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Scholar Spotlight
As the summer winds down and students get ready for the new school year, many of the Community Foundation’s scholarship recipients are taking a moment to express their gratitude to both to the Foundation and those whose generosity made the scholarship funds possible. Kostas Papamarkakis took the time to send in a thank you note to the Community Foundation and the Volanakis family for supporting his education through the Mary Volanakis Memorial Scholarship Fund. Kostas has received $3,000 from the fund over the past four years, in addition to other scholarships through the Foundation. He had this to say about the support he has received, “I believe that a goal is so much easier to accomplish when it is done for more than one’s own self. To have the support and encouragement from you all and my community is a great motivator for me. I appreciate your continued belief in my education.” Kostas begins medical school this fall at Tufts University and has a particular interest in pediatrics and oncology. The Mary Volanakis Scholarship Fund was started at the Foundation in 2006 by Mary’s brothers in memory of their sister. The fund is targeted to active members of the Greek Orthodox faith in the Pioneer Valley.
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