ChairScholars Events

13th Annual ChairScholars Festival

We held our 13th Annual ChairScholars Festival on Saturday, April 25th. There were adaptive games, art activities, entertainment and much more!

We awarded over 50 new scholarships and ended the day with a delicious barbeque dinner!

The Festival was held at the ChairScholars Foundation,
16101 Carencia Lane, Odessa, FL 33556

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Laughter for Learning

a night of comedy to benefit the ChairScholars Foundation

Laughter for Learning, the 3rd annual comedy fundraiser of the ChairScholars Foundation.

This year's event was hosted by CNBC's DONNY DEUTSCH!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cocktails, Comedy & Auction
Carolines on Broadway - 1626 Broadway (between 49th and 50th Streets) NYC

Featured Comedians

• Jim David (2008 MAC Award Winner for Best Male Stand-Up in New York, Comedy Central, VH1)
  
  
• Julian McCullough (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival)
  
  
• Veronica Mosey (Comedy Central, VH1 and Lifetime)

The event was held at the world famous Carolines on Broadway in New York City for a night of comedy, cocktails and a silent auction. The funds raised at this night of hilarity support a very serious cause – our mission of providing college scholarships for low-income young American people with physical disabilities.

Mission: To provide college scholarships for disadvantaged American children with physical disabilities.

"I would like to donate even though I did not attend."

 

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2008 ChairScholars Festival  

 

 

The ChairScholars Foundation, Inc. awarded 52 full tuition college Florida Program scholarships, 3 vocational training scholarships and 26 National Program scholarships at the Twelfth Annual ChairScholars Festival, April 26, 2008. The Festival was held on the grounds of the Foundation’s headquarters, 16101 Carencia Lane, Odessa, FL 33556.

The theme for this year’s Festival was the “ChairScholars Olympics” in honor of the upcoming Paralympic games in Beijing. U.S. Paralympian Swim Team member Elizabeth Kolbe inspired and encouraged all attendees with her personal story of triumph over trauma. Other activities featured a performance by REVolutions Dance Company, adaptive Olympic-style games, arts and crafts and a delicious dinner. The highlight of the day, was the awards ceremony.

This Festival was sponsored in part by the Don & Erika Wallace Family Foundation, the Rooms to Go Children’s Fund, Publix Supermarket Charities, Raymond James Financial, First Citrus Bank, Northern Trust Bank, the Junior League of Tampa, CVS Caremark, and Outback Steakhouse.

Read Beth Kolbe's blog report from the 2008 Paralympics!