For Immediate Release:

Jericho, NY - May 1, 2006 - The Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Twenty-third Annual Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship Awards.

The recipients are Amanda Ricciardi and Brittany Passante. This year's winners are, as in the past, deserving of this well earned success.

The recipients of the First through Nineteenth Year Scholarships have completed their courses of study with the help of the Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship program. The Industry Promotional Fund currently has eight participants in the scholarship program

The 2007 Co-Honoree of the Francis JP McHale Scholarship Award is Steve Keriakos who is being honored for his lifetime of devotion and service to the floor coverers industry. Mr. Keriakos' family will be 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 7, 2007.

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