皇冠app学院十周年高尔夫锦标赛于9月16日在康涅狄格州南温莎的托普斯通高尔夫球场举行。

筹集了超过12万美元； 其中8万美元直接用于改变28名学生的生活。

“What better way to spend money than on people who just want a chance?” 一年一度的高尔夫锦标赛联合主席马蒂·谢伊问道。 “Because of people like you, Goodwin College is the success that it is.”

28名高尔夫奖学金获得者中有13人出席了招待会，其中3人选择分享他们的故事。

“The scholarship recipients have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to make a better life for themselves and their families,” Brooke Penders, Vice President of Advancement, said.

Marianne Henley enrolled in Goodwin’s 护理学副学士学位 after she lost her job during the recession. 当她意识到自己无法再获得经济援助时，她申请了奖学金，希望有机会在皇冠app继续她的教育。

“Ten days before the semester started, I was told that my tuition was paid for in full and I burst in to tears,” Henley stated.

为了表达她的感激之情，亨利与观众分享了自己的故事。 “Twenty years ago, I found myself in the deep end of the pool, not knowing how to swim. I realized I was drowning, but someone grabbed my wrist and saved me,” she recalled. “That’s how I feel about this scholarship.”

Shavonne Overton, a graduate of the Goodwin associate degree program currently pursuing her BSN程度, worked as a full-time chef before coming to Goodwin. She was laid off from her position in the food industry, an event she would later describe as a “blessing in disguise.”

“This scholarship has changed my life,” Overton stated. “Goodwin has been my backbone. When I first walked on campus, I remember feeling so welcomed and now I’m just two semesters away from receiving my bachelor’s.”

Michael Spano, 环境研究 student and disabled veteran, was honored to receive his scholarship. “Thank you for your support and belief in me,” he said. “The gift you’ve given us will provide us with great careers.”

Ernie Hut, owner of Augie and Ray’s Drive-In, said a few words about Goodwin’s president, Mark Scheinberg, and all that he’s done to improve the town of East Hartford. “I’m proud to be from East Hartford,” he stated.

Thank you to all the sponsors, golfers, and volunteers who made this event possible, especially the Tournament’s presenting sponsor, FIP Construction.

For more information about the Goodwin College Foundation, please call (860) 291-9934 or visit: www.hgappdown.com/giving.