Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation
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Mission Statement
Founded in 1988 The BCSF has awarded 8.9 Million dollars to Burlington MA residents to help defray the costs of higher education
About This Cause
2015 was a great year for the foundation, celebrating 27 years of dollars for scholars. The success is a result of the dedicated board members and volunteers, Thank You; Past President and Vice President Steve Preston, Treasurer and founding member Brian Curtin, Secretary Diane Creedon, Juliet Mott, Al Fay, Cathy O Neil, Linda Norden, Mike Tolopolous, Steve Tremblay, Sean Curtin, Josh Murphy, Members at Large; Tom Fournier, Keri Noke, Bob Gallagher Jr, Dr. Wayne Saltsman, and Sabrina Spencer, Adopt A Class Coordinators Debbie Keene and Robyn Miliano. Special thanks to Superintendent Dr. Eric Conti, Principal Mark Sullivan, Director of Guidance Joe Attubato, and the BHS student volunteers who worked to raise dollars for scholars. The Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation renewed its agreement with Dollars for Scholars a program of Scholarship America. This partnership has transformed the scholarship opportunities for our students from local to "global"; our web site (http://bcsfds.dollarsforscholars.org/) is linked to our national partner and all its sponsors around the globe. Not only can the applicants continue to apply locally they can now apply anywhere the internet will take them. We extend our sincerest thanks to Josh Murphy BPS Director of Student Information, for building the site and Guidance Director Joe Attubuto, and Secretary Theresa Cavanaugh for streamlining the application process from white paper to "Green", on line applications. You should also know that once a student has uploaded all there information the web site will retain all the information from Under Graduate to Doctorate, the opportunities are endless. The BCSF awarded 38 scholarships to high school graduates for a total of $80,000.00 The 2015 Adopt a Class sponsor Riemer & Braunstein, LLP awarded $25,350.00 in 56 scholarships. The grand total for 2015 in total scholarship awards collectively (Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation and BHS program); 426 individual scholarships totaling $315,275.000. In addition the BCSF also awarded 6 scholarships to Burlington Adults who have returned or began school, totaling $ 12,000.00 and also awarded $ 2,000.00 in scholarships to the children’s summer reading program. These awards would not be given without the due diligence of the awards committee that selects the recipients, thanks to for a job well done. Special thanks to Appelstein Monahan Group/UBS Financial Services Inc. and the Investment team of; Brian Curtin, Phil Gallagher, and Dr. Eric Conti who have worked well with our investment partners to secure a positive return each year on the endowment fund. 2016 we welcome and thank our new partners in education for their generous donations; Bernie Moreno Companies, Mercedes Benz of Burlington Scholarships: a pledge of $10,000/year for the next 10 years: total $100,000.00, And Burlington resident and Managing Partner Mike Marchese for the new Axial Financial Scholarship of $2500.00/year. In addition, Millipore has pledged $10,000/year for fifteen years: total $150,000.00 beginning in 2017. This year we begin anew with our web site, collateral material, and a global source of resources. This will also be another building year for the foundation, we plan to grow the endowment fund and expand our on line presence and the adopt a class program through social media, and develop new partnerships in education with Burlington businesses. In closing we wish to thank our corporate partners who have adopted a class, they are the back bone of the Adopt a Class program. Please join me in thanking them for their commitment and investment. Class of 2016 Riemer & Braunstein, LLP, 2017 Vidoli & Associates, 2018 Lahey Clinic, 2019 Burtons Grille, 2020 The Liquor Cabinet, 2021 Flatbread, 2022 Brookline Bank, 2023 Reading Co-operative Bank, 2024 Century Bank, 2025 Olde Towne Liquor/New Towne Grille, 2026 Rockland Trust, 2027 King’s Bowl America, and 2028 Burlington Rotary Club. On behalf of the students of Burlington thank you for your donations and support. Sincerely, Jack Ferren President Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation Dollars for Scholars, a program of Scholarship America http://bcsfds.dollarsforscholars.org/ jferren@bcsfds.org 781-270-8192