Joliet Family Law Firm Announces Winners of its Cancer Survivorship Scholarship

Tedone & Morton, P.C., is excited to announce the winners of its Cancer Survivorship Scholarship. Drake A. Allegrini, the first place winner, was awarded $1,000 and Marina Coronado Fernandez, our runner up, was awarded $500. Both wining students may use the put the funds toward educational expenses. Allegrini’s mother survived cancer, while Fernandez herself is a cancer survivor. Both have overcome cancer’s effects on their lives and begun attending college.

The firm launched this scholarship to help students and families who have been impacted by cancer. The attorneys were inspired by the strength of cancer survivors and their family members. Attorneys Cosmo Tedone and Barbara Morton both have personal experience with the impact of cancer on not only the sick person, but their families as well. This scholarship is a way for them to help others who have experienced this hardship and is one of many ways the firm seeks to serve its community.

Applicants were asked to submit an essay responding to one of two prompts. The first option was, “During your or your loved one’s battle with cancer, have you discovered unexpected courage in yourself that you did not know you had? Has someone else in your life inspired you with their courage? How has this affected how you expect to approach adversity in your life?” The other prompt option was, “How has a battle against cancer (either your own or a loved one’s) affected your life and future goals? How has this experience led you to reassess what matters most to you?”

Each winner’s essay revealed immense personal strength in the face of serious hardship. To read Allegrini’s essay, please visit: https://www.tedonemortonlaw.com/scholarship-spring-2022-winner-drake-a-allegrini

To read Fernandez’s essay, please visit: https://www.tedonemortonlaw.com/scholarship-spring-2022-winner-marina-coronado-fernandez

About Tedone & Morton, P.C.

Tedone & Morton, P.C. is an Illinois law firm with locations in Joliet and Plainfield. The firm has multiple practice areas, including criminal defense, divorce, estate planning, and civil litigation.

To learn more about Tedone & Morton, P.C., or to contact the attorneys, please visit: https://www.tedonemortonlaw.com/