The San Benito County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce awarded 10
scholarships of $500 each to local students Wednesday.
The San Benito County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce awarded 10 scholarships of $500 each to local students Wednesday. Front row, left to right: Robert Ornelas, Kat Shattuck, Taylor Medina, Andrew Rodriquez and Mark Vivian. Back row, left to right: Enedina Ruiz, Julie Palafox, Petra Garibay, Reina Cruz, Cynthia Lopez and Victoria Andrade. Vivian is chairman for the scholarship committee. Not shown are Leslie Vega and Julie Cortez. Last year, the chamber gave eight scholarships away, and the goal for next year is to hand out 12, Vivian said. “We want to keep pumping that number up,” he said.
