students to receive a $5,000 academic scholarship to an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school of their choice for fall 2023.
Dunkin’s Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program was open to current part-time and full-time undergraduate students and high school seniors.
Dunkin’ awarded a total of $100,000 to the 20 recipients who were selected based on their academic records, demonstrated leadership skills, and overall commitment to their schools and local communities.
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To date, the Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program has awarded $700,000 in scholarships to 340 outstanding high school seniors and college students.
The program was founded in 2009 by Dunkin’s Philadelphia-area franchisees to ease the financial burden of college for students throughout the region.
“On behalf of my fellow Philadelphia franchisees, we are honored to award these 20 exceptional students with the 2023 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarships,” said Perry Shah, local Dunkin’ franchisee and Philadelphia regional advertising committee chairman. “We are proud to continue the tradition of furthering students’ educational goals in our community and help lead them to a bright future.”
The 2023 Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA.
Atlantic County, NJ
Olivia Palmieri: Galloway, NJ, Ocean City High School
Berks County, PA
London Cerullo: Mertztown, PA, Brandywine Heights High School
Bucks County, PA
Laura VaBilliard: Holland, PA, Council Rock High School South
Sophie Schenkel: Pipersville, PA, Central Bucks High School East
Burlington County, NJ
Theodore Rumberger: Westampton, NJ, Rancocas Valley Regional High School
Camden County, NJ
Siehra Lovett: Pine Hill, NJ, Overbrook Senior High School
Alyssa Gallelli: Blackwood, NJ, Washington Township High School
Chester County, PA
Leon Dang: Chester Springs, PA, Downingtown STEM Academy
Yajat Gupta: Chester Springs, PA, Downingtown East High School
Delaware County, PA
Tyler Debusschere: Wallingford, PA, Strath Haven High School
Kent County, DE
Mylah Garcia: Dover, DE, Delaware State University
Lehigh County, PA
Forum Patel: Allentown, PA, Parkland High School
Mercer County, NJ
Ashley Wisser: Trenton, NJ, Steinert High School
Reuben Williams: Lawrenceville, NJ, Rider University
Montgomery County, PA
Alexandra Bari: Penn Valley, PA, William Penn Charter School
New Castle County, DE
Maanvi Sarwadi: Bear, DE, MOT Charter High School
Northampton County, PA
Austin Martellucci: Easton, PA, Easton Area High School
Philadelphia County, PA
Olivia Zhao: Philadelphia, PA, Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School
Rhea Kumar: Philadelphia, PA, Temple University
Evelyn Huang: Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania
More details on the awards ceremony to come in the following weeks.
The 2023 Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship recipients are as follows:
About Dunkin’
Dunkin’, founded in 1950, is the largest coffee and donuts brand in the United States, with more than 13,200 restaurants in nearly 40 global markets.
Dunkin’ is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. For more information, visit DunkinDonuts.com and InspireBrands.com.
About Scholarship America
Scholarship America was founded in 1958, on the revolutionary idea that community support of scholarships could bring college education within reach for millions of students who couldn’t otherwise afford it.
Today, we continue those efforts to make postsecondary success a possibility for all students. Scholarship America supports 13,000 scholarship and education assistance programs across the nation and around the world.