Max Cares Foundation Announces Twelve Recipients of 2025 Hospitality and Culinary Arts Scholarships
Scholarships Totaling $30K to Support Greater Hartford and Springfield College Students
(June 25, 2025) Hartford, CT | Max Cares Foundation (MCF), a non-profit charitable organization, announced today the twelve students who have been awarded the 2025 Max Cares Foundation Culinary Arts and Hospitality Scholarships. The Foundation provides financial support to college-bound or currently-enrolled students from the Greater Hartford or Greater Springfield regions who are pursuing an education in the Culinary Arts or Hospitality fields.
The total amount of scholarship funding for 2025 is $30,000. MCF Board Member and Scholarship Committee Chair Carol McCabe states, "We had more applicants than ever this year. The increase in student interest in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management fields and the excellence of our recipients indicates a strong future for this industry."
The 2025 Max Cares Foundation Scholarship recipients are:
Madison Bertrand enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Taylor DeMaio enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Samantha Lowe enrolled at Holyoke Community College
Jack Mehlman enrolled at Culinary Institute of America
Simeon Night enrolled at Connecticut State Community College at Manchester
Janiyah Rosado enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Reise Saavedra enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Evan Salemi enrolled at Connecticut State Community College at Manchester
Lauren Shea enrolled at University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management
Eric Sirard enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Jackson Smith enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Samara Thadison enrolled at Johnson and Wales
Applications for the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Scholarships for the next school year will be announced in Spring 2026. More information can be found at MaxCaresFoundation.org.
About the Max Cares Foundation:
Max Cares Foundation, Inc. was established In 2015 and approved as a tax-exempt 501( c )(3) public charity in 2016 furthering the vision of its founder to improve the lives of individuals and families in the Greater Hartford and Springfield areas through charitable giving. Max Cares Foundation hosts a range of charitable initiatives, including Roasts for the Holiday, the Max Golf Classic, and an annual scholarship program for students in the fields of hospitality and the culinary arts, and makes grants to select non-profits.