Volume 6, Issue 2 Winter 2016

Anchor Scholarship Foundation

Making College More Affordable for

Surface Navy Families

Anchor Scholarship Foundation meets tax exempt status under

IRS code 501c3.

All contributions are tax deductible.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Supporting the Mission 2 CFC Information 2 Scholarship News 3 Recipient Updates 3 Calendar of Events 4 Board of Directors 4

As we wrap up 2016, we do so with abundant appreciation for the support of our corporate spon-

sors, individual donors, event attendees, volunteers and other partnering organizations.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families that are separated during the holidays and their

active duty service members who are standing the watch.

Everyone serves, everyone sacrifices—the relationships we build sustain us.

Wishing you comfort, hope and joy

for the holidays and always,

The Anchor Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors

ANCHOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION IS “IN A RELATIONSHIP”

This fiscal year ASF has made great strides toward growing the foundation. A common thread in everything we are

doing this year is our focus on the relationships we have with our recipients, donors and Surface Navy community.

We have finalized a Strategic Plan that will be implemented in July 2017. When you are funding scholarships it is easy

to focus on the bottom line—the money raised. In the nonprofit world, it is often said that people don’t give to organi-

zations, they give to PEOPLE. Building relationships is not only cr itical to our effor ts to suppor t Navy families,

but also increases the size of our "family" with every new partner. We sincerely appreciate EVERY person in our

ASF family: our recipients, our donors, and the Surface Navy community who stand behind us in making col-

lege affordable.

As we hit the halfway point of our fiscal year, we are encouraged by your response to our efforts. ASF events continue

to grow: YTD they have generated almost HALF of all of our income! Our corporate sponsors are on board at the

same or better levels than last year. Leidos and the Arleigh Burke Association have committed to the Administered

Scholarship Program (details inside) and other corporations and organizations are considering the same. We are

working closely with the commissioning committees of several new ships; as a result of these relationships, there is

potential for more administered and endowed Anchor scholarships to award to Surface Navy families in the future.

Join us! As this year comes to a close, make an EOY donation, pledge via the CFC (#37667), encourage your

company to join our list of corporate sponsors, plan to attend one of our events in 2017 and help us increase

awareness about Anchor scholarships throughout the Surface Navy.

Take a look inside and see how our relationships are making a difference for Surface Navy families!

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Combined Federal Campaign– CFC is the world's largest and most success-

ful annual workplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns

throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year.

Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the

campaign season (September 1st to December 15th) support eligible non-

profit organizations like ANCHOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

(CFC#37667).

The Universal Giving Program allows donors that have a favorite CFC-

approved charity in their hometown or another location beyond where they

currently live and work, to give to those organizations. So if you are sta-

tioned in California, you CAN pledge your support to ANCHOR SCHOL-

ARSHIP FOUNDATION (CFC#37667) even though we are based in Vir-

ginia.

Charity designations must be made by 15 December!

ANCHOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (CFC#37667)

In October, the Chiefs' Mess of the USS

America made a $1,000 donation to An-

chor Scholarship Foundation. These

funds will go toward a scholarship that

will be presented to a Surface Navy de-

pendent in the spring.

FORCM(SW/AW) Karen O'Connor, USN (Ret) and ASF Board Member accepts a $1000 check from the

newly promoted Chief Petty Officers of USS America

USS AMERICA (LHA 6) CHIEFS’ MESS DONATES

$1,000

SUPPORTING THE MISSION

FALL EVENTS-FROM EAST TO WEST-RAISED OVER $16,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Anchors & Ale

Norfolk, VA

16 November 2016

“Hull, Yes-Scholarships Matter” golf tournament

Coronado, CA

21 October 2016

Concert in the Backyard

Coronado, CA

22 October 2016

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OUR MISSION REVOLVES AROUND REMARKABLE YOUNG PEOPLE

Visit

www.anchorscholarship.com

to start your

online application

NOW!

