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| PRESS RELEASE: FIRST WIND AWARDS THREE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HAWAII STUDENTS |
| Lahaina students selected via First Wind Scholars program include Jing Hua as a recipient of a $5,000-a-year, four year scholarship and Wasseem Bel and Chelsea Gilchrist as recipients of a one-time scholarship of $3,000 |
| 07/26/2010 |
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that Jing Hua, Wasseem Bel and Chelsea Gilchrist, all from Lahaina, HI, have each been awarded scholarships as part of the 2010 First Wind Scholars program. In total, eleven scholarships have been awarded to college-bound students in communities where the company currently has a project in operation or in an advanced stage of development.
Launched in October 2009, First Wind Scholars offers one-time $3,000 scholarships to support local high school students who display strong potential for a successful college experience, as well as interest in the environment, energy, or the sciences. In addition, one student nationwide is selected to receive a $5,000-a-year, four year scholarship. Successful applicants were chosen based on a number of factors, including: academic performance, standardized test scores, community service activity and a 300-word essay.
All three recipients in Hawaii are recent graduates of Lahainaluna High School in Lahaina, HI. Lahaina is located near Kaheawa Wind, First Wind’s 30 MW project on Maui. Wasseem Bel will enroll at the University of Colorado-Boulder this fall, where he plans to study Aerospace Engineering. Chelsea Gilchrist will enter the University of Montana, where she intends to concentrate on Wildlife Biology. Jing Hua, the recipient of the four-year scholarship, will enroll at the University of California-Davis, where she plans to study Chemical or Electrical Engineering. Ms. Hua was honored at the groundbreaking of the company’s first project on Oahu, the 30 MW Kahuku Wind.
To get more information on First Wind Scholars, visit www.firstwind.com/scholarships.
About First Wind
First Wind is an independent wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind projects in the United States. Based in Boston, First Wind has wind projects in the Northeast, the West and in Hawaii, with the capacity to generate up to 504 megawatts of power. For more information on First Wind, please visit www.firstwind.com or follow us on Twitter @FirstWind.
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For more information, contact:
John Lamontagne
Director, Corporate Communications
First Wind
617-960-9521 |
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