{"id":13846,"date":"2016-03-21T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=13846"},"modified":"2016-03-21T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:50:49","slug":"red-sox-foundation-awards-13-local-high-school-students-college-scholarships-65000-in-scholarship-funds-raised-at-annual-swings-for-the-sox-golf-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2016\/03\/21\/red-sox-foundation-awards-13-local-high-school-students-college-scholarships-65000-in-scholarship-funds-raised-at-annual-swings-for-the-sox-golf-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Foundation awards 13 local high-school students college scholarships; $65,000 in scholarship funds raised at annual Swings For The Sox golf tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first 13 recipients of Red Sox Foundation Scholarships awarded in Lee County, Florida are honored in a special pregame ceremony before a spring training Grapefruit League game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Fla. on Saturday, March 19, 2016. (Brita Meng Outzen\/Boston Red Sox)<\/p><\/div>\n

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 21, 2016) \u2013\u00a0The Boston Red Sox honored its first 13 local high-school seniors, presenting them each a $5,000 college scholarship by the Red Sox Foundation in a pre-game ceremony prior to the 1:05 p.m. game vs. the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, March 19.<\/p>\n

Scholarship funds were raised from proceeds of the 2015 Swings For The Sox golf tournament to benefit the newly created Red Sox Scholarship in partnership with The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc. Annually, the Red Sox Foundation plans to award a $5,000 scholarship to attend college to one deserving student from each of the 13 public high schools in Lee County.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to harness the passion our fans have for the Red Sox and transform it into a vehicle for positive change in our communities,\u201d said Katie Haas, vice president of Florida business operations for the Boston Red Sox. \u201cEducation has always been an area of focus for our foundation, and we are so excited to see the funds from our annual golf tournament awarded locally to our promising students who will be this community\u2019s future leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Red Sox Foundation\u2019s fourth annual Swings For The Sox golf tournament, held Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, raised more than $70,000. The first four years of the local tournament has raised $180,000 for local nonprofits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boston Red Sox continue to be awesome community partners,\u201d said Marshall T. Bower, president and CEO of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. \u201cThese scholarships will help to ensure that some very deserving students are given the opportunity to succeed and ultimately become productive citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Red Sox Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official team charity of the Boston Red Sox. The foundation\u2019s primary focus locally is in serving the health, education, recreation and social service needs of children and families across Southwest Florida. The Red Sox Foundation is one of the most successful in all of Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n

2016 Scholarship Recipients:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cape Coral High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Devon Hamilton<\/p>\n

Cypress Lake High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Luke Turner<\/p>\n

Dunbar High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Alex Lopez<\/p>\n

East Lee County High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Jordan Angel<\/p>\n

Estero High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Alvaro Minor<\/p>\n

Fort Myers High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Madison Thiele<\/p>\n

Ida Baker High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Danny Olson<\/p>\n

Island Coast High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Luis Guzman<\/p>\n

Lehigh Senior High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Yessenia Estrada<\/p>\n

Mariner High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Brandon Sanzetenea<\/p>\n

North Fort Myers High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Nick Browning<\/p>\n

Riverdale High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Mikeala Roberts<\/p>\n

South Fort Myers High School<\/u><\/p>\n

Eyllen Miranda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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