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Mission
The Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation promotes good health, physical education, and academic achievement by providing scholarships and grants for amateur athletes in the Puget Sound Region to participate in athletic competitions in team and individual sports, as well as providing grants to local youth and amateur sports associations for equipment and facilities for use in our community.
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Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation Partners with Kent Community Foundation to Provide Sports Related Scholarship
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Kent, WA 18 October, 2011 - The Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation has partnered with Kent Community Foundation to sponsor an annual $1,500 sports related scholarship. The scholarship was created by the Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation to allow Kent School District graduates an opportunity to pursue sports related fields of study in college or university.
The scholarship will be awarded to a student entering into a sports related field of study. For example: Athletic training, Physical therapy, Sports Management, Sports Marketing or Parks and Recreation Administration programs. Physical Education teachers or Exercise Science majors are also eligible. The Scholarship is for $1,500.00 and can be applied to either a 2 or 4-year program (applicants may use the scholarship at any accredited University, Community College, Vocational or Technical School).
Applicants must be graduates of a high school in the Kent School District. Application criteria include the following:
• Official transcript
• Two letters of recommendation.
• A 500 word essay explaining why the applicant is interested in their chosen field.
The due date for scholarship applications is Tuesday, April 1, 2012. Applications may be submitted to:
Kent Community Foundation
Attn: Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation
Scholarship Committee
PO Box 128
Kent, WA 98035
Applications may also be submitted on line at scholarships@kentcf.com
Contacts: Jeff Caso, Thunderbird Community Foundation
jcaso@seattlethunderbirds.com
Jim McGinnis, Kent Community Foundation
mcginm@comcast.net
www.KentCF.com (Kent Community Foundation web site)
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Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation
Grants Funded Since Inception
$64,237.98
$ 15,800.00 Kent School District to support Athletic Participation Fees
$ 14,895.00 Kent Meridian High School Key Club
$ 9,556.50 Kent Valley Hockey Association
$ 4,500.00 Auburn Specialized Recreation Program
$ 4,000.00 Kent Cobras - Kent Football Association
$ 3,000.00 Seattle Adaptive Sports
$ 2,500.00 Western Washington Female Hockey Association
$ 2,000.00 Cedar Heights Cheerleading Uniforms
$ 2,000.00 Lafayette Elementary School
$ 2,000.00 Lil Evolution Basketball Team
$ 1,487.00 Kent Valley Hockey Association - Midget 18U Hockey Team
$ 1,056.48 Cruzin’ Passport Program – Kent and Covington
$ 843.00 Project Uth - Kent
$ 500.00 Kent Little League
$ 100.00 Auburn Little League
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About Us
The Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation, a non-profit foundation, believes that the youth in our community benefit physically, mentally and academically from playing sports. The foundation also believes that no child should be excluded from playing sports due to a lack of financial resources.
The opportunity to create the Foundation stemmed from the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Club move to Kent. As a result, the Foundation wishes to focus the majority of our support in our new community of South King County, and the South Puget Sound region.
The Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation has partnered with the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Club to support and encourage youth participation in organized sports activities in our community, with an emphasis on youth minor ice hockey, by raising funds to be awarded to deserving amateur and youth sports organizations to further their efforts by giving all kids a chance to play. The Foundation will primarily raise funds by operating a "50/50" drawing and Jersey raffle at all Seattle Thunderbirds home games at ShoWare Center in Kent. However, as the Foundation grows, we look forward to engaging our community in other fund raising efforts to help as many athletes as possible.
Although the focus of the Foundation will be on youth hockey, and will primarily center on our community, the Foundation wishes to help as many amateur athletes succeed as possible, and therefore encourages athletes from all sports, and all communities to apply for consideration for grants.
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