Dreams Become Reality through Community Scholarship Program
Adrian Gonzalez, scholarship recipients Natalia Royal, Tiffany Lapuebla, Brianna Michalkiewicz, Luke Lundborg, Athena Miranda, and Enrique Perez with Betsy Gonzalez.
The San Diego Foundation is pleased to award nearly $2.5 million to make the educational dreams of nearly 650 recipients a reality. With the economy so volatile and rising tuition costs, The Foundation received 1,400+ applications totaling over 8,000 requests for individual scholarships. The donors who support the program provide hope to the youth whose future relies on a quality education.
Through The Foundation’s Scholarship Celebration Luncheons, donors and students have a chance to connect and share their personal stories. Students gain a better understanding of the donors’ passion for scholarships and donors learn more about the recipients they are supporting. Eight luncheon celebrations were held this spring, and Adrian & Betsy Gonzalez, who created the Adrian Gonzalez Scholarship, attended a luncheon just one day after Adrian played in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arizona.
If you share this goal to provide a quality education to everyone in San Diego and want to establish a new scholarship fund or want to contribute to an existing scholarship fund at The San Diego Foundation, contact Arzo Mansury, Director of Scholarships and the San Diego Teachers’ Fund, at (619) 235-2300 or arzo@sdfoundation.org.