Wine Tasting Event- New York City November 17, 2011

CFSF will host a South American Wine tasting on Thursday November 17, 2011 from 7 PM to 10 PM . The event will be held at The Art Director’s Club located in the heart of the Chelsea Flower District, and will feature South American wines, food, a silent auction featuring great works of art and a raffle. The event will be a great way to kick off the holiday season. Tickets can be purchased for $225 on line at: www.acteva.com/go/cfscholarship.

We are seeking corporate sponsors for the event. Sponsorship levels will be at the $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000 level. If you know of any companies that we should approach please let us know.

If you are interested in learning more about this event please email mkbcfsf@aol.com.

Scholarship Winners for 2011-2012 Announced

The Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the forty-five scholarships awarded in April 2011. The following students have been awarded multi-year scholarships:

- Ethan Baatz Minnesota Matthew Hall New York

- Emily Blackner Maryland Emily Ingram Texas

- Jamie Caminiti Michigan Matthew Kendzicky Michigan

- Matthew Cook Louisiana Jarek Larivee Vermont

- Madison Culver North Carolina Stephanie Lima Connecticut

- Benjamin Feldkamp Minnesota Tiffany Ploss Indiana

- Devon Gonzalez Florida Michelle Rafacz Illinois

The following students have been awarded single year scholarships:

- Katharine Anderson Illinois Brendan Kerin Minnesota

- Andrew Bohlen Maryland Jeremy Kharrazi California

- Matthew Brantley South Carolina Alexis Klatt Michigan

- Kiara Brown Minnesota Heather Kostelnik Wisconsin

- Mason Crawford Florida Matthew Kraus Michigan

- Allison Denian Maryland Grace Lovelady Nevada

- Marcus Glover-Newson California Emily McCombs Kentucky

- Alicia Halpenny New York Christian McKim Florida

- Mariah Hanley Washington Bryan Pendarvis Louisiana

- Katharina Hess New York Sarah Richards Georgia

- Ashley Hopkins Indiana Daniel Sammons Illinois

- Michael Johnson North Carolina Jordan Stadler Kansas

- Joshua Johnson South Dakota Kaelii Stout Maryland

- Gillian Karhoff Ohio Jessie Taylor Arizona

We are also pleased to announce that the recipient of the Kevin Tidwell Memorial Scholarship is Chloe Scruggs. She will receive $2500 per year for four years. Chloe is from Colorado and will be attending the Colorado State University and plans to study business. This scholarship is made possible by the generous donation of $10,000 from the Kevin Tidwell Foundation.

 

A scholarship in memory of Glen Parsons has also been funded by the Kevin Tidwell Foundation. Glen was a founding member of the Kevin Tidwell Foundation who donated his time and energy to that organization for over twenty years. This $10,000 scholarship was awarded to Reid D’Amico. Reid is from South Carolina and is planning to major in biomedical engineering at Duke University.

 

Christopher Raybuck has been awarded the Tim and Ritch Dangel Memorial Scholarship. Chris is from Pennsylvania and plans to study pharmacy. He will receive $2000 per year for four years. This award has been made possible by the fundraising efforts of the family of Tim and Ritch Dangel in Ohio. The family sponsored a golf tournament last fall and the proceeds were donated to fund this scholarship.

 

We wish to congratulate all of our award recipients as well as all of our applicants and wish them all the best in their studies this fall. Congratulations to all!

 

- Mary Kay