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Fisher Cats Foundation Presents $30,000 in Scholarships

June 5, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, are proud to announce this year's recipients of the Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. A grand total of $30,000 was presented to a record-high 12 college-bound high school seniors: 10 from New Hampshire and, for the first time, two from Massachusetts. Each of the 12 students chosen from more than 270 applicants was awarded a $2,500 scholarship. A number of the award-winning New Hampshire students were recognized on the field prior to tonight's Fisher Cats/Reading Phillies 7:05pm game at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. The inaugural Bay State winners were recognized on the field before the Friday, May 22 game vs the Trenton Thunder.

The monies for the scholarships were raised from November's charitable Granite State Baseball Dinner and through proceeds from 50-50 raffles held at Fisher Cats home games. The scholarships were made possible by the Fisher Cats Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to bettering the lives of our youth by supporting Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) and providing annual scholarships to New Hampshire and Massachusetts high school seniors.

"In addition to the 10 New Hampshire students we annually recognize with these scholarships, it gives us great pleasure to add two well-deserving Massachusetts students, Angelica Gonzalez and Matthew Gordon, to our list of outstanding award winners for the first time," said Fisher Cats owner and chairman of the Fisher Cats Foundation board Art Solomon. "With a record number of qualified applicants, it was again a very difficult process to select this year's scholarship recipients. Congratulations to our 2009 New Hampshire Scholar-Athlete Scholarship winners Ashley Andrew, Kortney Dorow, Elizabeth Dutton, Emma Erler, Eric Jensen, Jessica Lachance, Joshua Ramos, Anne Rynearson, Derrick Sylvester and George Weigold."

Here is a list of this year's winners, who earned the scholarships based on criteria that included academic achievement, athletic achievement and active citizenship:

*Angelica Gonzalez (Lawrence, MA/Greater Lawrence Technical School) will attend the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and her major is undeclared.

*Matthew Gordon (Methuen, MA/Methuen High School) intends to major in criminal justice at St. Anselm College.

*Ashley Andrew (Salem/Salem High School) plans to major in education at Syracuse University.

*Kortney Dorow (Portsmouth/Portsmouth High School) is headed to the University of Charleston to major in business/athletic administration.

*Elizabeth Dutton (Deering/Hillsboro-Deering High School) will attend Smith College and is undecided on a major.

*Emma Erler (New Hampton/Newfound Regional High School) will study life science at the University of New Hampshire.

*Eric Jensen (Gorham/Gorham High School) will attend Wheaton College and his major is undeclared.

*Jessica Lachance (Manchester/Manchester Memorial High School) will study business management at the University of New Hampshire.

*Joshua Ramos (Nashua/Nashua High School South) intends to major in economics at Wake Forest University.

*Anne Rynearson (Goffstown/The Derryfield School) plans to major in political science/government at Claremont McKenna College.

*Derrick Sylvester (Franklin/Franklin High School) will major in arts & sciences at Boston College.

*George Weigold (Glen/Kennett High School) is the recipient of the Swymer Family Scholarship, an award offered annually to a student who has overcome a barrier and gone on to college. Weigold will attend Princeton University and major in engineering.

The Fisher Cats take on the Reading Phillies tomorrow night at 7:05pm in the second game of their three-game weekend series at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. Saturday night is Citizens Bank Kids Run the Show, and following the game, there will be an Atlas Fireworks Show. For tickets, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call (603) 641-2005.

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