Casino Royale guests try their luck to benefit George Snow Scholarship Fund
By Kari Barnett, South Florida Sun Sentinel August 28th, 2019 Diana Riser, Paul Pebley, Karen Galanaugh and Tim Snow at the Casino Royale event to kick off Boca’s Ballroom Battle. (Brett Hufziger / Courtesy) Taking time out from rehearsals for the upcoming 12th annual Boca’s Ballroom Battle, Diana Riser got things rolling with Casino Royale,…
Read MoreForever Family: Meet Tina
CBS 12 did a story last week on one of our scholars, Tina Tring, and all she has overcome to get her to where she is today. We are so proud of our scholars, most of them face more obstacles by the age of 18 than we could even imagine. And regardless of these difficult…
Read MoreJason Parks
Graduated Cum Laude at Berklee College of Music, Class of 2011 CEO/ Founder of ROTU Entertainment & Media, Ltd. Jason Parks is an award-winning producer for live performances, visual media, and virtual reality content. He has produced several sold-out live shows at Boston Symphony Hall, Hatchell (Esplanade), Boston Commons, and many other locations, managing…
Read MoreRed Alert! Boca Ballroom Battle Tickets Almost Gone!
By Marie Speed, Boca Magazine June 11, 2019 Dancers from the 2018 Boca Ballroom Battle Our friends at the George Snow Scholarship Fund told us yesterday that tickets to this year’s event on Sept. 20 are almost sold out. This is early for that to happen (although it invariably does) and we hear its…
Read More2020 Scholars Awarded
Justin Abonce Matthew Alberto Markens Alerte Leluxe Alexis Ruth Alixe Vincent Amato Markayjah Andrews Eric Arbeli Noor Arizaleta Kadhim Tyler Asuncion Abigail Augustin Dieufaite Azurin Rachel Bailey Sarah Baldeo Marlen Barajas Espinosa Dominic Barone Christopher Baucom Fatema Begum Arielle Bergmann Kyla Bergmann Lauren Bergmann Rachel Botting Gabriella Bueno Juliana Burns Chloe Calderon Marcus Callegari Daisy…
Read More2020 Scholarships Awarded
We are so grateful for the scholarships we administrate and the Individuals, Companies, and Organizations that make it all possible for these deserving young people. American Association of Caregiving Youth/Polen Capital Scholarship Arlen and Patti Fischlowitz Scholarship Arts Scholarship Barbra Ann Harrison Memorial Scholarship Boca Raton Airport Authority Scholarship Boca Raton Central Rotary Club Scholarship…
Read MoreThe Fund Shows Appreciation in its 38th Year
May 30, 2020 was a day of great importance and tremendous gratitude for the George Snow Scholarship Fund. In addition to celebrating our 38th anniversary, we made financial commitments of $1.5 million in scholarships and scholar support services to 161 very deserving young scholars. Although we were unable to provide the traditional awards ceremony, our…
Read MoreStudent scholars in spotlight at Snow scholarship give
By Marci Shatzman, Boca Voice June 3, 2019 Did you have a class ranking in high school or ace the SATs? These Snow scholars did. George Snow Scholarship Fund awarded over $1.4 million in scholarships Friday. But as always, the spotlight was on the accomplished kids. Students came up to accept their awards and accolades…
Read MoreNow the real work begins for Boca’s annual dance-off
By Marci Shatzman, Boca Voice June 5, 2019 “Nothing scares me, but I’m petrified,” YMCA CEO Jason Hagensick said half-jokingly at a dance lesson leading up to Boca’s Ballroom Battle. This was a true turning point for eight novice dancers who volunteered for George Snow Scholarship Fund’s biggest fundraiser. After learning the essentials at Fred Astaire…
Read More2019 Boca Ballroom Battle Dancers Announced
Dancers from the 2018 Boca Ballroom Battle By Marie Speed, Boca Magazine April 18, 2019 I wish this blog had a drum roll because we are so excited to announce this year’s brave and mighty dancers who will compete in the 12th annual Boca Ballroom Battle for the George Snow Scholarship Fund! This is not an…
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