THE RMHC®/HACER® Scholarship Program Celebrates its 28TH ANNIVERSARY
Yankee stadium is not just a place of hits, fouls and outs. It’s a venue that also host future homerun hitters in academia. This week it hosted the 28th edition of HACER Scholarship recipients, given to outstanding college bound Latino high school graduates. This year’s 17 students received a total of $300,000 in scholarship funds. For many this money is a game changer, as it will alleviate and help with their financial matters. Its estimated that HACER Scholarship recipients have a 90% graduation rate…now that’s a grand slam!
The HACER scholarship program was established by local Hispanic McDonald’s Owner/Operators in the New York Metro as a way of providing opportunities to Hispanic youth, and to encourage and promote civic responsibility in their communities. To date, the program has awarded almost $8 million in scholarships to more than 1,200 high-school seniors in the New York Tri-State Area.
This year, the program received submissions from more than 3,000 students. The 17 scholarship winners were recognized for their educational accomplishments and commitment to the Hispanic community by the RMHC/HACER selection committee, comprised by Hispanic media outlets, community influencers, education professionals, and McDonald’s local owners.
This year, the program received submissions from more than 3,000 students. The 17 scholarship winners were recognized for their educational accomplishments and commitment to the Hispanic community by the RMHC/HACER selection committee, comprised by Hispanic media outlets, community influencers, education professionals, and McDonald’s local owners.
Hosting this year’s celebration was Fox 5’s traffic reporter, Ines Rosales. In attendance were the 17 scholarship winners and their families, selection committee members, representatives from Ronald McDonald House Charities and McDonald’s Corporate, local McDonald’s Owner/Operators and members of the local press.
2015 HACER Scholarship Recipients
- Tracy Villalpando, New York University, Childood Education, Ozone Park, NY, $40,000
- Selena Bermeo, Queens College, Elementary Education, Corona, NY, $20,000
- John Alvarez, Cornell, Biology and Society, Little Neck,NY,$16,000
- Andre Aquije-Flores, Carnegie Mellon, Economics,Fort Lee, NJ, $16,000
- Ayling Dominguez, University of Chicago, Biology,Bronx,NY,$16,000
- Mateo Gilsilvetti, Princeton University, Molecular Biology and Certificate Neuroscience, North Plainfield,NJ, $16,000
- Fernando Hipólito, Princeton University, Engineering, Woodhaven,NY, $16,000
- María Lima, NJIT, Mechanical Engineering, Linden,NJ, $16,000
- Jennifer Luna, Ramapo College, Business Management, Hackensack,NJ, $16,000
- Michelle Mendia, Arcadia University, Criminology, Point Pleasant,NJ, $16,000
- Natalie Moncayo, Columbia University, Chemical Engineering, Union City,NJ, $16,000
- Diana Paneque, Peter’s University, Biology, Union City,NJ, $16,000
- Yoselin Paucar, Macaulay Honors College at John Jay, Forensic Science, Ridgewood,NY, $16,000
- Katie Ramírez, University of Pennsylvania, Biochemistry, Elisabeth,NJ, $16,000
- Lidia Remache, Rensselaer Politechnic Institute, Chemical Engineering, Hackensack,NJ, $16,000
- Juliana Romero, Kean University, Doublae Major – Pre-Med and Athletic Training, Elmwood Park,NJ, $16,000
- David Villacis, Yale University, Economics Finance, Union City, NJ $16,000
About Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA) is working to better the lives of children and their families in our communities, by creating and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the areas of health, education, the arts, and civic and social services. Since 1992, RMHC-NYTSA has provided more than $10 million dollars to local non-profit organizations whose programs improve the well -being of children and their families. For further information on the Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State area, visit www.rmhcnewyorktri-state.org
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