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Ryan Petitte Scholarship Fund

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY

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Overview

Ryan Petitte Scholarship Fund

Overview: Memorial scholarship honoring Ryan and Collin Petitte, brothers from Ukiah who both passed away from the same rare genetic disorder (Ryan in 2003, Collin in 2002).

Geographic Scope: Mendocino County, primarily serving Ukiah High School graduates

Focus Areas:

  • Honors students who represent the interests and ideals of Ryan and Collin Petitte

  • Preference for students with love of outdoors (both brothers were outdoor enthusiasts)

  • Not limited to 4.0 scholars or star athletes

  • Open to interpretation of what represents their memory
  • Eligibility:

  • Likely Ukiah High School graduates or Mendocino County students

  • No strict academic or athletic requirements

  • Committee seeks students who will positively represent the brothers' memory
  • Selection Process:

  • Small committee of close friends and family reviews applications

  • Adventure Challenge competitors as a group receive two collective votes per year (out of ten total votes)

  • Annual selection of one scholarship recipient
  • Fundraising:

  • Capital Adventure Challenge - two-day, fourteen-stage athletic competition held annually on Columbus Day Weekend in Washington, DC and Shenandoah Valley

  • Competition started in 2002, now in its sixth year as of the letter date (2006)

  • Competitors raise funds through personal networks
  • Contact:

  • Community Foundation of Mendocino County

  • 204 South Oak Street, Ukiah, CA 95482

  • 707-468-9882 or 707-468-5529

  • info@communityfound.org
  • How to Apply

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    Contact Information:

  • Community Foundation of Mendocino County

  • 204 South Oak Street, Ukiah, CA 95482

  • 707-468-9882 or 707-468-5529

  • info@communityfound.org
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