Pacifico Scholarship Awards Reach $1.75 Million In 51st Year

The Kerry T. Pacifico Foundation this week presented $122,000 in college scholarships to 93 graduating seniors from 23 schools in the School District of Philadelphia, Chester Upland School District, Lower Merion School, Universal Audenried Charter HS and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It also donated $15,000 to Philadelphia elementary schools.

WELCOMING scholarship winners are Marie & Kerry Pacifico, Sr., accompanied by Public School Superintendent Dr. William Hite.

This marks the 51^st year in which the Pacifico family has gifted more than $1.75 million to students in the Philadelphia area.

“We hope these scholarships help the bright, young men and women in the Philadelphia area who received them as they embark on their college careers,” said Kerry Pacifico. “Each of these scholarship recipients is a high achieving student, well regarded by his or her peers and teachers. We wish them luck and a prosperous future.”

Each student received at least $1,000 to help with post-secondary tuition. The schools’ administrators selected recipients based on academic performance, financial need and career ambition.

The 93 students represented the following schools: Academy at Palumbo, Chester Upland School District, Girard Academic Music Program, Horace Howard Furness HS, John Bartram HS, Lower Merion HS, Motivation HS, Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education HS, Overbrook HS, Parkway Center City, Philadelphia HS for Creative & Performing Arts, Philadelphia HS for Girls, Roman Catholic HS, SS. John Neumann & Maria Goretti Catholic HS, Sayre HS, School of the Future, South Philadelphia HS, Strawberry Mansion HS, The Workshop School, Universal Audenried Charter HS, West Catholic Preparatory HS and  West Philadelphia HS.

OVER 400 jammed huge showroom of Pacifico Ford to watch as the Kerry Pacifico family presented scholarships to 93 students from local high schools in amount of $122,000, bringing family’s Foundation contributions to high-school scholarships to well over $1.75 million.

The Pacifico Organization, founded in 1954 in the heart of South Philadelphia, is one of the founding organizations of the world famous Philadelphia Airport Auto Mall where it showcases Ford, Hyundai and Mazda franchises, and offers on a daily basis the opportunity for car buyers to select from 1500 new and used models of every conceivable make.

The organization also owns Pacifico Airport Valet.

Kerry Pacifico is an honorary director of the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and is on the Board of Trustees for the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation. Together with his brother Joseph, son Kerry, Jr., and daughter Marie operate a legendary franchise giving employee to almost 500.

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