Bishop Stang student receives $1,000 Dunkin' Donuts scholarship

Jun 26, 2017

Bishop Stang's 2017 graduate Amanda Raffa was among 100 students that were awarded a $1,000 Dunkin' Donuts scholarship. Raffa will attend Providence College in the fall.

The winning South Coast and Rhode Island students attended a luncheon with franchisees at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on June 22. At the luncheon, students were able to mingle among themselves and have the chance to personally meet the franchisees that provided the scholarships.

Since launching the program in 1996, Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees have provided more than $2 million in tuition assistance grants to students to help further their education. This is the 22nd annual Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship Program.

Other awardees included North Attleboro High's Andrew Lamoureux and Gabrielle Pommenville; Bridgewater Raynham's Caroline George; Taunton High's Kaitlyn Almeida-Walker, Nicole Orsini, Olivia Sweeny, and Caroline Hebert; Norton High's Joseph Annand and Annabel Diestel; Dighton-Rehoboth Regional's Joel Papp; Joseph Case High's Brielle Fanti; Seekonk High's Perry Joubert and Madison Paine; Somerset Berkley Regional High's Emily Canuel and Cameron Filipe; BMC Durfee High School's Eleane Lema; and Old Colony Regional Vocational Tech's Cassandra Saniuk.