NETSA Scholarships

Megan holding big check for winning $5,000 NETSA scholarship

NETSA’s Growth and Success allows for another $5,000 Scholarship

In 2023, NETSA celebrated the milestone of awarding $539,000 in scholarship money to its members and their employee families by awarding a $5,000 Scholarship to Andrew Kapocious of Maine. With the success of last year's golf tournament and the growth of new members this spring at the annual New England Tire and Service Association Trade Show and a few anonymous donors, we were able to award another $5,000 Scholarship in 2024 to Megan Fucci of Connecticut. Megan was initially awarded the Bob Malerba/CT Tire Dealers Award, sponsored by funds from the now-disbanded Connecticut Tire Dealers Association. Megan is the daughter of George Fucci, A/P and Office manager, Level 300 TIA-certified tire tech of member Joanna’s Truck Tire Service.

Megan said about the scholarship award, “The money is extremely helpful to her in her final year of school as she has to also deal with family health issues and doesn’t want to burden her parents with school bills.”

JTTS’s Joanna Criscuolo, a long-time member of NETSA, was pleased that Megan was selected for this award. She is a deserving and accomplished young woman, and Joanna wishes her success in her academic and career pursuits.

I am proud of NETSA’s continued support of this yearly program, which has awarded over 300 scholarships and $584,000 over the last two-plus decades. This was possible because of the commitments of our sponsor companies and the NETSA Board of Directors. It was exciting to present the award on behalf of NETSA at our member Don Foshay’s Discount Tire & Alignment Biddeford location. I will ask the NETSA Scholarship Committee to suggest to the NETSA Board the possibility of awarding another $5,000 scholarship in 2024 in addition to our many $2,000 scholarships currently offered.

Congratulations Megan, and best wishes for your continued success.

Larry Lesieur NETSA Scholarship Chairman