For Immediate Release:

The Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Twenty-sixth Annual Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship Awards.

The recipients are Ms. Jessica Henricksen, Ms. Rebekah Dietrich, Mr. Philip Luppino and Mr. Christian Sherland. This year's winners are, as in the past, deserving of this well earned success. The recipients of the First through Twenty-second Year Scholarships have completed their courses of study with the help of the Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship program. The Industry Promotional Fund has currently ten participants in the scholarship program.

The 2010 Co-Honorees of the Francis JP McHale Scholarship Award is Stephen E. Richardson who is being honored for his lifetime of devotion and service to the floor coverers industry. The Co-Honorees' family will be in attendance to celebrate his achievements.

The luncheon to award the scholarships to this year's awardees will be held at The Water Club on Thursday, June 3, 2010. .

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