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Here are the recipients of the MCARE 2024 Scholarship Program. They will be recognized at our July 9, 2024 luncheon. Click here to register for the luncheon.
The Marin County Office of Education has selected the recipients for MCARE's 2024 Scholarships. The four $3,000 Scholarships will be awarded at our July 9 luncheon where you'll have the opportunity to meet the recipients. MCARE and the Scholarship Committee extend a congratulations to this year's recipients:
JORDAN FILIPPI
Grandchild, Clifford Vern Phillips, Dept. of Public Works
St. Mary's College, Moraga CA
JORDYN BEACH
Grandchild, Mark Hedeen, San Rafael Police Dept.
Dominican University, San Rafael CA
QUIN SOMERS
Child, Teresa Ellen Somers, Public Health Dept.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences - San Marcos CA
TANAYA RAIVES
Child, James Raives, Marin County Parks | Open Space Planning
Samuel Merritt University, Oakland CA
The Marin County Office of Education selection committee has announced the recipients of the MCARE 2023 Scholarship Program. They will be recognized at our July 11th luncheon and will hopefully attend the luncheon so we can meet them and congratulate them in person.
The three recipients are:
Mia Mitaine, freshman at Brown University, granddaughter of MCARE member Nancy Hackett
Lisa Bordessa, Master study program at Sonoma State University, granddaughter of MCARE member Marin Co Deputy Sheriff Newall Snyder, now deceased.
Leah Coale, Junior at St. Mary's College, daughter of MCARE member Sgt. Chris Coale, retired, from San Rafael PD.
MCARE 2024 Scholarship Information
This membership benefit was created exclusively for the son; daughter; grandson; or granddaughter of a current or a deceased MCARE member. Please don’t confuse MCARE with MCERA which is the Marin County Employees Retirement Association. They manage our retirement funds and benefits; whereas, MCARE is a voluntary, member-supported association of retired local government and safety employees.
Scholarships will be awarded to the top students meeting our criteria who are pursuing higher education and/or third-level or tertiary education or continuing education (college, university, vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school).
The scholarships are named in honor of three deceased members who contributed greatly to your Association and a member who ???:
The application deadline and criteria are final - no exceptions. The application and all accompanying documentation (school transcript, 3 letters of recommendation & photo) must be received by Marin County Office of Education No later than TBA.
Interviews will be conducted on TBA . Interviews will be conducted by the Marin County Office of Education’s Selection Committee. They are flexible regarding requirement to be present for the interview.
I encourage MCARE members to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. The economy has made it more challenging each year for students to further their education, this scholarship offers some assistance.
You can download an application you can fill out and mail to MCOE if you would rather us it.
CLICK HERE to download a printed application.
If you choose to print the application please complete it and include all required material and then and mail it to MCOE.
NOTE: When the NEW application is ready, we will add a download link here. [Click here to download a printable Scholarship Application]
FOR A PRINTED completed application, please mail or deliver entire application package to:
MCARE SCHOLARSHIP
C/O MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
1111 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903
ATTN: Ken Lippi
Senior Deputy Superintendent
(Please check eligibility requirement, complete all blanks, and adhere to deadline date.)
DEADLINE: Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on TBA. Please allow enough mailing time. Late applications will be rejected.
Sincerely,
Ken Holmes
Scholarship Chair
To be eligible for this award, you must meet all these requirements:
DEADLINE: Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on TBA.
The Selection Committee is made up of staff from the Office of Education (no MCARE members.) Qualifying entries will be based on:
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Scholarship Committee Chair, Ken Holmes at (415) 827-7112 or e-mail to iceman14A1@gmail.com OR President Gene Pennington (916) 431-7956 or e-mail to President@MCAREInfo.org. Please do not contact us regarding the status of your application or interview results, as we are not involved in the process. All qualifying applicants will be notified by the Office of Education for an interview. Notification of results by mail or email will be given by late May.
If you have any questions about the application requirements or the status of your application, please contact:
Shoshannah Villanueva, Executive Secretary to Ken Lippi, Senior Deputy Superintendent
Marin County Office of Education
E-mail: svillanueva@marinschools.org
Phone: (415) 499-5803