News 12's Kevin Maher surprised Kylie Person and Troy Defrancesco at their homes with big checks bearing their name and balloons.
News 12's Kevin Maher surprised Kylie Person and Troy Defrancesco at their homes with big checks bearing their name and balloons.are the winners of this year's News 12 Long Island Bob Wolff Memorial Scholarships. They each received $2,000 in addition to the $1,000 they were awarded for being selected at News12 scholar athletes during the school year.
"I was not expecting this at all," said Kylie. Her family told her she was going out to lunch with some family friends, until Kevin rang her doorbell. "It gave me purpose. It showed me the world is bigger than myself and I can make a difference. No matter how small or big something seems, it can often turn into something so much greater," said Kylie about getting involved in so many things at school."I got passionate about school because I realized if I'm going to be here for four years, I might as well make it fun," said Troy.
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