DEADLINES Eligibility Applications

must be completed no later than

MARCH 1 at 11:59pm (EST)

Scholarship Applications must be completed no later than

APRIL 1 at 11:59pm (EST)

Leidos STEM Scholarship

Leidos, a national security, health and

infrastructure solutions company, will

fund a Science, Technology, Engineer-

ing and Math (STEM) scholarship for

presentation in the spring of 2017.

The Leidos STEM scholarship is a

generous $4,500 annual award. This

scholarship will be awarded to an ap-

plicant who has been selected based on

academic performance, character, ex-

tracurricular activities, financial need

and their pursuit of a STEM degree.

Applicants must submit the Anchor

Scholarship application and indicate

the STEM degree they are or will be

pursuing. This scholarship is available

to high school seniors and college stu-

dents.

NEW SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED IN 2017

Arleigh Burke Association

Scholarship The Arleigh Burke Association, dedi-

cated to preserving the heritage of

Admiral Arleigh A. Burke and USS

Arleigh Burke will fund a scholarship

for the family members of USS Ar-

leigh Burke crewmembers, past and

present. The ABA scholarship is a

generous $2,250 annual scholar-

ship.

Preference will be given to students

that meet the following criteria after

initial selection as an Anchor scholar-

ship recipient:

the student is the dependent child

or spouse of an active duty, re-

tired or honorably discharged

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)

sailor (officer or enlisted)

the sponsor is a current member

of the USS Arleigh Burke Asso-

ciation

Christopher Haas

Freshman

Carnegie Mellon

University

Civil Engineering

“Chris is thoroughly enjoying his ex-

perience at CMU! He loves the cama-

raderie and discipline of the football

team and is excelling in the academic

arena as well.”

Patrice Haas

Julianna Guilfoy

Freshman

Virginia Common-

wealth University

Biology/Pre-Med

“I was blown away by

the awards luncheon

and was deeply touched to be a part of

all of it. If it's not asking too much,

please pass the below thanks on to

Lockheed Martin since they sponsored

my particular scholarship.”

Julianna

Thaddaeus Bacon

Freshman

Texas A&M

University

International Busi-

ness/Finance

“I know the Navy has a long tradition

of supporting each other. With this

scholarship, you have helped me fur-

ther my education.”

Thaddaeus

Donations of $2,500 may be recog-

nized as a one year Honorary, Me-

morial or Named scholarship.

Endowed scholarships require a min-

imum donation of $60,000 that can

be made over time.

Contact Danielle Dawley,

ASF Executive Director,

for more details. Danielle.Dawley@anchorscholarship.com

Anchor Scholarship Foundation

4966 Euclid Road, Suite 109

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Anchor Scholarship

Deadlines and Events 10-12 January 2017

Surface Navy Association National Symposium, Washington, DC

Stop by our booth– we would love to see you!

23 February 2017 Anchors & Ale (San Diego)

Location pending

1 March Eligibility Application

must be received ONLINE by 11:59pm EST

1 April Scholarship Application

must be received ONLINE by 11:59pm EST

13 May 2017 Anchor Run (Norfolk)

Pennsylvania House, Naval Station Norfolk

COMMAND recognition—bring your shipmates and families!

June 2017 Scholarship Award Ceremonies

(Virginia Beach AND San Diego)

Follow us on FACEBOOK for all the details!

2016-2017 ANCHOR SCHOLARSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CAPT Cecil Bradley, USN (Ret) Chairman

Maryellen Baldwin

CAPT Perry Bingham, USN (Ret)

CAPT Peter Bulkeley, USN (Ret)

RADM Nevin Carr, Jr, USN (Ret)

VADM Terrance Etnyre, USN (Ret)

CAPT Thomas Fedyszyn, USN (Ret)

RDML Michael Frick, USN (Ret)

John Griffing

RADM Daniel Holloway, USN (Ret)

VADM William Landay, III, USN (Ret)

FORCM(SW) James Monroe, USN (Ret)

FORCM(SW/AW) Karen O’Connor, USN (Ret)

RDML Dave Steindl, USN (Ret)

CDR Ward Wilson, USN (Ret)