For Immediate Release:

Jericho, NY - May 25, 2005 - The Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Twenty-first Annual Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship Awards.

The recipients are Jamie Bellittieri and Tyler Pryun. This year's winners are, as in the past, deserving of this well earned success.

The recipients of the First through Seventeenth 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 2005 Co-Honoree of the Francis JP McHale Scholarship Award is Stephen DeGaray who is being honored for his lifetime of devotion and service to the floor coverers industry. Mr. DeGaray's 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 9, 2005. .

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