Marine Corps League Coastal Detachment Awards Scholarships to Two Portsmouth Area College Students
PORTSMOUTH — Two Portsmouth area college students were awarded a $500 scholarship by Commander Jeff Corson at a Coast Marine detachment picnic on August 20 at Coast Guard Station on Newcastle Island. rice field.
The daughter of George and Carol Lombardi of Kittery, Maine, Mary Lombardi is a sophomore biomedical engineering student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her goal is to manufacture mass-her customizable implants for patients with various medical problems. Her plan is to seek employment as a biomedical engineer working for a prosthetic company or other biomedical engineering specialty.
Hailing from Barrington, New Hampshire, Caitlin Russell is the daughter of Kevin Russell and Terry Russell of Barrington and granddaughter of Ray Meagher and Lee Meagher from Hampton. Caitlin is in her junior year at Plymouth State University, where she majored in Exercise and Sports Physiology, and she plans to continue her education with a PhD in Physical Therapy. Her interest in the field was fueled by her own experience with her physical therapist after she broke her ankle in high school.She went on to cheerlead at Plymouth State University. and is a member of her club, Health and Human, where she performs.
The Coastal Detachment of the Marine Corps League has been awarding college scholarships for several years. For more information, contact Chairman Dick Lak at Seacoastmarines.org.
Sadie Yentsch receives Frederick W. “Rick” Griffin Scholarship Award
Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine – Legacy Properties Maine’s leading luxury real estate firm, Sotheby’s International Realty, has offices in Portland, Kennebunk, Brunswick, Damariscotta, Camden and Northeast Harbor, hosting an annual announced today that it has been awarded the Frederick W. “Rick” Griffin Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Sadie Yentsch. The Frederick W. “Rick” Griffin Memorial Scholarship Fund was launched in 2015. A $2,500 scholarship is awarded each year to her senior year at Kennebunk High School, where she attends college.
This scholarship is awarded to a student recognized by teachers, school administrators and peers as someone who embodies and embodies all that is “special” about life at Kennebanks. They demonstrated their passion through academics, sports, and community involvement while demonstrating their commitment to making Kennebanks a better place to live and work.
Sadie Yentsch graduated from Kennebunk High School in June 2022 with plans to pursue environmental science and exercise nutrition science at San Diego State University. While attending Kennebunk High School, Sadie consistently earned honors while participating in numerous sports and extracurricular activities. She was captain of her two sports teams in tennis and cross country. Her commitment to environmental sustainability inspired her to establish her environmental action team, Maine You for Climate Justice, as her founder and president.
Chris Lynch, President of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, said: “Rick had an immense passion for everything about his family, friends, customers and his favorite place in the world. I know you are a good manager.”
Previous winners of this special honor include Eric Yemma (2015), Olivia Sandford (2016), Emma Murphy (2017), Leah Bridgeham (2018), Grace Sucy (2019) and Sarah Weaver (2020). , Skyler Maloney (2021). Frederick W. “Rick” Griffin left behind a proud legacy of community involvement, pride in his work and love of his family. He and his wife of 43 years, Martha, owned and operated her Inn in Kennebunkport. Having made a career change into the real estate profession more than a decade ago, he quickly established himself as a consummate professional. He wore many hats to share his unbridled passion for Kennebanks. Rick has served in several organizations, including the Kennebunk Historical Society, the Parsons Way Commission, St. He’s Anne’s, He’s Episcopal, He’s Church of the Church, He’s Vestley, Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunk Rotary, Kennebunk River, and He’s Club. was involved. Tree of Kennebunkport In addition to his role as Warden, he loved working with seniors at the Senior Center.
“Shortly after Rick’s untimely death, I donated a $25,000 10-year scholarship program that has already benefited six incredible high school graduates to pursue a college education,” Lynch said. I will add. “I look forward to sharing his story with Kennebunk High School seniors in the years to come. I hope it will continue to have a positive impact on the world,” he concludes. Lynch.
