HUGE SUCCESS of INAUGURAL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS PROGRAM

One-Hundred scholar athlete's were honored at a reception and awards ceremony sponsored by  The Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise on May 17th at St. Eugene's Becker Center in Santa Rosa. The event was MC'd by our very own Andy Esquival who honored each of the one-hundred students individually.  Welcoming the more than two-hundred students, family members and school staff in attendance was President-Elect George Dutton followed by an address by keynote speaker Bob Padecky, sports reporter from the Press Democrat.  Under the leadership of Jack Vallerga,  the Scholar Athlete Committee awarded $9,400 in scholarships and awards during the evening.  Andy called each of the twenty top scholar athletes to the stage and where they were given their cash awards or scholarship by President-Elect George and Chairman Jack.

Scholarship sponsoring organizations were;  Friedman's Home Improvement,  Summit State Bank,  Redwood Empire Disposal,  Edward Jones,  State Farm Insurance,  and The Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise.  Additionally, an anonymous donor contributed $1,000 for scholarships. The steering committee of Jack Vallegra, Chairman, George Dutton, Will Seppi, Dan Erickson, Andy Esquival, Peter Witter and Terry Tremblay would like to thank club members Doug Pile and Lee Morton for their help at the awards ceremony.