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Bay Commitment Scholarship
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What is Bay Commitment?
What is Bay Commitment?
The Bay Commitment Scholarship was established in 2008, by the Bay Area Community Foundation, to create a sustainable scholarship program…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 15, 2018
Nicole Pero: 2011 Bay Commitment Recipient
Nicole Pero: 2011 Bay Commitment Recipient
Responding to emergency calls, studying for her bachelor’s degree, and being a mother to three children at the same time is “definitely…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Marcus Cooper: 2009 Bay Commitment Recipient
Marcus Cooper: 2009 Bay Commitment Recipient
When Marcus was in high school, he always thought college would be the next step. But he had no idea where it would take him. Certainly he…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Marissa Geyer: 2010 Bay Commitment Recipient
Marissa Geyer: 2010 Bay Commitment Recipient
In addition to years of hard work and determination, Marissa Geyer credits the support of her family as a key factor in achieving her dream…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Spencer Skorupski: 2008 Bay Commitment Recipient
Spencer Skorupski: 2008 Bay Commitment Recipient
When Spencer was twelve years old, his grandfather passed away, and he found himself in a funeral home for the first time. During this…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Summers Siblings: Bay Commitment Recipients 2013, 2015, 2017
Summers Siblings: Bay Commitment Recipients 2013, 2015, 2017
In 2013, Lindsey Summers was the first of her family to go to college. In 2017, she was the first to graduate.
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Abbie Schmidt: 2016 Bay Commitment Recipient
Abbie Schmidt: 2016 Bay Commitment Recipient
Once Abbie discovered that she wanted to be a prison psychologist, she knew that the only path was to go to college and earn her degrees…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 18, 2018
Veronica Weller: 2012 Bay Commitment Recipient
Veronica Weller: 2012 Bay Commitment Recipient
Growing up with more than 70 cousins and as the eldest of four siblings, Veronica Weller has done her fair share of babysitting — and…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 15, 2018
Ashleigh Lalonde: 2011 Bay Commitment Recipient
Ashleigh Lalonde: 2011 Bay Commitment Recipient
As a high school student, Ashleigh Lalonde was not the typical teenager. Living with her single mother, Ashleigh struggled with health…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 15, 2018
Mark Guettler: 2017 Bay Commitment Recipient
Mark Guettler: 2017 Bay Commitment Recipient
Because his father is a body shop mechanic, Mark Guettler had an early introduction to skilled trades. While helping his father work on a…
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 15, 2018
Mallory Rivard: 2013 Bay Commitment Recipient
Mallory Rivard: 2013 Bay Commitment Recipient
As Mallory Rivard puts it, education in her family “has always been valued, but never attained.”
Bay Area Community Foundation
Jun 15, 2018
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