Quaker Bridge Mall Helps Award a Local Girl with Cash for College

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$1 million in Simon Youth Scholarships includes awards for local students

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, July 18, 2012– Megan Landstrom, of Spotswood, New Jersey, has received a Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship valued at $1,400. Landstrom will be presented with the scholarship on Tuesday, July 24th at 10:00 am. The scholarship is awarded in partnership between Quaker Bridge Mall and Simon Youth Foundation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational and career development opportunities to youth.

Landstrom is a recent graduate of Spotswood High School and exemplified herself through academic excellence, leadership skills, and participation in both school and community activities.  Her major is undecided and she plans to study at Rider University in the fall.

“We are very proud of the Simon Youth Scholarships program, because it has given us the opportunity to support the academic endeavors of promising youth right here in our community,” says Marian Kapp, Director of Marketing and Business Development.

With a combined value of more than $1 million, Simon Youth Scholarships have been awarded this spring to at least one student in every nationwide community that is home to a Simon® property. The highly competitive program awarded one scholarship for every five applicants that applied at SYF.org or their local Simon property.

“Anything is possible with education, and Simon Youth Foundation is committed to igniting this kind of hope in students,” says J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., President and CEO of SYF.  “We are proud that our Simon Youth Scholarships help remove financial obstacles that would otherwise prevent deserving young people from pursuing the dream to attend college or another post-secondary institution.”

About SYF

Simon Youth Foundation, established in 1998, operates 23academies in 13 U.S. states that give at-risk students the same education they would receive in a traditional classroom while offering the flexibility that their individual circumstances require. Recipient of the Crystal Star Award of Excellence in Dropout Prevention from the National Dropout Prevention Center, the foundation has helped more than 8,000 students earn their high school diploma and provided more than $9.5 million in post-secondary education scholarships to 3,200 students in 42 states. The Education Commission of the United States has recognized the foundation with its Corporate Award for sustained and substantial investment in improving public education.

About Quaker Bridge Mall

The Quaker Bridge Mall is a two-level, super regional mall located in Central New Jersey at US Rt. 1, and is conveniently accessed via 95, 295 and most major roadways. Shop Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears, plus Old Navy and 100 specialty shops and services. Quaker Bridge Mall is currently undergoing a major renovation  that will welcome 25 new stores, a new food court and two full-service restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory. The extensive renovations will include new interior and exterior features and amenities such as new soft seating,  upgraded escalators, an elevator, updated restrooms, redesigned mall entrances, landscaping, new flooring, ceiling and handrails among other items. Check back for new store updates, news and events.

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