LOWELL, Mass.– Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has awarded $17,000 in college scholarships to its members through its MoneyStrong College Scholarship Program and Employee Scholarship Program. The recipients are comprised of both soon-to-be and current college students.
The winners of the 19th annual MoneyStrong College Scholarship Program were asked to write an essay in response to the following prompt: “Living a financially strong life may mean different things to different people. Explain what being financially well means to you, and how Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union helps you and other members achieve financial wellness.”
The credit union granted funds to 22 students. Of the winners, 19 are high school seniors gearing up for their freshman year of college and three are currently attending various colleges in the area.
Through the Employee Scholarship Program, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union employees, as well as an employee’s child or grandchild, are eligible to receive a $500 or $1,000 scholarship. There are four different scholarships available, three of which were instituted to memorialize former Jeanne D’Arc employees and board members, and one commemorates the credit union’s commitment to supporting local non-profit organizations. The credit union awarded a total of $4,500 through the Employee Program.
All recipients were recognized at a reception at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s corporate headquarters. Students and their supportive friends and family, as well as several Jeanne D’Arc staff members, attended the ceremony.
“We are happy and honored to not only assist local students in achieving their educational goals, but to also help ease the burden of college costs, even in just a small way,” said Mark S. Cochran, president and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union.
At right, back row, from left: Corey O’Neill, Brooke Boermeester, Emma Moynihan, Ellen McKenna, Zachary Day, Nathaniel Geary, Arielle Pineda, Megan Tyler, Grace Higgins. Middle row, from left: Mark S. Cochran, Elizabeth Gacek, Hailey Fitch, Calley Goulet, Christopher Kelly, Emma Gosselin, Hannah Gosselin, Haley Peaslee, Alyssa Bigos, Evan Powers. Front row, from left: Maria Marques, Yesenia Mendoza, Jacqueline Beausoleil and Emily Jussaume