Capital Region — Kelly’s Angels, the Capital Region charity devoted to helping local children and families facing loss or life-threatening illness, will award $24,000 in scholarships to 16 local high school graduates who have overcome significant adversity.
A teacher, wife, and mom, Kelly Mulholland died in 2007 at age 37 after a long struggle with breast cancer. She left her husband Mark, and two children, Connor and McKenna, who were 7- and 5-years-old at the time.
The Mulhollands formed Kelly’s Angels to honor her memory and her commitment to helping children and other families suffering through similar tragedies. Now in its 11th year, Kelly’s Angels provides grants to children who have lost a parent or sibling to cancer or other illness and families who are battling a life-threatening condition. Last year, Kelly’s Angels presented more than $70,000 in grants to local children and familiess.
The graduates of eight local high schools receiving $1,500 Kelly’s Angels scholarships each are:
Queensbury High School: Isabella Bennett (college TBD). Samuel Rowley (Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences).
Glens Falls High School: Ella Kules (Nazareth College. Efthymios (Timmy) Antonelos (The College of Saint Rose)
Whitehall High School: Mya Touchette (Western New England University)
Stillwater High School: Jayna Patrick (University at Albany)
Saratoga Springs High School: Jason Zheng (Yale University, Ciara Schoen (college to be decided), Cristina DeMeo (Harvard University)
South Glens Falls High School: Ella McFadden (SUNY Adirondack), Henry Burch (Stony Brook University), Avery Willis (Cornell University)
Hoosic Valley High School: Emma Carlo (Hudson Valley Community College), Jonah Smith (Hudson Valley Community College)
Saratoga Central Catholic High School: Cailin Mercier (Hudson Valley Community College), Aiden Lambert (University of Central Florida)
