WOODRIDGE – The third annual Community Awards Banquet was held on June 5^th at the beautiful Tarry Brae Golf Club in South Fallsburg, New York.  Scholarships were awarded to Fallsburg Central School graduating seniors by the following organizations:  Fallsburg Alumni Association, the Fallsburg Lions Club, Kiwanis of Woodridge, New York Foundation, Inc., and the Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Central Community Scholarship Fund Committee.  What an amazing evening!

This year, the Kiwanis of Woodridge, New York Foundation, Inc. gave six (6) scholarships of $1,000 each to the following graduates:

Angelina Alvarado, daughter of Jenine and Joseph Alvarado of Greenfield Park, N.Y., intends to attend Michigan State University with a major in Animal Science.  Angelina’s scholarship was donated by the Rappaport family in memory of Ralph Rappaport, a long-time FCS Board Member and Auditor of the Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Central Community Scholarship Fund.

Andrew Bensimon, son of Fraidy Fried of Woodridge, N.Y., is planning to attend Pace University with a major in English.

Lee-Ann Peruchet DiNapoli, daughter of Catalina Peruchet of Woodridge, NY will be furthering her studies in the field of Law.

Emmabella Ferreira, daughter of Lily and Armenio Ferreira of Loch Sheldrake, NY will be attending SUNY Agriculture and Technology College at Cobleskill, majoring in Animal Sciences.

Madeline Pantel, daughter of Jennifer and Jason Pantel of South Fallsburg, NY will be attending the University at Buffalo with a major in Criminology/Law.

Kierstyn Surerus, daughter of Raymond Surerus of Mountain Dale, N.Y. will be attending Hartwick College majoring in Criminal Justice.

The Kiwanis Club is proud to assist them all in their quest to further their education and wishes them all the best in their future!