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<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge recently awarded one of its Michael J. Costanza Memorial Scholarships to Marisa DeGraffenreid.</p><p>DeGraffenreid, a 2017 graduate of G.A.R. High School, received $1,000, which she will use towards her education at King&#8217;s College. DeGraffenreid is entering her junior year and is studying marketing and accounting and is also participating in a summer internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City.</p><p>Costanza had served as president of the advisory board at Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, as well as chairman of Bowl for Kids&#8217; Sake, and was also a dedicated Big Brother himself and had a lifelong interest in helping children.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">From left, are Chris Bedwick, advisory board, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge; Marisa DeGraffenreid, Jenna Sargent Thorn, program manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge; Kay Pettinger, advisory board, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, Amanda Sivco, caseworker supervisor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_BBBS-Scholar-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>From left, are Chris Bedwick, advisory board, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge; Marisa DeGraffenreid, Jenna Sargent Thorn, program manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge; Kay Pettinger, advisory board, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, Amanda Sivco, caseworker supervisor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>

Big Brothers/Big Sisters awards scholarship to Marisa DeGraffenreid