The numbers 9-11 will forever be remembered in our minds as citizens of the US and furthermore residents of NYC. As you take time this week to remember and reflect on these numbers and their meaning we at Seminole Club of NYC challenge you to take action and help support an individual who was directly affected by this fateful day. We ask you to do this by donating $11 to the FSU 9/11 scholarship fund. This fund exists to allow a family member of a victim to attend FSU. We created this scholarship in September of 2001 to show our support and make an impact. Help us continue to do this today.
See below for our latest update letter to donors.
Dear 9/11 Scholarship Donor,
My name is Kelly Reynolds and I am Chair of the FSU-NYC September 11 Scholarship Fund here at the Seminole Club of New York City. I am working closely with current Club President, Ricky Kohly, and also former club leaders who founded the scholarship, Chris Jaskiewicz and Deb Lovecky, to raise funds and awareness for this scholarship. Our goal with this scholarship is to provide financial aid to a family member of a 9/11 victim who is attending FSU as well as honor the victims in a way that showcases FSU to the New York community. Your generous donation to this cause in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on New York were crucial in making this Scholarship possible.
In September of 2007, after successfully raising $25,000, we officially endowed the Scholarship and transferred the funds to the FSU Foundation. Due to unfortunate market conditions, the scholarship value has dipped under this amount and our recipient search was put on temporary hold until now. As a Club we were able to raise close to $2000 in 2009 and we are on pace to beat that this year. We are eager to find our first scholarship recipient and are excited to continue our fundraising efforts while working closely with the University.
Thank you for your partnership in this and if you would like to like to provide continued support or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Additionally, if you have a potential candidate in mind, please have them contact me.
We would love to have you join us at future Seminole Club events if you are ever in New York City. You can learn about upcoming events by joining our email list and simply adding an email address at the bottom right of our website homepage: www.nycnoles.com
Thank you and Go ‘Noles!
Kelly Reynolds
Chair – September 11 Scholarship
Cc: Ricky Kohly, Chris Jaskiewicz