Vanessa Paolella wins 'Believe and Achieve' scholarship

DINGMANS FERRY — Vanessa Paolella of Dingmans Ferry, a 2017 Delaware Valley High School graduate attending Bates College this fall, won a Cumberland Farms “Believe and Achieve”scholarship.
The program annually provides $1,000 scholarships to 130 eligible graduating high school seniors across its service area. This year $130,000 "Believe and Achieve" scholarships were awarded to only 8 in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, along with 48 students in Massachusetts, 24 in Florida, 11 in New York, 13 in New Hampshire, 12 in Connecticut, 5 in Maine, 6 in Vermont, and 3 in Rhode Island.
Since the launch of the program over a decade ago, the company has provided more than $1 million of financial assistance to over 1,100 college-bound young adults.
The program is open to students entering a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited college, university or vocational-technical school in the fall of 2017 who live within 30 miles of any Cumberland Farms store. Scholarships are awarded based on a student’s academic performance and financial need, as well as involvement in extracurricular activities such as community service and athletics.
The application process for next year’s scholarship program will open in Oct. 2017. For more information visit cumberlandfarms.com.