ChairScholars Foundation - ChairScholars Festival
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The 14th Annual ChairScholars Festival will be held on March 27th, 2010.
13th Annual ChairScholars Festival 2009
The 13th Annual ChairScholars Festival was held on April 25th on the lush tropical grounds of the foundation’s headquarters in Odessa, Florida. With over 1,000 guests and 100 volunteers in attendance, the day was a huge success. 50 new scholarships were awarded for 2009, bringing the total scholarships distributed by ChairScholars since its inception in 1992 to 641.
The theme for last year’s celebration was influenced by the fun spirit of rock music, and many opportunities were accessible for participants to display their skills at singing, dancing, painting, and sports with adaptive and recreational activities. The keynote speaker for the award ceremony, NFL Hall of famer, LeeRoy Selmon, gave an inspirational account of his triumph over obstacles to success, followed by a delicious communal barbeque dinner.
Two of the national scholarships this year were awarded in memory of Pablo Aguilar, Jr. and Paul John “P.J.” Zucker. Thank you to their families and friends for providing these scholarships. The Festival was sponsored by the Don and Erika Wallace Family Foundation.