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21 May 2013
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Bootstraps, Inc.
Bootstraps held a reception at the Evergreen Lake House on May 14th to honor the recipients and donors of scholarships for the class of 2013. Over 150 students, parents and contributors attended the reception, which is held each year in May.
Bootstraps, in existence since 1945, awards scholarships and interest-free loans to graduating high school seniors from the Evergreen and Conifer area. The awards are available for almost any type of postsecondary education including vocational training and university study. Awards are based on a combination of academics, community service, and financial need. This year, Bootstraps will award $200,000 in scholarships and loans to 88 mountain-area students, and since inception has awarded $3.1 million to over 1,100 students!
This year’s new recipients are:
- Mariah Baty • CHS (New West Physicians/Evergreen Internal Medicine Scholarship)
- Kayla Benbow • CHS (Painter Scholarship)
- Lily Cosgrave • EHS (Moot Family Loan, PEO Colorado Chap. IZ Scholarship)
- Amanda Evens • CHS (Sharkey Financial Challenge Bootstraps Loan, Tupper's Team Math/Science Scholarship)
- Aidan Friederich • CHS (Robert Gold memorial Scholarship)
- Colleen Godfrey • Lakewood (Benson Family Scholarship)
- Chandler Harris • EHS (Donald A. and Mary Ann Anderson Scholarship)
- Nathan Hentges • EHS (JJA II Scholarship)
- Jessamyn Hutchins • Jeffco Open (Martens-Linke Engineering and Earth Sciences Scholarship)
- Alex Jenks-Kline • CHS (Pleasant Park Grange, Conifer, Ponzio Family bootstraps Loan)
- Magdaline Johnson • CHS (Kids to College Pediatric Dentistry/College and Maxwell Scholarship)
- Kyrstin Kempf • EHS (Eberl Family Scholarship)
- Kelsey Kittelsen • EHS (Morris and Ida Handler Memorial Scholarship)
- Savannah Kohagen • CCHS (Gene Younger Memorial Bootstraps Loan, PEO Colorado Chap. HE Scholarship)
- Kendra Kullby • EHS (Carpenter Service Scholarship)
- Adam Macaulay • CHS (Nick's Pro Fitness Scholarship)
- Samuel Macaulay • CHS (Spencer Page SP3 Scholarship)
- Jessie Martin • EHS (Empowerment Scholarship, Evergreen HS PTA Scholarship)
- Ciara Moe • CHS (Curtis Family Scholarship, Merritt Bootstraps Loan)
- Karly Mulloy • CHS (Huff-Pons Family Scholarship)
- Nicole Myers • CHS (A & H Smithson Computer and Information Sciences Scholarship, Conifer Newcomers and Neighbors Scholarship)
- Connor Natzke • CHS (Hock-Hanisch Family Scholarship)
- Carly Nelson • CHS (Sharkey Bootstraps Loan)
- Madeline Olson • EHS (Bill Loper Performing Arts Scholarship)
- John Orin • EHS (Sergeant Darin Cameron Memorial Scholarship)
- Chloe Padgett • EHS (Emily Nelson Memorial Scholarship)
- Andrew Queen • EHS (Charles Younkman Memorial Bootstraps Loan, Jackson Boyd Memorial Scholarship)
- Carly Ratekin • EHS (Blue Spruce Kiwanis Scholarship)
- Claire Redman • EHS (Gene and Marcia Younger Scholarship)
- Alexa Rehm • CHS (Tim and Marilyn Stechert Scholarship)
- Madison Russell • CHS (Pam Murray Memorial Scholarship)
- Samantha Sagaser • CHS (Spencer Page SP3 Scholarship)
- Sarah Saxton • EHS (Mountain Metro Association of Realtors Scholarship)
- Derya Senol • CHS (Conifer Newcomers and Neighbors Scholarship; Pleasant Park Grange, Conifer, Ponzio Family Bootstraps Loan)
- Cara Sheahan • CHS (Mara Parslow Memorial Scholarship)
- David Sigal • EHS (Evergreen Kiwanis Scholarship)
- Donald Sneed • EHS (Mountain Protective Assn. Scholarship)
- Lindsey Stavile • EHS (PEO Colorado Chap FR Scholarship)
- Lorna Stieren • EHS (Dolecek Family Scholarship)
- Lauren Strauss • CCHS (Empowerment Scholarship, Vern and Dora Von Vihl Memorial Loan)
- Tori Thomason • Jeffco Open (Regan Family Healthcare Scholarship)
- Mitchell Waibel • CHS (Donald Holderread Memorial Science Scholarship)
- Allison Wallic • CHS (Lam Tree Service Scholarship)
- Bryan Wholey • CHS (Evergreen Downtown Business Association Scholarship)
- Andrew Wolf • CHS (Mountain Protective Assn. Scholarship)
- Christina Womack • CHS (Mary P Amadeo Scholarship for Medical or Engineering)
An additional 41 students will have their scholarships and loans renewed for another year. All of the awards are funded by donations from generous members of our community. Donors sponsoring scholarships and loans specify the criteria to be considered when the board of directors of Bootstraps selects recipients. A unique feature of these programs is that Bootstraps will match donations made to sponsor scholarships by 25% - an $800 donation becomes a $1,000 scholarship or loan in the name of the donor's choosing.
For more information, please visit the Bootstraps website at www.bootstrapsinc.org or contact Colleen Skates, executive director at 303-838-7082.
