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Scholarship 2025 (Sandra Duran)

June 20, 2025 Leave a comment

76th scholarship from the “Spanish American Club, Inc.”

By Herman Santa

The Spanish American Club, Inc. is proud to recognize one outstanding student selected to receive one of the three club’s 2025 scholarship awards. The recipient is Sandra Carina Duran Cruz of St. Lucie County.

Sandra was awarded $1,500. Sandra Carina Duran Cruz. She was born in Port St Lucie, but raise in Fort Pierce. She graduated from fort Pierce central with high honors. She will be attending Indian River State college for an AA in Radiology and later on transfer to a university to become a physician assistant in Radiology. Both of her parents were born and raise in Mexico making her first generation American and going to college.

This year scholarship committee Chair by Nancy Rozon and Co-chair by Pamela Peña, Elizabeth Mejía and Herman Santa along with the board of directors Carlos Bonet, President; Nancy Rozon, Vice President; Evelyn Carrillo, Secretary; Josephine Guadalupe, Treasurer; Vivian Megaro, Public Relations: Pam Peña, Director; Mary Figliola, Substitute Director did a magnificent job selecting the students and running the program smoothly. The committee selected the students for their achievements, trustworthiness, character, responsibility, fairness, and academics.

The scholarship was established in 1992 for low-income students. Over the past 32 years, the club has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to 74 High School seniors of Martin and St. Lucie counties. The board raises money for the scholarships by having garage sales, 50/50 raffles at the monthly dance parties and committee events.  The board also organizes other events such as picnics, cruises, and garage sales. The committees organize events such as bowling, golf, billiards, and dominoes tournaments.

The mission of the club is to promote friendship and solidarity among its members, neighbors, and other nonprofit organizations of the Treasure Coast through cultural, social, civic, charity and sports activities to promote knowledge of the Spanish speaking countries, their geography, history, art and folklore.

Sandra Carina Duran Cruz
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