Gabriel Barclay, Brett Hartmann, Austin Pilgrim, Sophia Romeo and Sloane Sweitzer, all of Old Lyme, are the 2016 recipients of the Business Leadership Senior Scholarships awarded by the Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce.
Meredith Kegley of Lyme and Allison Marsh of Old Lyme are the 2016 recipients of the inaugural Senior Scholarship for Promise and Achievement in the Arts also awarded by the Chamber.
All the students, except Sophia Romeo who was unable to attend due to a college orientation commitment, were presented with their awards at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting held June 15 at the Old Lyme Country Club.
The students were also acknowledged with proclamations from the state legislature presented by State Senators Paul Formica (R-20th) and Art Linares (R-33rd) and State Representative Devin Carney (R-23rd), all of whom graciously attended the meeting.
The Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce Scholarship program has awarded over $33,000 in scholarships and grants to local students since its inception. The Chamber Scholarship Fund is supported through donations to CMRK clothing donation bins located in Lyme and Old Lyme: at the Lyme Firehouse, behind The Bowerbird, at 151 Boston Post Rd., and on Rte. 156 at Shoreline Mowers.
For more information about the Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber, visit www.visitoldlyme.com.