Frenchville student wins free tuition
PRESQUE ISLE — A student from Frenchville was the lucky winner of the Northern Maine Community College free-tuition raffle sponsored by the Alumni and Friends Organization. The winning ticket was pulled in front of an anxious ticket holder on Aug. 22.
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TIME TO DRAW — The winning free-tuition raffle ticket is drawn with Northern Maine Community College staff and Alumni and Friends Organization members. From left are: NMCC President Timothy Crowley; Judy Hilton; Sue Bernard; Alumni & Friends President, Mark Bouchard; Rob Ottaviano; and Shawn Lahey. Isaac deMontigny of Frenchville was the winner.
LUCKY WINNER — Northern Maine Community College recently held a free-tuition raffle. Winner Isaac deMontigny of Frenchville thanks Mary Crowley, who purchased the winning raffle ticket. 
Senior automotive technology student Isaac deMontigny has won 12 free credit hours for this fall, and he will receive another 12 credits for the spring semester. The Alumni and Friends Organization paid for half the cost of the tuition and the College donated the other half.
The organization will retain the rest of the proceeds from the raffle, which began in the spring, in order to fund their own activities which support the college.
DeMontigny is the third member of his family to attend NMCC. The ticket purchaser was Dream Vacations – A CruiseOne Company. Mary Crowley, vacation specialist with the company and the wife of NMCC President Tim Crowley, chose Isaac to be the recipient of the tuition.
“I was thrilled my ticket was chosen and honored to be able to designate Isaac as the winner,” said Crowley. “Like Isaac, I am from the St. John Valley, and it’s obvious his family prioritizes a high-quality education. I’m happy this gift will ease the financial burden as he completes his NMCC degree.”
“I’m really grateful that Mrs. Crowley would support students through this raffle and can’t get over that I’m the one to benefit,” said deMontigny.
A second prize was drawn for a $250 gift certificate to the NMCC College Store. Anthony Desjardins, a senior Electrical Construction & Maintenance student from Fort Kent, was the prize winner.
