The document summarizes information about the Fort Wayne Country Club Caddy Scholarship Open. It provides details about committee members and goals to raise $20,000 for the scholarship fund. It outlines eligibility requirements for caddies to receive the scholarship and how recipients can remain eligible. Statistics are given on the current financial state of the scholarship fund and past recipients. Upcoming events are announced to recognize caddies. Brief profiles of current scholarship recipients are provided.

1. Fort Wayne Country Club
Caddy Scholarship Open
EST. 1997

3. • Bobby Simpson
• Joey Christoff
• Julie Clancy
• Nancy Stewart
• Don Steininger
• Jim Poiry
• Howard Chapman
Chair – Gil Haynie

4. • Raise $20,000 from the FWCC Caddie Scholarship Open
• To increase the scholarship amount to each recipient
• To increase the size of the overall endowment BY:
– Estate Planning
– Named Scholarship
– Strategic use of community match of $10,000
Committee Goals

5. • Caddies must meet the eligibility requirements
• The Scholarship is strong but we have bigger plans
• Our members are the backbone of this scholarship
• Opportunity to have your name on the scholarship

6. Be a high school graduate
Have applied for the
Evans Scholarship
Have not received the Evans
THEN they are eligible for
the FWCC Scholarship
How is a caddie eligible for our scholarship?
They must…

7. Maintain > a
2.25 GPA
Continue to
attend
college in
Indiana
Graduate in 4
years
Continue
to caddy
How does a recipient remain
eligible for the scholarship?

8. What is the current financial state of
the scholarship fund?
• Over the last 15 years, we have raised in excess of $500,000
• We have assisted over 80 caddies with scholarships of $2,500-$3,000 each year
• Currently we have $273,046 in Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.
• It is our goal to increase the fund to allow us to grant larger scholarships as tuition rises.

10. Fort Wayne Scholarship Recipients
- since 2008

11. • Your 25,000 donation qualifies you to have “name rights” for the future

12. Chapman
Trent
Simpson

13. •August 3rd
– Tincaps Caddie Appreciation Night at Parkview Field
– Game is at 7 pm
– Members are encouraged to come out and bond with the caddies
• August 6th
― Caddie Appreciation Awards Dinner
― Again, members, please come and recognize the caddies

14. Russell Dedeaux
Scholarship Recipient
Age: 26
School: Indiana State

15. Josh Pinney
Scholarship Recipient
Age: 19
School: Rose Hulman

16. Zach Bultemier
9th grade
School: Concordia Lutheran
High School

17. James Sylvester
11th grade
Harlan Christian High

18. Connor Malott
11th Grade
School: Homestead High School

19. Zach Parks
12th grade
School: Snyder High School

20. Josh Wilkinson
Age: Sophomore
School: Indiana University

21. Gus Serrani
10th grade
School: Bishop Luers

22. Michael Harber
12th Grade
School: Indiana Univ. High School

23. Thomas Harber
11th grade
School: Indiana University High School

24. Corey Leffers
Age: Sophomore
School: IPFW

25. Luke Klage
11th Grade
Concordia High School

26. Mitch Gigli
8th grade
School: St. Joe St. Elizabeth

27. Sam Mailand
9th grade
Homeschool

28. Josh Pinney
Sophomore
Rose Hulman

29. Jonathon
Souliske
11th Grade
Homestead High School

30. Max Imler
8th grade
Emanuel St. Michael

31. Maddie Brown
12th Grade
Bishop Luers

32. Ethan Brown
10th Grade
Bishop Luers

33. Alyssa
Stuczynski
10th grade
Bishop Luers High School

34. Corey Keplinger
10th grade
Homestead High

35. Josh Lundy
12th Grade
Huntington North High School

36. Carson Shroyer
6th grade
John the Baptist School

37. Russell Dedeaux
26
Indiana State

38. Miranda
Dunten
9th grade
Carroll High School

39. Amber Dunten
11th grade
Carroll High School