OneFuture CV Celebrates 10th Anniversary Scholarship Awards

From OneFuture Coachella Valley: The public is welcome to attend OneFuture Coachella Valley’s 10th Annual Scholarship Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 2, 9 to 11 a.m. at the University of California Riverside’s Palm Desert Campus Auditorium, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive. Park in Lot B.

College scholarships are made possible through OFCV with funding aligned from more than 20 local business, education, nonprofit, civic and private donors. The event also celebrates 10 years of scholarship giving.

“We have much to celebrate!” said Sheila Thornton, OFCV President/CEO. “We would like the community to be aware of the major impact OFCV’s scholarship initiative has made on the region, and how other organizations and donors can make an even greater impact by aligning with OFCV’s regional efforts.”

Ernie Rios, co-founder of OFCV’s scholarship program and vice president of College Success, will give a retrospective of the past decade of regional scholarship giving.

“More than $13.3 million in scholarships have been awarded to more than 2000 students since 2009,” said Rios. “And more than $2 million of that funding is from more than 20 local businesses, education, nonprofit, civic and private donors. In addition, some $30 million in state and federal aid has been aligned to OFCV’s regional scholarship giving strategies.”

“The results are a greater collective impact on college access and completion, as many local students have returned to the regional after college, leading OFCV’s scholarship initiative,” he said.

Among the OFCV alumni who have returned and will be at the event are Desiree Porras, currently Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley scholarship manager; The Kamoei sisters, Sara, Bita, and Bahareh, who are the first alumnae to become matching partners and the youngest philanthropists in the region; and the Figueroa family whose three siblings have been awarded scholarships since 2010 and are now engaged with advancing OFCV’s college access/completion initiatives.

In addition, a number of civic leaders, business and foundation partners, matching scholarship and education partners among other leadership representatives will be on hand for the scholarship awards ceremonies.

OFCV is located at 41550 Eclectic Street, Suite 200E, Palm Desert. For information, call (760) 625-0422 or visit here.

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