On Wednesday, June 2, 2010, The George Snow Scholarship Fund celebrated its 28th Anniversary in true festive fashion by awarding $401,000.00 in scholarships to 74 deserving scholar recipients during their 2010 Annual Awards Reception. This year’s event was generously underwritten by Steve Bagdan Charitable Foundation, Bogart’s Bar and Grille, the R.A Ritter Foundation, and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. "Because of the donations from our sponsors, we were able to host this wonderful event at no cost to our fund, the scholarship winners or their guests," states Tim Snow, President of The George Snow Scholarship Fund.
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“This is an extremely important and significant event for the Scholarship Fund and our supporters,” Snow said, “It is the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work and fund-raising events, all designed to raise much needed funding for scholarships; which will support these most worthy young people over the next four years. I am amazed at the quality of individuals who receive our awards; they are amazing young people who have worked hard to accomplish all that they have. There is no question that they will make us all very proud.”
In addition to financial assistance, each Snow scholar received a gift bag filled with items they can use while away at college including a new HP laptop computer or a $300 college supply stipend. Among the other items were a Mr. Coffee coffeemaker and Oster blender donated by Jarden Consumer Products of Boca Raton, a Microsoft Office productivity suite donated by Microsoft Inc., a Nike backpack, a shower caddy donated by Boca Raton Community Hospital, a Palm Beach County leather note pad and pen donated by County Commissioner Steve L. Abrams. Additional items such as pens, a flash drive and various school supplies were underwritten by supporters of the Scholarship Fund. Overall, the gifts the Snow Scholars received were valued at over $1,000.
In addition to the educational scholarships and college supplies awarded, each year the Fund recognizes one special recipient who represents volunteerism, generosity, commitment, and unselfishness; the award is known as the Robert S. Howell Spirit of Service Award. A little over a two years ago, the George Snow Scholarship Fund and the Boca Raton Community lost a long time friend and supporter, Bob Howell, to cancer. Bob Howell holds a special place in the history of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. He was a founding trustee of the Fund, serving on the fund’s organizational committee and later serving as Chairman of the Board. He was a major factor in the successes they have today. This year’s recipients embody all that this award was established to represent. The Fund’s 2010 recipient was Matthew Swanson.
“Matt is active in the community in many ways. What I really respect about him is the quiet way he helps others. He does not do what he does for recognition and accolades”, said Tim Snow, “He is the perfect recipient of the Robert S. Howell Spirit of Service Award. Matt has been a long time supporter of the George Snow Scholarship Fund in many ways. He has contributed financially and has served on many of our Committees. He has truly gone above and beyond in his support of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. The George Snow Scholarship Fund is fortunate to have Matt as a part of our family. It is this kind of unselfish giving that this award was created to recognize.”
The George Snow Scholarship Fund, a Boca Raton-based 501(c)3 Public Charity, provides educational grants to some of our areas brightest and most deserving young scholars. These scholarships are four-year commitments and are designed to bridge the gap between other financial aid and what the scholar and their families can afford. In addition, the Scholarship Fund provides programs and services designed to benefit their scholars. No other organization of this kind provides so much support to its scholarship recipients.
The Fund was established in 1982 as a memorial to George Snow, a Boca Raton developer who lost his life in a helicopter accident in 1980. Mr. Snow always stressed the importance of education and was active in trying to help those individuals who were trying to help themselves. These same ideals are those that shape the mission of the George Snow Scholarship Fund.
The George Snow Scholarship Fund also administrates scholarships for other individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations including the Boca Raton Firefighters and Paramedic Benevolent Fund Inc., the Brown Music Scholarship Program, and the Lily Brentano Foundation Scholarship Program, to name a few.
Known as experts in scholarship administration, the George Snow Scholarship Fund has developed a reputation for creating innovative programs which address the educational needs of those in our community.
For additional information please call the Scholarship Fund at (561) 347-6799 or visit www.scholarship.org.
