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Hamilton Scholarship Awarded to Caroline Iantosca and Drew McVicker

Amity United Methodist Youth Fellowship, Grades 6 – 12

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Walter William Hamilton Scholarship Awards

The Walter William Hamilton Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce and recognize two extraordinary youth who have each been selected as 2008-2009 recipients of a $500 scholarship grant. Congratulations to Caroline Curran Iantosca and Andrew "Drew" Thinnes McVicker. Please enjoy reading a few details about Caroline and Drew, offer them, and their families, your congratulations and remember them in your prayers as they begin this new phase in their lives.

Caroline intends to pursue an Associate's degree in Arts at Durham Technical Community College in August. She is involved with Taekwondo, playing the cello performing solos, chamber and orchestral music, as well as being active in the French club. Caroline is further involved with the music ministry both at Amity and at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic church. She has been named in the Who's Who Registry of Academic Excellence. One of her references stated the following about Caroline, "Caroline has dedicated herself to excellence not only in music but also in her fellowship with others as a young moral woman in our church. She has become an exemplary peer to our other teen musicians who serve our faith community." Another reference stated, "I truly enjoy her partnership as her personality is always joyful and cheerful." Congratulations and best of luck, Caroline!

Drew has been accepted at Elon University and has an anticipated major of Physics, as part of a pre-med future. His extracurricular activities include playing and coaching soccer and basketball, Young Life, Boy Scouts, and Young Life Capernaum, a Christian ministry devoted to meeting the spiritual, emotional and social needs of teenagers and young adults with disabilities. Drew regularly attends church, has been active in Amity's Youth group and is a senior leader in Young Life, a Christian organization for high-schoolers. One quote from Drew's references is, "Drew McVicker embodies the standard that we would like to see our youth attain." Another reference stated, " Drew's compassion is evident in his volunteer work for a myriad of community organizations including the Red Cross, American Cancer Society and the Crohns and Colitis Foundation. Congratulations and best of luck, Drew!

The committee also thanks and recognizes the other well qualified applicants who were not awarded a scholarship this year. We wish them the best of luck in their future studies and are grateful for the positive contributions they have made to their churches and communities.

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