IRSC`s Institutional Advancement Department and the

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April L3,2OL6
Gontact: Robert Lane, [email protected], 772-462-7506
IRSC TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PROGRAM
CONTINUES 20 YEARS OF SUCCESS
2OL6 TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED AT MAY 9 PROGRAM
Monday, May 9 at lndian River State College 44 deserving middle and high school students
from St. Lucie, lndian River, Martin and Okeechobee counties will earn a valuable incentive
for future achievement. Building on 20 years of success assisting and motivating students
with academic promise, Take Stock ln Children four-year tuition scholarships for 201-6 will
be awarded to Treasure Coast area students at a special recognition ceremony at IRSC.
The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 9 al7 p.m. in the McAlpin Fine Arts Center
on the IRSC Main Campus at 3209 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce. ln addition to recognizing
new recipients, the program will also acknowledge the accomplishments of 49 high school
graduates and 29 IRSC graduates who participated in the program.
the program's inception. Since 1996, 959
Take Stock in Children scholarships have been awarded by IRSC to students in the four
IRSC has been a Take Stock partner almost since
county area.
The scholarship program is designed to motivate and assist students showing academic
promise that might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend college. The program works
by matching scholarship recipients with adult volunteer mentors from the community who
provide guidance and encouragement. The scholarship recipients sign a contract agreeing to
maintain good grades, stay out of trouble, stay away from drugs and alcohol and graduate
from high school. Those who meet the challenge receive a scholarship to attend IRSC for two
years, followed by two years at IRSC or another Florida public college or university.
The Take Stock in Children program is coordinated locally by the IRSC Foundation and is
offered in cooperation with the lndian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie County
school districts. For more information, to donate scholarship funds or to volunteer as a
mentor, visit www.irscfoundation.org or call (772) 462-4786.
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3209 Virginia Avenue
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Fort Pierce, Florida 34981-5596
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Ph: t-866-792-4772. www.irsc.edu
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Toke Stock in Children provides on educolionol polhwoy for deserving,
low-income sfudenis. We hove o proven 2O-yeor hislory of helping over
26,000 ol-risk children sloy in school, groduole from high school, complele
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Children'
college, ond become producfive cilizens. This success is ochieved lhrough
on innovqtive multi-yeor progrom model of menlorship, o college success
cooch, occounlobililç college reodiness skills lroining, ond scholorships. Over 96o/o ol our sludenls
groduote from high school ond96o/o go on lo pursue o posl-secondory educqlion, well over lhe
nolionol qveroge.
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progrom in middle ond eorly high school ond sign o controct, promising to ochieve both ocodemic ond
personol gools, These include meeting with their mentor weekly, mointoining good grodes, remoining drug
ond crime free, demonstroting good behovior ond otlendonce, ond porticipoting in college reodiness
workshops, When Ihey reoch high school groduotion ond hove fulfilled these commitments, They ore qworded
q scholorship to o Florido college, university, or vocotionolschool,
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Toke Stock in Children promises scholors the support of o coring menlor, in-school
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Board of Directors
Theodore Corler
Choirmon of lhe Boord
Donold
Cloudio Dovonl
Pemberlon, Ph.D.
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Adoms Sl, Advocotes
Director, UniversiTy of Florido
Loslinger Center for Leorning
Drew Weolherford
Vice Choirmon, Toke Slock in Children
Porlner, Weotherford Portners
Doug Durond
Vince Roig
Deon Emeritus
College of Business, Universily of Missouri
Choirmon of the Boord
Helios Educolion Foundotion
Jilliqn Hosner
Solvqdor terodos
Kole Sonlolo
Co-founder
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Senior Vice President of US TrusI
Bonk of Americo Weolth Monogement
Presidenf ond CEO
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Sontoro Life Skills Foundofion
Moriq A. Soslre
Ethon Fieldmon
Founder ond President
Study Ëdge
Presideni & Chief OperoTing Officer
Signolure Flighf
Alon Florez
Joe Zednik
Richqrd A. Berkowilz
Monoging Direclor
Executive Vice Presidenf
Brown & Brown of Florido, Inc.
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Tom Jocoby
Eric Zeillin
Berkowitz Pollock Bront
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President
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Chrisline Knepper
Execulive Vice Presidenl, Corporole Developmenl
Florido Eosf Coost lndusfries
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Florido Governor
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Jored M. Torres
Presidenl
Miomi Dode College
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Choncellor
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Nothoniel Glover
Chqirmqn of Executive Committee
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