The Community Foundation Awards Scholarships to 30 New London Students

The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut will be helping 30 New London graduates and students pursue their academic goals, according to a press release sent to Patch.

The organization has given out $372,450 in scholarships this year to 209 eastern Connecticut high school and college students, the release said. Another $30,450 will be distributed to different scholarship groups for a total of $403,000 in donations for students, a 20 percent increase from the previous year.

The New London recipients are:

Jill Anderson
Yanashley Bures-Ortiz
Harry Cruz
Raquel Cruz
Ana Cruz
Twylah Cunningham
Jacqueline Delgado
Robert Diaz
Maria Fernandez
Nicholas Galarza
Alexandra Gonzales
Kesia Green
Liam Greene
Carine Jacque
Tathiana Jean-Baptiste
William Keating
Kevin Kersey
George Kutrolli
Irina Lisker
Hailey Lugo
Anny Ovalle
Gentian Preka
Shaela Rattley
Ruth Rodriguez
Elizabeth Santana
Giselle Shuleshko
Lily Sparen
Alexis Strong
Darien Thomas
Dimitri Wallace

For more information on The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, visit the group's website.