DARTMOUTH — Downtown New Bedford Inc. and the New Bedford Seafood Industry Scholarship Fund Committee have chosen the recipients of this year's awards. The combined fund benefited seven area high school graduates who have a parent working in a business related to the seafood industry of New Bedford. The awards totaled $4,000.
The Pier Fish Company and Downtown New Bedford Inc., created this fund in 2009 as a thank you to the seafood industry that generously support the events that are produced annually by DNB, Inc. promoting the restaurants throughout the area. The Taste of SouthCoast is held in May and the New Bedford Seaport Chowder Festival is held in September.
The top contributor to the fund for the second year is Pier Fish Company. This year the fund was increased by donations from Bergies Seafood; Hygrade Ocean Products; Northern Wind; NWD Trucking; Tempest Fisheries and Whaling City Display Auction.
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