Fairfield Chamber’s scholarships

From left: Beverly A. Balaz, Jackie Kosiba and Thomas Wyckoff.

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce presented FELO Scholarship Awards to two local high school students. FELO is an acronym that stands for Fairfield Emerging Leaders Organization. It”™s composed of businesspeople on an upward path to more senior-level management positions. Part of their mission for the Fairfield Chamber is to help raise money for the scholarships.

Beverly A. Balaz, president of the Fairfield Chamber and Ryan Santoro of Connect Computer presented a $1,500 scholarship to Gareth Gacetta, who was a senior at Fairfield Warde High School. Balaz and Jackie Kosiba of Delamar Southport presented the second $1,500 scholarship to Fairfield Ludlowe High School”™s Thomas Wyckoff. Both students were praised for their academic, volunteer and leadership qualities.