Jeannine David

Thanks to the generous support and participation of our concerned community, we are celebrating our 32nd Anniversary honoring Bayport – Blue Point’s top high school seniors with 4 Memorial Scholarship awards in the amount of $2500 each.

Thirty-two years ago, Michael G. Marchan Jr. had a vision and took it upon himself to begin a scholarship for a deserving high school student in Bayport – Blue Point. He knew a man, Vinny Perri, who was a little league coach for over twenty-five years, and who went about his life quietly just working with young kids and helping them grow and learn through their participation in baseball. This was the person that Michael Marchan decided to honor by creating a scholarship in his name.

Mike Marchan, Jr. was a New York City Fireman; he served in the United States Marines; he was a member of the Bayport Fire Department; he coached little league and was a loving husband, dad and grandfather. He was always approachable and he was always one of the first people to offer aid and assistance to anyone in need. His heart was very big and his willingness to help people was unbridled.