Scholarship Announcement

Scholarship 1

Upcoming Events 2

Sponsor Highlight 2

Contribute 2

The Ralph Verde Foundation (RVF) is a not-for-profit organization

dedicated to supporting academic achievement. Established in March

2012, the Foundation was founded in the memory of Ralph Verde, who

passed away of a terminal brain tumor in 2011 while completing his

senior year at Yale University. Ralph’s belief was that education was the

cherished means to any goal. In alignment with this philosophy, RVF’s

mission is to support educational development, reward high-achieving

students for their successes, and inspire academic excellence by

propagating Ralph’s story. The organization supports students

financially and academically by awarding high school seniors with

college scholarships and by sponsoring education-related service

activities. To date, the Foundation has organized nineteen events,

secured over $80,000 in donations and sponsorships, and awarded

nearly $40,000 in scholarships. RVF maintains a readership of over

1,000 subscribers and a team of 14 volunteers, two of whom were inducted in 2014.

About the Foundation

RVF College Support Workshop TBA (tentatively April) New York, NY RVF Volleyball Invitational April 18, 2015 Little Falls, NJ

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Ralph Verde’s Yale senior portrait

Positive Forces

In October of 2014, the Foundation launched the 2015 Ralph Verde Foundation Scholarship Award

application which yielded 900 submissions. Two motivated high school seniors were selected as

scholarship recipients and were awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarship.

Below are the 2015 RVF Scholarship Award recipients:

The Ralph Verde Foundation Newsletter March 22, 2015 Volume 4, Issue 1

Learn more about our exceptional recipients on our website!

Ashley Lameiras

Passaic Valley High School

Alexandra Lesnik

Northern Highlands

Regional High School

Join the Team!

Do you have a passion for service like us? Do

you have great ideas on how to help us grow?

Do you want to help high school grads obtain

the education they never dreamed of? Send

us an email with your contact information

with “Join the Team” in the subject.

Donating Items or Funds

Yes. We can use your assistance with growing

the Foundation through donating items or

money. All proceeds ($1 or $1,000,000) will

go to helping others. Visit our website to

learn more about how your gift can help.

Come out and Support RVF

The RVF has been apart of and has thrown

many events thus far ranging from dinners to

sporting events to community service events.

Our officers and loyal members would love to

see you participate. We have grown

substantially because of the tremendous

support we have received thus far. Keep it up!

Spread the Word to Raise Awareness

As mentioned before, we love seeing you at

our events. We also love seeing new faces.

The Foundation reaches over 500 email

contacts, 375 Facebook contacts, and 200

twitter followers which is a great start! We

have surpassed our goal of obtaining 1,000

constituents! Help us spread our mission - we

would love to hit the next thousand soon. Tell

friends, family and/or strangers about us and

have them send us an email to get them on

our contact list. ralphvedefund@gmail.com

The Ralph Verde Foundation is only as strong as its supporters.

48 Harrison Street

Little Falls, NJ 07424

Ralphverdefund@gmail.com

March 22, 2015

Volume 4, Issue 1

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Next Issue: June 15, 2015

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JetBlue has donated four roundtrip airfare tickets to RVF raffles,

retailing over $1,000. Thank you for your continued support and

for helping us make our raffles a great success!

www.jetblue.com/

Upcoming Events

Sponsor Highlight

Contribute!

College Application Support Workshop

Date TBA

The Ralph Verde Foundation will be hosting a college support workshop with students from a

NYC high school. The Foundation will coach students on all areas of the college application

process including the college search process, the application itself, and resume building. If

you’re in the NYC area and would love to volunteer, send us an email!

PVHS-RVF Volleyball Invitational

April 18, 2015

Passaic Valley High School will host its fourth annual volleyball tournament benefiting RVF

before the beginning of the men's high school volleyball season. RVF will be present selling

concessions, memorabilia, and snacks. Come support the PVHS team kick off their season!