McDonald's® Announces The 10th Annual McDonald's Educates Scholarship Winners

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The McDonald's Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C. is excited to announce that 60 Greater Washington, D.C. high school students have been chosen to receive the 2013 McDonald's Educates Scholarship. These 60 outstanding students were awarded scholarships for the Fall 2013 school year last night at the John F. Kennedy Center.

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The 2013 scholarship winners hail from the following counties: Arlington, Stafford, Montgomery, Loudon, Fairfax, Prince George's, Calvert, Prince William, Frederick, and Spotsylvania.  Over 500 applications were received and reviewed by a panel of judges that included Greater Washington, D.C. McDonald's owners and operators.

This year, local McDonald's owners and operators awarded the 60 honorees scholarships in amounts of $5,000 or $1,500, which will go directly to the college or university the student is planning to attend in the Fall. This year's awards total almost $105,000!

The 2013 McDonald's Educates Scholarship recipients are:

The scholarship winners were recognized during an award reception held last night, May 14, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. During the reception, students had the opportunity to mingle with McDonald's franchisees, local community dignitaries and special guests and were presented with an award.

Winning students demonstrated dedication to volunteerism, leadership, academic excellence and character.  Requirements for applicants included a completed application, a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or community service leader, and two short essays.

This year, students were asked to nominate a current teacher, administrator or counselor at their school who had been instrumental and influential in both their academic and life successes. The above nominee was invited to attend with the scholarship winner and was presented with a gift.

To date, the McDonald's Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C. has awarded over $750,000 dollars to local students through the annual McDonald's Educates Scholarship Program.

For more information on the McDonald's Educates Scholarship Program and/or the 2013 Recipients please contact Jessie Flynn at [email protected] or 202.585.2606.

About McDonald's
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SOURCE McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C.