Ms. Michelle Forni, step-daughter of East Longmeadow National Guard member, Msgt. Daniel Torres, is joined by Senator Gale Candaras and other state and local officials to recognize her for being named a 2010 Military Friends Foundation Patriot Scholar. Michelle Forni, a 2009 graduate of East Longmeadow High School, received a $1000 Scholarship from the Foundation. The Military Friends Foundation Patriot Scholar Program is open to high school seniors and college freshmen with a parent or guardian deployed in the Massachusetts National Guard or Reserves. Pictured (L-R) are Mr. George Herrick, Director of Veterans Services East Longmeadow; Msgt Daniel Torres; Ms. Michelle Forni; Senator Gale Candaras; and Mrs. Sandra Forni-Torres.