Seymour Pink, Inc. to grant 2 scholarships

Nonprofit to offer funds in memory of founder's mother

Seymour Pink, Inc. is a nonprofit organization with a mission to unite a community in the fight against breast cancer.
Theodosia McEnerney, who lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 55, was the mother of Mary Deming, founder of Seymour Pink, Inc.

The Board of Directors’ of Seymour Pink will be granting two $1,000 scholarships in Mrs. McEnerney’s memory to deserving students pursuing post-secondary studies.

Applications must be received no later than April 21.

In order for a student to be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

The applicant must have a loved one (family and/or friend) who has/or have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The applicant must be a resident of the Naugatuck Valley.

The applicant must be planning on attending an accredited two or four-year college, university or technical school as a full-time student during the academic year 2013-2014.

The applicant must fill out a form and write an essay in response to the following prompt:

“What I have learned from this experience and how might I help others because of it.”

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Students may e-mail, hand deliver, or post completed application. Please use the following:

pink.roseanne@gmail.com. Hand deliver to the Seymour High School guidance office, or mail to:

RoseAnne Thornton
Seymour Pink, Inc.
P.O. Box 333
Seymour, CT.  06483

Scholarship applications will be reviewed, and scholars chosen by the Seymour Pink, Inc. Scholarship Committee.
Student essays, grades and extra-curricular activities will be considered as criteria.
In fairness to all, the names will be withheld from the committee until after the recipients have been selected. 

Upon nomination, the Scholarship Committee of Seymour Pink, Inc. will have the authority to decide which (if any) of the nominations warrant consideration.  All applications will be kept confidential.

Scholarships will be awarded on May 30 to Seymour High School students at the Seymour High School award assembly.

Student scholars who attend other schools will be awarded their scholarship at the May 7 Seymour Pink, Inc. Board of Directors meeting.