We are grateful for the support of our scholarship sponsor, RF-LAMBDA. Their commitment to our mission will enable us to provide more events and opportunities for Gold Star children and teens.
Faith Ann Brookshire our 2020 RF-LAMBDA Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations to Faith Ann Brookshire our 2020 RF-LAMBDA Memorial Scholarship in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Mario “Sugar Bear” Carazo recipient! Throughout high school Faith was an active member of her community participating in the Mount Carmel High School Catalyst Club, Music to Heal Club, Varsity Tennis team, volunteer at the Fleet Science Center and RF-LAMBDA intern. Faith will be continuing her education at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo where she plans to major in Material Engineering and attend graduate school. We are so proud of her and are excited to support her future goals!
Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations to Krista Simpson Anderson! Krista, a Gold Star wife, is the recipient of our first one-on-one coaching scholarship to work with Sarah Davis of reCreate. We are so happy to assist Krista with her goals and look forward to working with her during this process.
Thank You to Travis Spouses Club!
Thank you to our friends from the Travis Spouses Club for their donation to our work. We are always grateful for any support with our mission to assist Gold Star spouses and children.
Speaking Opportunities
Our Chairman recently spoke to the North Coast Business Group about our mission, Sugar Bear's story and what it means to be a Gold Star family. We are always grateful for such opportunities. If you are interested in having Jennifer speak to your business, church group, youth organization, etc please contact Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org for more information.
Marine West/ Semper Fi Mixer
Thank you to Visit Oceanside, Marine Military Expos, and the Marine Corps League for their support with the Semper Fi Mixer. We had a wonderful time hosting and look forward to another wonderful event next year.
College Information Workshop
Today we joined our partners from the MCRD Command Museum's Family Forever program to host our first College Information Workshop for Gold Star spouses and teens. A big thank you to our scholarship sponsor, RF-LAMBDA, our friends from Hawk Educational Solutions, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and USD. We look forward to hosting our next workshop for local families as well as online. For more information contact Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org.
2020 Gold Star Teen and Collegiate Summer Internship Application
RF-Lambda is sponsoring Summer Internships for juniors, seniors and college students interested in pursuing a career in a STEM, business or marketing field. The internship will begin at the end of June and run for six weeks. Student applicants must have lost a parent while on active duty, such as in the case of illness, accident, suicide, or KIA. Students must be from San Diego or Orange County (may attend college out of state).
The application is due Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Please direct any questions and/or submit the application and letters of reference to Admin@theSugarBearFoundation.org. Dates will be announced with the selection of interns.
CLICK HERE to Download the RF-Lambda Summer Internship Application
Amazing RF-LAMBDA Open House!
Thank you to our wonderful scholarship sponsor, RF-LAMBDA for their support and Holiday Open House. We all had a great afternoon and enjoyed spending time with surviving families. Thanks to their generosity, we will have another educational opportunity to share in a few weeks and an upcoming college seminar with our Family Forever partner on Sunday, February 23rd.
