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The Scott Weingard Memorial Fund was started by his family and friends and is supported by the fundraising done by the Play Ball weekend participants. For 2010/ 2011, the funds mission is to contribute the majority of proceeds raised to Autism Speaks.
Through 2008, in conjunction with the GLS Memorial Fund (www.glsmemorialfund.com) the Scott Weingard fund helped raise and donate more than $550,000 to the University of Michigan to permanently endow two Dean's Scholarships at the university and donated more than $200,000 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, Scott Weingard Memorial Fund Inc. is a tax exempt charitable organization according to section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Service tax code. We do business under the name GLS Memorial Fund. Donations to the GLS Memorial Fund are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. We are incorporated and are a registered charity in the State of New York. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Scholarship Recipients
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GLS Memorial Fund is proud to announce that Michelle Myers was selected as our first scholarship recipient. Michelle is from Long Island, NY and was selected for her outstanding academic record, as well as her performance outside the classroom. Michelle was a member of the varsity lacrosse team, the marching band and several honor society clubs - while achieving a 4.0 grade point average and graduating fifth in her class. In addition to Michelle's personal achievements, we were drawn to Michelle because of her father's bravery. Michelle's father is a Port Authority police officer stationed in New York City. On September 11th, he made several rescue attempts in the World Trade Center and escaped from one of the buildings when it began to collapse. We are honored to have Michelle as our first scholarship recipient. |
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GLS Memorial Fund has selected, Jeanine Bonomi as it second scholarship recipient. Jeanine will be starting the University of Michigan in the fall of 2005 at the College of Literature, Science & Arts. Jeanine graduated from Syosset High School, (as did Laurence Polatsch in 1986) with honors and a 3.8 GPA. She was a varsity swimmer, yearbook editor and Interact Club member. Jeanine is a Nassau County and American Red Cross certified lifeguard. In addition to Jeanine's academic achievements, GLS was also impressed with her activities outside of school. Jeanine's father is a New York City Firefighter stationed in Corona and made a large contribution to the rescue efforts in the World Trade Center on September 11th. GLS is honored to be able to help Jeanine attend the University of Michigan. |
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Robert graduated from Roxbury High School in Succasunna, New Jersey. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marines Corps from September 11, 2000 to August 2, 2005. Robert is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which he served overseas for the majority of 2003. After his Honorable Discharge from service, he enrolled in the County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey, where he currently has a GPA of 3.89. Robert is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honors society for junior colleges, and also tutors mathematics at his local college campus. Robert's father, the police chief of Wharton, New Jersey, sent some of his officers to the World Trade Center site after the attack. Robert also has younger twin brothers. One of which is a police officer in Denville, New Jersey, and the other is currently serving his country in the United States Marine Corps. We were excited and honored to have Robert receive the GLS Memorial Fund Scholarship, but unfortunately, he returned home to New Jersey after just one semester for family reasons. We wish Robert continued success and good luck with his future.
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Eugene Kim graduated Syosset High School in 2008 with a 95 average and will be attending the University of Michigan on the GLS scholarship beginning in the fall of 2008. Eugene participated in the National Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society. While in high school, Eugene developed many leadership skills and lead the varsity volleyball team, was the sports editor for the yearbook and the treasurer of the varsity mathletes team. In addition to his academic and extracurricular activities, Eugene participated in many volunteer programs, including starting a volleyball clinic for young children. We are looking forward to having Eugene attend Michigan on the GLS scholarship.
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