The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Awards Scholarships To 36 Local Students

WORCESTER, Mass., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc. announced today that it has awarded 36 scholarships to local, public high school students and children of employees of The Hanover Insurance Group.

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This year, the company awarded a total of 52 scholarships nationwide, for a total of $74,500. Since beginning the program in 2004, the company has provided over $460,000 in scholarships to students who have excelled academically, while demonstrating leadership and a commitment to community service.

"Our scholarship program is one of the many important ways we invest in our communities and our employees," said Frederick H. Eppinger, president and chief executive officer of The Hanover Insurance Group. "We hope our scholarships will inspire and empower students to achieve their full potential, in college and beyond, as they help to build a smarter, stronger community."

Greater Worcester community scholarship recipients include the following students:

Maron Ansong	Burncoat Senior High School
Nicole Burshan	Doherty Memorial High School
Uma Chapagain	South High Community School
Zachel Colon Rodriguez	Burncoat Senior High School
Shauna Delaney	Burncoat Senior High School
Nicole Despotopulos	Burncoat Senior High School
Courtney Diamond	Millbury Junior Senior High School
Brianna Donahue	North High School
Olivia Elsaid	Auburn Senior High School
Brooke Ferrin	Doherty Memorial High School
Natalia Flores	Doherty Memorial High School
Marvin Gomez	Worcester Technical High School
Kylee Gosler	Burncoat Senior High School
Danielle Hanlon	Shrewsbury High School
Nicole Machacz	Millbury Junior Senior High School
Corey Marsh	West Boylston Junior Senior High School
Jose Medina	Worcester Technical High School
Fiona Mwariama	Burncoat Senior High School
Rachel O'Connor	West Boylston Junior Senior High School
Michaella Patterson	Worcester Technical High School
Ryan Petrone	Leicester High School
Adam Proch	Shrewsbury High School
Juan Rodriguez	Doherty Memorial High School
Veronica Safowaah	South High Community School
Monica Salas	Leicester High School
Rochelle Santiago	Doherty Memorial High School
Kristen Sauer	Tahanto Regional High School
	Auburn Senior High School
Marilyn Viruet	Worcester Technical High School
Christopher Wallace	David Prouty High School

  In addition, local recipients of The Hanover Insurance Employee Scholarship Program are:

About The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation

The mission of The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc. is to improve the quality of life in communities where The Hanover Insurance Group companies have a major presence, placing a special emphasis on helping to build world class public education systems and, inspiring and empowering youth to achieve their full potential.

About The Hanover

Founded in 1852, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) is proud to be celebrating 160 years of delivering on its promises to its agent and broker partners, and their customers. The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., based in Worcester, Mass., is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Company, Worcester, Mass., Citizens Insurance Company of America, Howell, Mich., Chaucer Holdings plc, London, and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to businesses, individuals, and families through a select group of agents and brokers. The company is ranked among the top 25 property and casualty insurers in the United States. Through Chaucer, the company also underwrites business at Lloyd's of London in several major insurance and reinsurance classes, including property, marine and aviation, energy, U.K. motor and casualty. For more information, please visit .  

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SOURCE The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc.