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| PRESS RELEASE: FIRST WIND AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO MAINE STUDENTS |
| Mitchell Folsom and Sarah Rizzo, recent graduates from Maine high schools, will be the recipients of a one-time scholarship of $3,000 through the First Wind Scholars Program |
| 07/26/2010 |
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that two Maine students have been awarded scholarships as part of the 2010 First Wind Scholars program. In total, eleven scholarships have been awarded to college-bound students in communities where the company currently has a project in operation or in an advanced stage of development.
Launched in October 2009, First Wind Scholars offers one-time $3,000 scholarships to support local high school students who display strong potential for a successful college experience, as well as interest in the environment, energy, or the sciences. Successful applicants were chosen based on a number of factors, including: academic performance, standardized test scores, community service activity and a 300-word essay.
Mitchell Folsom of Mars Hill, a graduate of Central Aroostook High School, will use his scholarship towards tuition at the University of Maine – Fort Kent where he will study Forest Technology. Sarah Rizzo of Millinocket, a graduate of Stearns High School, will attend Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia this fall. She plans to major in Biology. First Wind owns and operates projects in Mars Hill, ME and Danforth, ME. First Wind is currently developing a 60 MW project in Penobscot County.
For more information on First Wind Scholars, please visit www.firstwind.com/scholarships.
About First Wind
First Wind is an independent wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind projects in the United States. Based in Boston, First Wind has wind projects in the Northeast, the West and in Hawaii, with the capacity to generate up to 504 megawatts of power. For more information on First Wind, please visit www.firstwind.com or follow us on Twitter @FirstWind.
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For more information, contact:
John Lamontagne
First Wind
Director, Corporate Communications
(617) 960-9521
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