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2023 Annual Meeting

Celebrating long-term and new directors!

Kathy Scanlon congratulates Jay Pinette, recipient of the 2023 Pat Mooney Volunteer Award, in recognition of his outstanding dedication to TSF.

Kathy Scanlon presents Jack O'Leary with the gratitude of the entire board of directors for his 22 years of exceptional and steadfast service.

New directors Becky Lamarre, Rich Bondi, Rose Tramontozzi and Beth Sullivan are welcomed by Kathy Scanlon (on left). Also joining the board are Kim Penney and Kathy DeCosta.

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2023 - 2024 STUDENT DIRECTORS

Thank you!

Mike Boudreau, Steve Nixon and Jack O'Leary

Mike Boudreau, Steve Nixon, and Jack O'Leary were recognized at the Annual Meeting for their combined 40 years of service to TSF.

Mike Boudreau dedicated six years of service as a director, actively participating in the Golf and Trivia Team Challenge committees. His energy and enthusiasm were assets to multiple TSF efforts. Steve Nixon, serving as a director for 12 years, made significant contributions to the Business Appeal, Phonathon, Trivia Team Challenge, and Golf committees. TSF benefited from Steve's expertise in direct mail marketing on several projects. Jack O'Leary, with an impressive 22-year tenure as a director, demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the Golf and Office committees. Throughout his more than two decades as director, Jack provided innumerable contributions to TSF.

Making a difference for local families....

I wanted to send a HUGE thank you to the Scholarship Foundation for bestowing my daughter a wonderful scholarship this year. She has just finished her first year of college and this is a HUGE help with the large cost of tuition.

Thank you for this wonderful act of kindness.

-TSF Recipient Parent

Spotlight on a Fund

While TSF’s mission is providing scholarship aid to local students, an equally important role we play is remembering and honoring many of our townspeople and local organizations. This is a role that is very meaningful to TSF. The stories behind each of our funds, including those of individuals who gave much to our town and those whose promise was not realized, are a key part of our success. To remember community members, both young and old, families, local groups and businesses in a positive and active way is a significant reason for our accomplishments since 1960 and our continued growth in aiding Wakefield students.

Waite Family Fund

The Waite Family Fund was established in 1983 by Winifred Waite in honor of her father, Marcus Warren Waite. The fund was created to benefit Wakefield students, with a preference given to a resident of Oak Street, a place the Waite Family had called home since 1911.

Marcus Waite harbored dreams of attending Tufts University. However, due to financial barriers including no student loans and scholarships available in 1900, he was denied the opportunity to attend college. Undeterred, Mr. Waite taught grammar school for three years before serving as a Customs Inspector from 1918 until his retirement in 1952.

Marcus Waite was a genealogy expert who authored several books and earned a place in the Compendium of American Genealogy. His literary contributions are preserved at the New England Historical Genealogy Society of Boston, the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, as well as public libraries and historical societies in Colorado, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Winifred Waite, a member of the Wakefield High School Class of 1934, continued her education at Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. She worked as a legal secretary and was a strong supporter of CSF (now TSF). Winifred, sharing her good fortune, established this fund with the winnings from the Massachusetts State Lottery Numbers Game.

For four decades, the Waite Family Fund has positively impacted students throughout Wakefield, including many residents of Oak Street.

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