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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS DINNER Sunday, January 31st 2016 TURNING STONE RESORT & CASINO savor your success. u Congrat lations! To All Scholar-Athletes
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Welcome to the Central New York Chapter’s 16th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner. Tonight we will pay tribute to 83 high school and college scholar-athletes who epitomize everything that is right about high school and college football. In addition, we will honor several individuals for their contributions to the great sport of football and our country.
We would like to congratulate tonight’s honorees and their families. We take great pride in highlighting your accomplishments both on and off the football field. By earning a spot on our dais, your story has proven itself worthy of being told to inspire others to follow in your footsteps.
With the addition of tonight’s class the Central New York Chapter has had the privilege to honor 919 scholar-athletes and have awarded scholarship totaling over $399,750.00 in sixteen years.
“Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory” said General Douglas MacArthur (one of the founders of the National Football Foundation). MacArthur’s perspective is today still relevant. Our youth embark into a world that will have many challenges. MacArthur’s quote highlights that the sport of football is uniquely positioned to teach teamwork, discipline, dedication, and sacrifice; all useful leadership characteristics.
The Central New York Chapter is dedicated to supporting the game, those who teach it, play, and officiate it as a development tool for our youth.
Tonight’s celebration honors more than these wonderful scholar-athletes. It also honors those that have taught them, the game itself, and most importantly it honors their parents. To you we commend you on a job well done. Congratulations to all!