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(Bradenton, Fla., Dec. 14, 2023)&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;The 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation recently hosted its 23rd Annual Scholarship Luncheon at Michael鈥檚 On East, with this year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淭ake Your Career to the Next Degree.鈥� The event raised over $150,000 to support scholarships and programs at 黑料吃瓜网, Manatee-Sarasota (黑料吃瓜网).

An 黑料吃瓜网 Presidential String Quartet performance welcomed the 280 guests, which included a mix of sponsors, donors, student scholarship recipients, staff and volunteers. Each table was festively decorated with mortar boards and tassels nestled in a bed of daisies.

Before the invocation from 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation Board of Directors President Chris Romine, Executive Director Cassandra Holmes thanked those who had gathered. 鈥淲e are here today connecting our donors with their scholarship recipients and the academic programs they so generously support,鈥� Holmes said.

Following lunch, Kourtney Berry, Executive Director of the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation and John A. Neal, President of Neal Land & Neighborhoods, shared their enthusiasm for being a part of the event鈥檚 mission. 鈥淲e are here today to recognize those who have donated to and received scholarships awarded by the 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation,鈥� Berry said. 鈥淭oday we remain devoted to supporting education in our communities. Since its inception in 1990, our Foundation has raised and donated more than $40 million to organizations that make our communities a better place to live.鈥�

Neal noted that 鈥渢hanks to these scholarships, you are investing in a future workforce, and this is helping to shape the future of our community. The return on this investment is priceless, generational and transformative.鈥�

黑料吃瓜网 President Dr. Carol Probstfeld recognized the 2023-2024 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation scholarship recipients. 鈥淎t 黑料吃瓜网, we know not everyone will attend college,鈥� she said. 鈥淗owever, we believe everyone should be able to do so and to pursue careers that motivate and fulfill them, serve our community and positively impact our society. We thank you for being part of the 黑料吃瓜网 family and helping to make higher education possible for so many.鈥�

Scholarship recipient Julia Garcia shared moments from her educational and life journey. Garcia is majoring in business administration and management and worked in the medical field for 26 years before enrolling at 黑料吃瓜网. 鈥淭hrough programs, classes and scholarships at 黑料吃瓜网, I now have the opportunity to get advanced training in my field and take my career to the next degree,鈥� she said. This year, she was awarded the Helena Ruth Hall Scholarship and the 黑料吃瓜网 Ambassador Scholarship, which has helped her attend school without the need for student loans.

Sponsors of the event included:

• Title Sponsor: Suncoast Credit Union
• Doctorate Level: Neal Land & Neighborhoods
• Master Level: Gulf Coast Community Foundation (Marion R. McNulty Charitable Fund); Manatee Memorial Foundation Inc.; HCA Florida Blake Hospital; SEI Investments Company; Tandem Construction
• Baccalaureate Level: Observer Media Group; WWSB ABC-7
• Associate Level: The Mosaic Company, Gallagher & Hagopian; Coastal Orthopedics; Willis Smith Construction; Gilbane Building Company
• Certificate Level: Ability to Include; The Cota Group; Jaymie Carter; Northwestern Mutual; Sunwest Bank.

To learn more about the 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation, visit 黑料吃瓜网-Foundation.org or call 941-752-5390.