THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 26, 2020 Page 13 Golden Tornado Club presents $11K in scholarships to seniors By Nick Toscani T he Golden Tornado Club recently awarded over $11,000 in scholarships to the top senior student-athletes who performed above and beyond this past school year, both in competition for Malden High School teams, and in the classroom. The Golden Tornado Club was first formed in the late 1950s by Roy Finn and a number of others. It was revived in the early 1980s and in the late 1990s and early 2000s, under the leadership of successive presidents Harry Chiasson and Domenic Fermano, the club began awarding scholarships to deserving senior student-athletes. Since the scholarship element began with the Golden Tornado Club, nearly 300 scholarships have been awarded, totaling over $200,000 for the recipients. “This scholarship program would not be possible if not for the generosity of our Golden Tornado members, through their dues and donations, and the support of our sponsors,” said Golden Tornado Club Malden High School Baseball and Track standout Ezra Kruckenberg, left, who was awarded the Bob Rotondi Scholarship, and Ishmael Sylus, right, the recipient of the William and Mary Hampton Scholarship, receive their checks from Athletic Director Charlie Conefrey. Kruckenberg will attend Brigham Young University, and Sylus is headed to UMass-Boston. (Courtesy Photo/MHS Athletics) President Steve Freker. Freker noted especially the continued support of JRM Waste & Recycling, Local Iron Workers Union, Mayor Gary Christenson and alumnus Bob McVicar. Gold and Diamonds of Malden Square and Pisa PizThe Coronavirus Count Malden remains at 30th highest rating in state for COVID-19 O ver the past week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malden increased from 1,211 to 1,222 cases – a .9 percent increase, according to the latest weekly city/town cases available Wednesday. Malden has the 30th highest rate for COVID-19 in the state, with an average of 1,803.59 cases per 100,000. Of the 7,793 people who were tested for COVID-19, 15.68 percent tested positive for the virus. People can compare the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Malden to those in neighboring cities and towns as well as communities of similar size by going to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) website at https://www.mass. gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting. Click on COVID-19 cases by city/town. Chelsea (7,718.12 per 100,000), Brockton (4,271.83 per 100,000) and Lawrence (3,986.35 per 100,000) have the highest rates in the state for people testing positive for the Coronavirus. Here’s how nine other area communities compare to Malden: Lynn: 3,604 cases, 3,571.74 per 100,000 (5th highest in state). Revere: 1,748 cases, 2,869.51 per 100,000 (6th highest in state). Everett: 1,747 cases, 3,599.36 per 100,000 (4th highest in state). Malden: 1,222 cases, 1,803.59 per 100,000 (30th highest in state). Peabody: 976 cases, 1,750.18 per 100,000. Saugus: 556 cases, 1,956.00 per 100,000 (21st highest in state). Wakefield: 313 cases, 1,159.05 per 100,000. Melrose: 242 cases, 836.73 per 100,000. CORONAVIRUS | SEE PAGE 17 za of Pearl Street as well as Nally Plumbing and Heating are other strong local supporters of Malden High School athletes and programs through the years. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which led to the Malden Public Schools Athletic Director Charlie Conefrey presents “Athlete of the Year” Scholarship checks to Malden High School seniors Omar Asousy and Julia Argueta. (Courtesy Photos/MHS Athletics) cancellation of the spring sports season at Malden High as well as the cancellation of the Golden Tornado Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Changing Lanes Bowling Tournament, the club decided to continue the scholarship program this year. “Some of our sponsors donated funds anyway, even though we were unable to hold the bowling event,” Freker said. “We decided to go ahead with the scholarships, despite the fact we not able to raise the funds to cover all of it this year. The MHS student-athletes deserved it.” Malden High Athletic Director Charlie Conefrey was able to present most of the recipients with their GoldSCHOLARSHIPS | SEE PAGE 14 Junior Aid supports MWH workers on the frontlines! The Junior Aid Association of Malden had the pleasure to provide gift bags to the staff of MelroseWakefield Hospital. The staff in four units were presented with gift cards to local small businesses, snacks and personal items in appreciation for the work done in treating COVID 19 patients. MelroseWakefield Hospital staff are pictured with Junior Aid Members, from left to right: Mary Doucette, President Toni Griffin, Stephanie DeCristoforo, Kelly Yin and Paula Higgins.
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