MFDA 2024 Scholarship Winners Announced!

For Immediate Release: MFDA Announces 2024 Scholarship recipients!

The Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association (MFDA) today announced their 2024 MFDA Scholarship award winners:

MFDA Board of Directors Scholarship ($3500) –
Makayla White, daughter of Michael White of Brighton-Best International.

Metric & Multistandard Components Company Scholarship ($3000) –
Amanda Barr, daughter of Fred Barr of Stelfast, Inc.

MFDA Hall of Fame Scholarship ($2500) –
Kyle Peske, son of Kevin Peske of Metric & Multistandard Components Company.

Tanzman Family Scholarship ($2000) –
Ziacera Sexton, daughter of Lisa Grant of Fastbolt Corp.

Barbara Traum Memorial Scholarship ($1500) –
Liam Burns, son of Christine Burns of Richard Manno & Co.

MFDA Scholarship ($1000) –
Riley Burns, daughter of Christine Burns of Richard Manno & Co.

MFDA Scholarship ($750) –
Emily Brandt, daughter of Stephanie Brandt of Lindfast Solutions Group.

MFDA Scholarship ($750) –
Alexis Phillips, daughter of Cindy Phillips of Eurolink FSS.

MFDA Scholarship ($500) –
Lindsey Weaver, daughter of Gerald Weaver of Ken Forging, Inc.

MFDA Scholarship ($500) –
Megan Strover, daughter of Joanne Stover of Ken Forging, Inc.

This was the largest and deepest group of applicants the MFDA has seen in many years. The Board wants to thank all these amazing students for applying and wishes them all great success in the year to come.

Along with the generous donors of the named scholarships listed above, the MFDA would like to recognize and thank Brighton-Best International (for the Barbara Traum Memorial Scholarship), Fastbolt Corp, Ken Forging Inc, and all the MFDA members who participated in the 2023 MFDA Golf outing for contributing to this year’s drive.

MFDA’s Scholarship Drive was founded 46 years ago at the urging of then board member Irwin Tanzman. In the nearly half century since, the Association has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the children of MFDA member company employees.

Next up for the MFDA is our always-popular MFDA Golf outing and tabletop show. For the first time ever, this year’s events will be held mid-week – Tuesday and Wednesday September 24^th and 25^th. The golf will once again be at the Wild Turkey Golf Club at Crystal Springs resort in Hamburg NJ, and the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights in Hasbrouck Heights NJ will be the location for the tabletop show. For more information, visit www.mfda.us.