EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MESSAGE!

The Jednota Benevolent Foundation, Inc is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Scholarship Program. :

The Scholarship Committee was tasked with awarding up to ten one- time $500 scholarships to candidates who best satisfied the following award criteria:

• Applicants who are of Slovak descent and Catholic faith and are attending an Approved Post Secondary Educational Institution.
• Applicants who describe accomplishments they believe would qualify them for recognition in general, and specifically, accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, leadership and service to school, church and community.
• Applicants who provide an official college transcript of grades and all standardized test scores achieved, as well as a letter of recommendation authored by a teacher, counselor, administrator or an employment supervisor.

Based on these criteria, the Scholarship Committee has chosen the following to receive the 2011 Jednota Benevolent Foundation, Inc. Scholarships:

Anthony DiMarino - Columbus, Ohio
Dane M. Farrell - Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Caitlin M. McCoy - Apollo, Pennsylvania
Shawn E. McCoy - Apollo, Pennsylvania
John F. Patula - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Nikki Rodgers - Bradenville, Pennsylvania
Melissa C. Sadowski - Orland Park, Illinois
Jessica Salley - Andover, Massachusetts
Katherine R. Staley - Whiting, Indiana
Rebecca A. Wald - Portland, Oregon

On behalf of the Trustees and Officers of the Jednota Benevolent Foundation, Inc. congratulations to all recipients and much success to all applicants who applied this year.

Kenneth A. Arendt
Executive Secretary
Trustee for the Jednota Benevolent Foundation, Inc.