Scholarship Program

2023 Scholarship Program

This charity was started by several successful business individuals, all in our late sixties / early seventies. We all feel it is our time to give back. In less than one year we have raised over $75,000.00 and are in the process of awarding those funds to different programs, this one being our High School Senior Scholarship Program.

To qualify the applicant must live in the towns and schools listed on our scholarship application. This scholarship is based on academic merit and financial need.

Enclosed is an application form to be completed and mailed to the post office box listed. All applications will be reviewed by our scholarship committee and the winners will be notified in late May.

The recipients will be presented in early June and the monies awarded will be sent directly to the college of the scholarship winner and deposited into their account with instructions money to be used for tuition, books, or food.

The scholarship committee members are as follows:

• Raymond Polomski (Retired High School Teacher)

• Joseph Abou-Daoud (Business owner)

• Lisa Horgan (Current elementary school teacher)

• Annie Daidone (Florentine Gardens)

• Vince Sicardi (Medical professional)

• Alternates: Christina Mariconti (Business owner) & Thomas Di Salvatore (Insurance sales manager)
  

Please note: If any committee member including the two alternates know of or know somebody who is a candidate for one of these scholarships, they must remove themselves from consideration of that particular application.

Scholarship to be awarded:

• Claudia & Mike Malloy : $2,000.00 Scholarship & $ 500.00 Scholarship

• Christopher C. Cirillo Memorial; $1,500.00 Scholarship

• Florentine Garden Daidone Family: $1,500.00 Scholarship & $1,000.00 Scholarship

• Valley Charity $500.00 Scholarships (4): $2,000.00

  (Additional scholarships possible.)

Besides the $8,500.00 in scholarship given, Valley Charities is donating $2,500.00 to the K of C St. Thomas More Council 2188 Westwood Scholarship Fund amounts to be determined by council leadership. Please get details on their website: www.kofc2188.org

As well as donating to national and local charities, we realize the youth of today are tomorrow's leaders of this great country of ours. Supporting our youth with their educational, sporting, and social activities, hopefully, will build strong leaders for the future.

Please, if you have any questions regarding this scholarship program, or questions regarding Valley Charities, please email me at info@valleycharitiesnj.org or my cell phone 551-579-1123.

Structure of our organization is as follows.

• Founder & CEO: Frank Mariconti Sr.

• Vice President: Frank Mariconti Jr.

• Secretary & Financial Officer: Guy Carnazza

• Treasurer: Paul Bonanno

• Trustee’s Thomas Daidone, Thomas Di Salvatore, Michael Malloy, Frank Covelli and Lisa Horgan.

Sincerely Yours,

Frank Mariconti Sr,

Founder & CEO