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Nghi Le Earns the Rotary Club of Clinton's Vincent J. Lupone Scholarship Award

Nghi Le, a 2011 Morgan School graduate, was recognized at the Morgan School Interact Club's Appreciation reception as the recipient of the Vincent J. Lupone Rotary Scholarship. 

This $1,000.00 scholarship was established by the Rotary Club of Clinton to honor and in memory of "Vince" Lupone, a lifelong resident, graduate of the Morgan School, Clinton merchant, and a charter member of the Clinton Rotary club. 

This annual scholarship is awarded to a Morgan Interact Club senior who profiles the many positive attributes of Mr. Lupone, who embodied the Rotary motto, "Service Above Self."  

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Le has given countless hours of her own time, since her freshman year, contributing to the many community and international projects that Interact club supports. 

Her senior year was spent guiding and assisting in their "Fill the Truck" campaign, the spring Morgan "School Prom" fashion show (benefiting "Art from the Heart" and the Clinton Rotary Cancer Relief Fund) and most recently, the "Children's area" at the Clinton Rotary Cancer Relief Fund walk-a-thon.  

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Le will be attending a Boston area university, enrolled in an accelerated honor studies program for a Nursing degree.  

The Interact Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Clinton, and is one of their youth leadership and mentoring activities. 

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