We are thrilled to announce the creation of the SwimGeorgetown Scholarship Fund!! AG Masters swimmer, Mark Lehnick, and Aquatics of Georgetown program director, Dale Huggins, met with Dr. Tamara Hudgins, executive director of the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation, on April 10th, 2009 to officially create this fund.
It is our intention to immediately begin offering college scholarships to the graduating seniors who are participating in our swim program. The very first SwimGeorgetown Scholarship will be awarded to LIZZY BREEN, who has been an active member of our swim club throughout her high school years, and has put many hours of training in with our coaches. Lizzy will receive $500 toward her college expenses. She has been accepted to Texas A&M University at College Station and will begin classes in the fall 2009. Congratulations Lizzy!! We are so proud of you!!
Additionally, once the scholarship fund grows, it will aid families in need of assistance with membership dues, participation for out of town competitions, operational and training equipment, and other such needs.
Mark and Sheri Lehnick generously were the first to get this off the ground by donating $1000! Thank you Mark and Sheri, for all your hard work, continual ideas, and never-ending enthusiasm for this program and our kiddos!! Additionally, Action Pawn has pledged an additional $500.
The SwimGeorgetown Scholarship Fund is under the direct care of the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation. All donations ARE tax-deductible!! We need your help to build this fund so that we may continue to offer scholarships for our future graduating college-bound swimmers, and there are lot of them on the way! I suspect we will need to have at least $6000 to cover the graduating classes of 2010 and 2011. Donations should be directed to the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation and please specify "SwimGeorgetown Scholarship Fund." You may send donations by WIRE, mail to
or simply drop off a check in the AG payment box at the Georgetown Recreation Center. Checks should be made payable to Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation. PayPal is available, but all PayPal fees will be deducted from your donation.
I cannot thank you enough for all your help in the development of this team and this "swim community" that has been growing here in Georgetown!! It's time that these young athletes get some credit for all their hard work!!
