Give Where You Live
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Mt. Madonna Continuation High School
Jacob Vasquez Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Mia Slown Jimenez
Jacob Vasquez Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Patricia Fernandez Ramirez
Jacob Vasquez Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Mercedes Rostro
Sontag Family Scholarship $1,000 – Dalilia Asfour
Sean Michael Merriman Scholarship $1,000 ~ Mia Slown Jimenez
Sean Michael Merriman Scholarship $1,000 ~ Mercedes Rostro
Sean Michael Merriman Scholarship $1,000 ~ Patricia Fernandez Ramirez
Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Scholarship $1,500 – Mercedes Rostro
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Mercedes Rostro
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Mia Slown Jimenez
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Patricia Fernandez Ramirez
Total Scholarships Awarded to Mt. Madonna Continuation High School $67,000
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (GECA)
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Aidan Brown
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Sarah Alvarado
“We Are All Connected” Scholarship $1,000 ~ Arpinder Kaur
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Joaquin Azocona
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,500 ~ Arpinder Kaur
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Sarah Alvarado
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Edwin Lopez
Total Scholarships Awarded to GECA $44,750
Gilroy High School
Erin Kinkel Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Alexis Miller
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Holly Driscoll
Alice Sakahara Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Bode Gonzales
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Conner Rollins
Gelman Family Educational Scholarship $1,000 ~ Marco Rayas
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Bode Gonzales
Sarah Villar Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Alexis Miller
Tony Vigna Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Sam Guerrero
“We Are All Connected” Scholarship $1,000 ~ Lilianna Lerma
Terri Ortiz Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Michelle Arellano Reyes
Jan and Avis Kelley Scholarship $1,500 ~ Lilianna Lerma
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,500 ~ Bode Gonzales
David and Valerie Vanni Agriculture Education Scholarship $2,000 ~ Sam Guerrero
Stephen Michael Stramback Scholarship $2,000 ~ Bode Gonzales
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $2,000 ~ Bode Gonzales
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $2,000 ~ Bryanna Gutierrez
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Bode Gonzales
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Caleb Sandoval
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Olivia Hack
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Caleb Sandoval
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Emily Yum
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Alexis Miller
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Michelle Arellano
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Marco Rayas
Total Scholarships Awarded to Gilroy High School $134,500
Christopher High School
Robert Galaviz Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Valerie Aguilar
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ Grace Longoria
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $750 ~ Emma Davis
Gelman Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Jermaine Thomas
Gilroy Garlic Festival Rudy Melone Memorial Scholarship $1,500 ~ Paige Zukowski
SakaBozzo Scholarship $1,000 ~ Timothy McCain
Gelman Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Andrea Sarabia Reyes
Sarah Villar Memorial Scholarship $1,000 ~ Cyann Cabana
“We Are All Connected” Scholarship $1,000 ~ Grace Longoria
Terri Ortiz Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ Winston James
Kimberly Ordaz Memorial Scholarship $1,250 ~ Paul Crocker
Valerie Roberts Memorial Scholarship $2,000 ~ Alex Gonzales
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $2,000 ~ William Anderson
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $2,000 ~ Alicia Vernon
Don and Karen Christopher Community College Scholarship $2,000 ~ Sebastian Van Deren
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Maana Kolagotla
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Paul Crocker
Don and Karen Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Timothy McCain
Ken Christopher Scholarship $5,000 ~ Maya King
Bill Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Timothy McCain
Don Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Paul Crocker
Don Christopher Scholarship $10,000 ~ Alianna Mendoza
Don Christopher Scholarship $20,000 ~ Maana Kolagotla
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Winston James
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Aaron Dutra
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Tyler De Veas
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Paul Crocker
Uvas Creek Scholarship $20,000 ~ Maana Kolagotla
Total Scholarships Awarded to Christopher High School $236,550
Live Oak High School
Stephen Michael Stramback Memorial Scholarship $2,000 ~ Alegria Mia Serrano
Total Scholarships Awarded to Live Oak High School $2,000
Gavilan College
Esther Costales Forman Scholarship $250 ~ TBD
Gilroy Foundation Career Tech Education $1,000 ~ TBD
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ TBD
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ TBD
Kai and Libby Lai Family Scholarship $1,000 ~ TBD
Total Scholarships Awarded to Gavilan College $5,250
Dr. Joseph Kraut Jr. Memorial Medical Scholarship
Dr. Joseph Kraut Jr. Memorial Medical Scholarship $5,000 ~ Sean Monroe
Total Scholarships Awarded to Medical School Student $5,000
Military Scholarship
Kevin A. “Mike” Gilroy Memorial Scholarship $500 ~ TBD
Total Scholarships Awarded to Military Student TBD