Muckdogs, NY-Penn League Announce Scholarship Program
May 16, 2012 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - The Class-A Short-Season New York-Penn League and its member clubs today announced that the league's philanthropic arm, the NYPL Charitable Foundation, will once again award over $10,000 in scholarships this summer to deserving high school graduates from the league's 14 markets.
The 2012 NYPL Scholarship Program is open to any graduating senior from a public or private high school within the league's footprint, who has been accepted at any two or four-year college or university, vocational or technical education institution. Applicants will be judged based on academic performance, volunteer and extracurricular activities, and the impact their local NYPL club and Minor League Baseball has had on their lives.
The Scholarship Program will consist of two stages - a local round and a divisional round. In the local stage, students will apply directly with their local NYPL team, with one applicant chosen by each of the 14 teams to advance to the divisional round. The 14 finalists will be separated by the division of the team they represent. The winning application from each of the NYPL's three divisions (McNamara, Pinckney and Stedler) will receive the top prize of a $2,500 scholarship. All other finalists will receive a $250 book award.
"The New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation initiated the scholarship program in 2009 as a way to assist high school seniors from within our league's footprint who not only meet and exceed traditional scholarship criteria, but have also demonstrated the positive benefits their local NYPL club has had on their life," said Ben J. Hayes, President of the New York-Penn League. "The Foundation is pleased to have this scholarship program in place and to support our 14 member clubs in their year-round community outreach efforts."
Applications are available by contacting your local New-York Penn League club or by visiting the official NYPL website, www.newyork-pennleague.com . The deadline to submit the application to your local NYPL team is June 22, 2012 and each team's winner, including the three $2,500 scholarship recipients, will be selected in late July and honored at a game in August.
The New York-Penn League and its 14 member clubs created the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, in 2003. The mission of the Foundation is to provide focus and support for the collective and individual charitable and community efforts of the New York-Penn League, its Clubs, and their staff.
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