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OLA of Eastern Long Island Awards Seven Scholarships

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OLA of Eastern Long Island awarded seven scholarships. The recipients were, from left, Estefanía Jiménez Echeverri, Sherlynn Canel Estrada, Jasmín Martínez Ortiz, Kiara Chabla Sarmiento, Brittany Padilla, Rubén González Molina, and Santiago Cardenas Pérez. COURTESY OLA OF EASTERN LONG

OLA of Eastern Long Island awarded seven scholarships. The recipients were, from left, Estefanía Jiménez Echeverri, Sherlynn Canel Estrada, Jasmín Martínez Ortiz, Kiara Chabla Sarmiento, Brittany Padilla, Rubén González Molina, and Santiago Cardenas Pérez. COURTESY OLA OF EASTERN LONG

authorStaff Writer on Jun 28, 2024
OLA of Eastern Long Island recently awarded seven OLA Youth Scholarships. The recipients were Sherlynn Canel Estrada, Santiago Cardenas Pérez, Kiara Chabla Sarmiento, Rubén González Molina, Estefanía Jiménez Echeverri, Jasmín... more

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