We are excited to announce the nine recipients of this year’s Geraldine Marshall Scholarship Fund, the beneficiary of the annual and treasured North End Cornhole Classic fundraiser event in the North End of Boston.
Congratulations to Lola Bruno, Emilia Bruno, Alexandru Cristescu*, Isabella Ireland*, Adrian Huang, Annette Huang, Ryan Mendes*, Noah Mendes*, and Stephanie Payne*.
*denotes the students pictured above with Chair of House Ways and Means and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, NEMPAC Executive Director Sherri Snow, and CMCB Senior Director of Development and External Affairs Jessica Chen.
The Geraldine Marshall Scholarship Fund is entering its 11th year and continues to preserve the legacy of a woman who loved children and the arts. The Scholarship Fund was established by Geraldine’s son, Representative Aaron Michlewitz. Ms. Marshall, who passed away ten years ago at the age of 68, was born in Dorchester in 1946, moved to the North End at the age of 21, and settled here for almost 50 years before her passing.
Representative Michlewitz says, “The Geraldine Marshall Scholarship Fund was created to give children in the North End access to the arts and this year’s recipients will take us to nearly 50 scholarships since we started in 2015. I want to thank NEMPAC for continuing to honor my mother’s aspirations in allowing greater opportunity for the arts.”
Marshall’s love of the arts and passion for the North End has inspired $54,000 in scholarships awarded to 49 youth students over the last 10 years who are seeking to participate in an arts enrichment program, such as private music lessons, enrollment in a group instrument program, or in after-school musical theatre.
“NEMPAC is deeply grateful for the generous support of the Marshall Fund, which has a meaningful impact on the lives of many children in the North End and beyond. We see firsthand the transformative power of participation in the arts, and how it enriches a child’s life in countless ways. Thank you to all who make these opportunities possible!” -Executive Director of NEMPAC, Sherri Snow
On June 1st, NEMPAC will host its 8th Annual Cornhole Classic, which continues to support the fund and the ability to make exceptional music programs more accessible to youth in the North End and City of Boston. More information on how to attend and participate as a spectator can be found here, or make a donation to the fund here.
