Scholarship Blogosphere

A while back, we posted about Leroy Werkhoven, who's riding his bicycle cross-country in support of Toppenish/Wapato Dollars for Scholars in Washington, his hometown chapter. You'll be happy to learn that Leroy's on the road and doing great, having just crossed into Texas and, last Saturday, ridden 84 miles in celebration of his 42nd wedding anniversary (after which he and his wife had a celebratory dinner.)

Leroy's posting daily about his amazing journey at leroypedals.blogspot.com, and is, of course, still working to reach his $100,000 donation goal. If you'd like to help out, donations can be mailed to Kit Brown, Treasurer, Toppenish-Wapato Dollars for Scholars, 241 Joyce PL., Yakima WA 98908, or made online at our secure donation site -- just make sure and select "Northwest Dollars for Scholars" in the dropdown menu, and enter "Toppenish-Wapato Dollars for Scholars" in the "In honor of" field.

Our best wishes and sincerest thanks to Leroy for this undertaking, and here's hoping for plenty of pledges and a few less tire problems.


Share on Facebook

A prank in the Cincinnati Reds locker room turned into a great day at the ballpark for South Dearborn Dollars for Scholars, a Scholarship America chapter in Indiana. The Reds Web site has the story:

"[Cincinnati] Reds pitcher Josh Fogg finally found a home for the 150,000 pennies he's been keeping in his locker since May.

"On Friday afternoon, Fogg [pictured with Sheree Craig of United Community Bank, Dr. Harley Robinson of South Dearborn Dollars for Scholars, son Koy and South Dearborn student Cory Elder] donated the $1,500 worth of pennies to South Dearborn High School's Dollars for Scholars program. Three students from South Dearborn, which is located in nearby Aurora, Ind., came to Great American Ball Park to pick up the 60 boxes, each holding $25 worth of pennies.

"The students posed for photos with Fogg and received a few autographed baseballs.

"Fogg became the rightful owner of more than 950 pounds of pennies after Ken Griffey Jr. filled Fogg's locker to the top with the boxes in May. Griffey owed Fogg $1,500, and he promised to pay him in pennies. …"

"I've been moving the boxes around my locker for months,' said Fogg. 'I kept moving them to make room for my baseball stuff.'

"Then, Fogg received a letter written by Dr. Harley Robinson from the South Dearborn Dollars for Scholars committee. …"

(Read the rest of the story here, and check out a few more pictures of the event on Flickr.)


Share on Facebook