Jaycees Present Scholarship Award to Class of 2021 Recipient

On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Foxboro Jaycees presented their annual scholarship award to Foxboro High School graduate Emma Sergei in honor of long time Jaycee, Fred George, Jr., who spent countless hours assisting with Jaycees community projects and embracing leadership roles before losing a battle to cancer in December 2018. Those who knew Fred remember him fondly as a loving father with a big heart, truly an amazing and wonderful role model who embodied Jaycees values. The Jaycees work behind the scenes with community projects and embrace opportunities to support young adults who embody this same passion for service as they move to the next chapter of their lives.

The Foxboro High School classes of 2020 and 2021 were forced to create new traditions due to the pandemic and abandon some rites of passage other classes had experienced, but community pride and spirit of the young adults in our community continues to exceed boundaries created by COVID restrictions. The application pool of candidates, as it does every year, gushed with amazing accomplishments, stellar academic and extra curricular accolades, and passion for creativity and leadership.

This year’s finalist Emma Sergei participated in a diverse range of activities: she committed herself to Best Buddies, assisted elementary school teachers in art class, helped clean up after the Founders Day Fireworks (pre-pandemic), and created a Foxboro Common map for the Credit for Life Fair. During her time in our town, she worked hard behind the scenes to ensure the success of the event for others and with a humble demeanor. Emma will take her talents to study marketing and graphic design at George Washington University in D.C. where she hopes to join a service group called Alternative Breaks.

We are so honored to present this scholarship in Fred’s memory to such a deserving college student who has already demonstrated the values we hold so dear. Congratulations to all members of the Class of 2021 and their families!

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