UniFirst Announces 2018 Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship Recipients
WILMINGTON, Mass.,
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In 1936, Aldo Croatti founded UniFirst as a startup industrial laundry service in a converted horse barn in Boston to clean area workers’ coveralls. By 1991, he grew the business across the U.S. and Canada to about
The Aldo Croatti Scholarship was established in 2004 to encourage and assist children of UniFirst employee
Each year, 12 Aldo Croatti scholarships are awarded to students enrolled or enrolling in full-time undergraduate studies at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational/technical school. Applications are open to children of full-time UniFirst or subsidiary employee
The 2018 Aldo Croatti Scholarship recipients are as follows: | ||
Rebecca Burton | Brampton, Ontario | Wilfred Laurier University |
Rachel Cain | Dyer, Ind. | University of Indianapolis |
Owen Chess | Saegertown, Penn. | University of Pennsylvania—Edinboro |
Kaycee Cross | Amarillo, Texas | University of Texas—Austin |
Enrique Escobedo | Crowley, Texas | University of Texas—Arlington |
Dania Garcia Lopez | Fort Worth, Texas | Tarrant County College |
Jacob Marcus | Manchester, N.H. | College of the Holy Cross |
Myah-Raye Vickers | Ocala, Fla. | College of Central Florida |
Allyson Reiffer | Wyoming, Mich. | Kuyper College |
Julie Tran | Calgary, Alberta | University of Alberta |
Cortlyn Wolfe | Topeka, Kan. | Baker University |
Chau Xuan | Lexington, Mass. | University of Connecticut |
“It’s such a great honor to receive the Aldo Croatti Scholarship from UniFirst,” says Chau Xuan, one of the 2018 scholarship recipients. “I’m really proud that UniFirst recognized my academic achievements and thankful for the scholarship money that will help offset the costs of attending college.”
The Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship, established in 2015, offers financial assistance to full-time UniFirst employee
To date, UniFirst has awarded 34 scholarships totaling more than
Congratulations to the following UniFirst employee Team Partner recipients: | ||
Diann Cross | Birmingham, Ala. | Jefferson State Community College |
Alexander Davis | Laurel, Del. | Wilmington University |
Andres De Le Pente | Kenner, La. | University of New Orleans |
Sarah Gillis | Wilmington, Mass. | Southern New Hampshire University |
Lori Hoagland | Owensboro, Ky. | Brescia University |
Angila Jackson | Dothan, Ala. | Wallace Community College |
Robert Keiser | Seabrook, N.H. | Southern New Hampshire University |
Jeremy Kreischer | Arnold, Md. | University of Maryland |
Erik May | Belmont, N.C. | University of North Carolina—Charlotte |
Charles Stanec | Concord, N.C. | Strayer University |
“UniFirst values education and is committed to helping our employee
About UniFirst:
Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass.,
CONTACT: Donna Kish, PR/Communications
Phone: 978.527.3871
Email: Donna_Kish@unifirst.com
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Source: UniFirst Corporation