Lake Worth High School Dollars for Scholars

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DFS AWARDS CEREMONY

May 8, 2013

Lake Worth Community High School

Tommy Hansen Hall - Auditorium

7:00 PM

2012 AWARDS REPORT

When this year's efforts by the Dollars for Scholars Foundation members tallied the total given out to mostly Lake Worth High School students and a handful of other students from area public, private, and parochial schools, they had given out $74,750.

Dollars for Scholars President, Former Lake Worth High School Principal Dave Cantley said this year *55 Lake Worth High School students were awarded nearly $65,000 and 7 students from other schools were awarded $10,000 from the Barry Grunow Scholarship Fund. The Grunow scholarship fund was established to honor Barry Grunow, a Lake Worth Middle School teacher who was murdered in his classroom on the last day of school in 2000. "This year's growth was made possible, in part, by the contribution of $20,000 from Principal Dr. Kirk Howell from the school's Flea Market account" Mr. Cantley explained. "We also receive annual donations through our partnerships with The Kiwanis Club of Lake Work, The JFK Medical Center Foundation, The Lake Worth Women's Club and Wayne Akers Ford. The Florida Atlantic University Foundation continues to be an invaluable partner by matching our awards 100%," he continued.

Lake Worth Dollars for Scholars continues to flourish and to gain the respect of the community. The organization has a board of directors of 22 people who take their responsibility seriously and work hard to "make it happen" year after year. This year's contributions put the overall organization's awards over the $600,000 mark.

For those interested in more information, contact Mr. Cantley, 561-964-4025 or email Dave1Cantley@aol.com.

Please mail donations to Lake Worth Dollars for Scholars PO Box 1166 Lake Worth, FL 33462.

Source:  Lake Worth Community High School's web site.