Dunkin’ and its Greater Philadelphia-area franchisees, in partnership with Scholarship America, announced the recipients of its 12th annual Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program. The program helps high school seniors and college students in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware pursue a part-time or full-time undergraduate degree at the institution of their choice.
Among the recipients is Daulton Zeaman, of Warminster. He’s an undergraduate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he majors in mathematics. Zeaman is an Ambassador for Pitch in for baseball and softball and enjoys recreational basketball.
Zeaman was among 25 students selected from over 900 applicants to receive a $2,000 academic scholarship to an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school of their choice for fall 2021.
Dunkin’s Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program was open to current part-time and full-time undergraduate students and high school seniors. Dunkin’ awarded a total of $50,000 to the 25 recipients who were selected based on their academic records, demonstrated leadership skills, and overall commitment to their schools and local communities.
To date, the Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program has awarded $500,000 in scholarships to 300 outstanding high school seniors and college students. The program was founded in 2009 by Dunkin’s Philadelphia-area franchisees as a way to ease the financial burden of college for students throughout the region.
“On behalf of my fellow Philadelphia franchisees, we are honored to award these 25 exceptional students with the 2021 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarships,” said Perry Shah, local Dunkin’ franchisee and Philadelphia regional advertising committee chairman. “We are proud to continue the tradition to further students’ educational goals in our community, as well as celebrate a major milestone this year – providing over half a million dollars to our local students since the program’s inception in 2009.”
The 2021 Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship recipients were honored at an awards ceremony on Saturday, July 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Cherry Street Pier.
