2007 Sonny’s Kids Foundation Scholarship and Alumni Awards Recipients

In May, The Sonny’s Kids Foundation held its 5th Annual Scholarship Ceremony and party at the  Boys & Girls Club of Germantown to announce the 2007 scholarship award recipients. This year we had a very special guest speaker Gina Lawrence.  Gina was our first $5,000.00 Scholarship recipient in 2003 and has graduated from Spellman University.   Also many of our past recipients were in attendance. All are still in college and working hard toward their degrees.  This is mile stone for Sonny’s Kids Foundation.  Thank you all for coming and inspiring us.  Once again Sonny’s Kids Foundation broad members along with Sonny’s family presented three matching fund checks for $330.00 to Northwestern, Germantown and Silver Spring Clubs to provide scholarships to their Summer Camps Program.

The 2007 Scholarship Award winners were selected based on essays, while the Alumni Scholarship Award was based on continuing desire for education and volunteer spirit. The recipients of gift certificates were based on essay, poems, or artwork as follows:

Scholarship Awards:

• $5,000.00 Scholarship Award Recipient Diana Bisengo.  Diana graduated from                   
  Albert Einstein High School and will be attending University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

• $2,500.00 Scholarship Award Recipient Marcus Barnes.  Marcus Barnes is a graduate of Watkins Mill High School and will be attending Montgomery College.
• $1000.00 Scholarship Award Recipient Rodney Campbell Jr.  Rodney
   is a graduate of Northwestern High School and will be attending Liberty University.
• $1000.00 Scholarship Recipient June Damey. June will be a junior at Northwestern High school in the fall and is still deciding which college to attend.

SKF asked students in grades 10-12 to write an essay based on the theme “Describe a struggle in your life and how you overcame it.”  The Scholarship Award Recipients were selected based on the committee’s judgment of their essays.  Each essay participant received a $50.00 Staples Gift Certificate as well as a Foundation Journal and Pen.

Alumni Award:

• $1000.00 Alumni Award Recipient Corey Masson.  Corey is attending Montgomery College and plans to transfer to University of Maryland.

The Foundation chose these Alumni Award recipients based on their continuing desire for education and their volunteer spirit.

Gift Certificates:

• $100.00 Gift Certificates to Borders Books were awarded to Marie Bodog and Sofia Yousef from the Silver Spring Boys & Girls Club.

• $100.00 Gift Certificates to Borders Books were awarded to Alexandria Johnson and Sean Steiner from the Germantown Boys & Girls Club.

Congratulations to all award and gift certificate recipients.  Each child who participated in the award ceremony or who submitted an entry received a foundation journal and pen.  Sonny’s Kids Foundation encourages all to continue reading, writing and volunteering.

Past scholarship recipients were recognized: Alexzandra Bardwell-Morgan, Corey Masson, Nicol Jackson, Delia Frazer. Not pictured Nikki Lawrence and Rahel Yohannes.

Guest speaker and SKF first $5000.00 recipient. 2007 College Graduate Gina Lawrence.

Gift Certificate Award- Sofia Yousef and Marie Bodog. Congratulations!

Some of the Gift Certificate participants.

2007 Sonny's Kids Foundation Scholarship Award Recipients $1,000.00- June Damey $1,000.00- Rodney Campbell Jr. $2,500.00- Marcus Barnes $5,000.00- Diana Bisengo Congratulations!

2007 Sonny's Kids Scholarship recipients and participants.

2007 Sonny's Kids Foundation Scholarship Award Recipients with Jake, Vickie Snider and Jim Buchanan.

Alumni Award: Corey Masson with Jake Snider and Cynthia Malament.