NYPL State College Spikes

Spikes, NYPL Charitable Foundation Team up for 2012 Scholarship Program

May 16, 2012 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - The State College Spikes and the New York-Penn League have announced that the league's philanthropic arm, the NYPL Charitable Foundation, will once again give deserving high school graduates in the area the opportunity to compete for a $2,500 grand prize in the league's scholarship program.

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 in Central Pennsylvania will submit their applications to the Spikes, with one applicant chosen to represent State College in the divisional round. The Spikes' nominee will then compete against representatives from the Auburn Doubledays, Batavia Muckdogs, Jamestown Jammers, Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Williamsport Crosscutters for the Pinckney Division's $2,500 top prize. Any finalist who does not win the divisional prize 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 going to the online home of the Spikes, StateCollegeSpikes.com, or by calling (814) 272-1711. The deadline to submit applications to the Spikes is June 22, 2012, and the Spikes' representative will be selected in late July and honored at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park during a Spikes home 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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