Thirty-six (36) employees or children of employees of Sandhill Cove Retirement Living received scholarship certificates on May 15, 2025, from the Sandhill Cove Foundation, Inc. Funding will cover 33 undergraduate degrees and 3 advanced degrees. Pictured above are Joy Funston, President of the Sandhill Cove Foundation, Dr. LaBarbara Chenault, a trail-blazing female educator who was the guest speaker, and Kathy Garlington, Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
The Sandhill Cove Foundation is a tax-exempt 501c3 established in 2015 that operates as an independent organization run by a resident Board of Directors on the Sandhill Cove Retirement Living campus. With the addition of this year’s recipients and the amount of $149,500, the Sandhill Cove Foundation has awarded 336 scholarships and a total of $1,236,928 in just ten years. All donations come from Sandhill Cove residents and their families.
The scholarship recipients this year are: Carina Adrasse, Valessa Alectus, Alesha Alexandre, Alessa Alexandre, Kenisha Alexis, Cherelle Anderson, Whitney Beaucejour, Whitney Bertrand. Franke Bonhomme, Payton Canipe, Melizza Cano-Ortiz, Brandin Cher-Aime, Kathy Cher-Aime, Nathalie Desir, Clifford Dominique, Jayden Dominique, Shana Donassaint, Flory-Anne Eliaza, Sandra Emile, Ana Fabian, Margaret Flaherty, Wilmine Fleurentin, Diane Garcon, Ava Horne, Mia Kerner, Aveliya Labranche, Besline Laguerre, Ryan Lamonde, Savoya Levers, Gilda Murillo, Gabriella Ramos, Carl Samuels, Alton Simpson, Abichaelle St. Juste, Heather Stone, Nordia Taylor-Edwards.
These honorees plan to attend a variety of Florida academic institutions including Indian River State College as well as the Universities of Florida, Central Florida, North Florida and South Florida. The award winners this year will be pursuing degrees in areas such as Nursing, Healthcare Management, Health Science, Biology, Pre-Track Med, Criminal Justice, Computer IT and Web Development.
The Scholarship Committee that interviewed and selected the recipients includes Kathy Garlington (Chair), Les Applegate, Joan Cromer, Pat Morgan, Jan Shostak, Paul Smith and Lynne Taddei.
In addition to this group, the Sandhill Cove Foundation, Inc. consists of a thirteen (13) member Board of Directors. For additional information about our scholarship program, please contact Joy Funston, President of the Sandhill Cove Foundation, Inc. at 772-486-0074.
