The scholarships, $2,500 each, were awarded based on need and merit. The awards were presented during a celebratory dinner at Olivetto’s, in Franklin Square, on May 21.
The WHCSF, a nonprofit organization, is celebrating its 55th anniversary and has been giving scholarships to West Hempstead students since 1970. Over the years, it has awarded $465,000 to 314 students — and the impact on some of those students has lasted to this day.
Delany, from Sacred Heart Academy, will attend Binghamton University. The community support from her school and her neighbors has helped her continuously grow, she said.
“West Hempstead, I’ve always lived here,” Delany said. “It’s just been my community from day one. And there’s just so many great people — it’s such a diverse community. And I’ve been able to meet so many people who have been so willing to help me and give me the confidence to keep going and grow as a person.”
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