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Local 372’s scholarships awarded at dinner
Board of Education Employees Local 372 awarded more than $18,000 in scholarships to six deserving college students at this year’s annual scholarship dinner and fundraiser on June 7 at Anton’s Catering Hall in Queens Village.
“This was an awesome event. This local believes children are our future,” said President Shaun D. Francois I. “By supporting these scholars’ education, Local 372 is investing in the future. We get to pay it forward by giving back to our members’ children through this important scholarship program.” Local 372 awarded Chelsea Arney a $3,500 scholarship and five other students a $3,000 award each toward their college education.
The local also honored labor leaders Jim Tucciarelli, retired president of Sewage Treatment Workers and Supervisors Local 1322 and a DC 37 executive vice president; Faye Willie Fields, president of Local 447, CSEA; and Charles Jenkins, vice chair of MOW-TWU Local 100 and president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, CBTU, New York chapter.
