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| Congratulations to the 2026 Theresa McMahon scholarship winners Xavier Lehr, Katelyn Nicole Woodward and Teagan Cassey presented by VFW Auxiliary Member Monica King and VFW Auxiliary Chaplin Julia Larson . |
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Shallotte- Veterans of Foreign War’s (VFW) Calabash Post 7288 Auxiliary is proud to announce the 2026 Theresa McMahon Scholarship winners. Congratulations to three graduating seniors from West Brunswick High School who each received a $1,500 scholarship award. They are Xavier Lehr, attending Cape Fear Community College, Katelyn Nicole Woodward, attending UNC Pembroke and Teagan Cassey, attending ECU. A fourth Scholarship was awarded to Gabriel Carte who is a graduating senior from West Christian Academy. He will be attending Brunswick Community College.
The scholarship is awarded by the Calabash VFW post 7288 auxiliary to selected graduating seniors at the West Brunswick High School that have demonstrated a history of commitment to the community through leadership activities, community service and/or work activities. Other criteria include scholastic achievement and letters of recommendation. This award is directed to students pursuing a degree from a 4-year university or college, community college, junior college or trade school. The endowment is sent directly to the college of the recipient’s choice at the beginning of the first semester of attendance.
The award was presented by scholarship committee members Julia Larson, the VFW Auxiliary Chaplin and VFW Auxiliary Trustee Monica King.
Committee chairperson, Dorrie Mascolo, who is the niece of Theresa McMahon, recalled “Education was always very important to my aunt. It was hard for Theresa’s parents, being immigrants, to send all of their children to school for higher education. With that in mind, her daughter, Pat, thought, what better way to honor her memory than with an annual scholarship.”
This scholarship was established in memory of former Calabash resident Theresa McMahon (1928-2016), by her daughter Pat. Theresa was one of the original charter members responsible for the establishment of the Calabash N. C. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7288, Auxiliary in May 1985. Theresa was a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Little River, SC. Her husband, Norman Joseph McMahon (1924-1986), served in the U. S. Army during World War II. She is buried with her husband in the Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, N. C.
Team VFW Calabash Post 7288 builds camaraderie among United States Veterans of overseas conflicts and the Auxiliary in order to serve Veterans, the military, our community and advocates on behalf of all Veterans. If you are a veteran that served in a war zone you may be eligible to become a regular member. If you have a family member who served in a war zone you may become a member of the Post's Auxiliary. Come by the Post to see what we are all about and pick up a membership form.
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