Wyatt Sclafani Reveives Ear Community College Scholarship

Wyatt Sclafani, Fall 2025 Ear Community college scholarship recipient.

Congratulations to Wyatt Sclafani for being one of our Ear Community college scholarship recipients this year!

Wyatt was born with unilateral microtia and atresia of his right ear and lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with his family. Wyatt grew up playing football and rugby during school and has become quite the start athlete at his high school. Being involved in athletics where he can be competitive with others who have sports in common has helped him fit in and make lots of friends. Wyatt says that “The last four years have been some of the best hears of my life.” Wyatt was able to win the Middlesex League Campionship alongside his football team, which he says hadn’t been done since the 1960’s. He also served as a team captain for his football team and even traveled to Italy to play for the Belmont Rugby Football Team this past April.

Wyatt also knows what it is like to be a part of community when it comes to microtia and

Wyatt Sclafani, Ear Community college scholarship recipient for Fall 2025.

atresia. He and his family have hosted (2) Ear Community picnics over the years in Boston where Wyatt has enjoyed being a role model for others in the same situation. Whether he is on the field or volunteering with the community helping someone realize that they are not alone with whatever challenge they have, Wyatt has learned to be a role model in many ways. At the Ear Community picnics that Wyatt and his family have hosted over the years, he has enjoyed speaking with others in our community and also being there for the younger kids. At our organization’s last picnic in Boston, a little boy traveled to our picnic just to take a picture with Wyatt so he could show all of his friends at school that he knows a cool kid because he was struggling with friends. Wyatt was happy to take a picture with this little boy and helped make his day in addition to helping him realize that he is not alone with microtia and atresia! Wyatt is attending Nichols College in Dudley, MA where he will be playing Division 3 football for Nichols College! Wyatt plans to earn his degree in business & marketing!

Wyatt, you have a bright future lying ahead for you in both school and in sports! We are excited to see where football takes you and we just know you will do amazing things with your degree in business and marketing!

Thank you and good luck from our Ear Community Board of Directors!
Melissa Tumblin
Founder – Executive Director
Ear Community