The Monica Abbott Scholarship Awarded by the Community Foundation For Monterey County

Just Announced! 2 Award Recipients To Receive Monica Abbott Scholarships. End Quote

Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) May 21, 2014 - Media Photo Opportunity 2nd Award Recipients To Receive Scholarships at an
Awards Banquet May 21st and 22nd

Monterey High School 101 Herrmann Dr, Monterey, CA 93940
Wednesday, May 21 at 6pm in Harmon Gym

Gonzales High School 501 Fifth St. Gonzales, CA
Thursday May 22, 6pm in the gym

2014 Recipients

Thalia Fernandez Hererra-Monterey High School
Thalia is described as an outstanding student, athlete and a member of her community. She has contributed over 150 hours of community service in such roles as a SPARC mentor, and volunteering at the Community of Monterey Thanksgiving Dinner, the Salinas Air Show and the PG&E marathon. Additionally she completed a 60 hour internship as a Physical Therapy Aide. She was the JV and Varsity captain of the Soccer team, and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year for the Field Hockey team. She plans to attend in CSU Long Beach and study Kinesiology.

Alexandra Maria Lombardi-Gonzales High School
Alexandra is a well-rounded and active scholar-athlete. Throughout all four years at Gonzales, she held student body leadership positions, including ASB President her senior year. In her community she was an active volunteer, giving time to the Rape Crisis Center, Gonzales Rotary events, several marathons, coaching youth programs and fundraising for the Holiday of Lights. She also excelled as a three sport athlete in volleyball, basketball and softball. She was a captain in both volleyball and basketball. Her junior year she won offensive player of the year in basketball and was named 2nd team MTAL All-League in softball. She plans to attend UCLA.

Background on The Fund and How To Give
The Monica Abbott Scholarship Fund, established in 2012 at the Community Foundation for Monterey County, supports this annual scholarship. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, room, board, books and other necessary expenses of attendance at an accredited college or university. The Scholarship is awarded to two graduating Monterey County high school female athletes. Currently, the recipients receive $1,000 each. The Fund hopes to increase this to $5,000 by 2018 and to a full-ride as funding permits. As the fund grows, recipients from Tennessee, Illinois and across the United States will be eligible. "I would be honored if you would partner with me to grow this fund and help empower young female athletes through education. Let's inspire the next generations of great female athletes across this country. They deserve a college education," says Monica. The scholarship is paid directly to the college or university the recipients are enrolled in.

Donations may be made at: www.cfmco.org/abbott
For more information visit: www.cfmco.org/abbott or go to www.monicaabbott.com/ . Follow Monica on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Official.Monica.Abbott.Fan.Page?ref=hl.

Background on Monica Abbott:
Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA. During her senior season in college, she set the record for the most strikeouts in a Division I softball season and became the NCAA Division I Softball all-time leader in career wins, strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched, games started and games pitched. She was the recipient of the 2007 Honda Sports Award for the Top Collegiate Softball Player in the country and was named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She was also named the 2007 Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. Monica currently plays for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch League and overseas for Toyota in the Japan Softball League. For more information on her visit www.monicaabbott.com.

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