Dr. Carreón Foundation will honor the Class of 2024 scholarship students at an afternoon awards ceremony at Coachella Valley High School on June 9, 2024. The event will take place from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and is open to everyone in the community. Money raised from the event will be applied to next year’s Class of 2025 scholarships. Reservations are required (see below).
“This annual ceremony provides an opportunity for students, teachers, school district officials, civic leaders, donors, and community partners to come together for a celebration of the 2024 scholarship recipients,” stated Dr. Carreón Foundation Executive Director Ricardo Loretta. “This is an important milestone in their lives, and we are excited about their future dreams and educational journey.”
The affair’s keynote speaker is V. Manuel Perez, Supervisor, Riverside County 4th District. Other speakers include Alumna Lety Delara, CEO of RAP Foundation.
A total of $180,000 will be awarded, one of the most ever. This outlay is made possible due in part to sponsorships, grants, and donations from local organizations and individuals, such as OneFuture CV, Desert Care Network, six area Rotary Clubs, and many other generous partners and individuals.
To date, the Foundation will now have awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to over 1,200 students. Recipients have attended schools locally and across the country including College of the Desert, CSUSB Palm Desert, University of Southern California, UCLA, MIT, and Harvard University, to name a few.
Tickets are $50 per person and seats can be reserved by emailing carreonfoundation@gmail.com or donating via www.carreonfoundation.org
and advising of the purchase to the preceding email.
About Dr. Carreón Foundation
The late Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreón established the Reynaldo J. Carreón M. D. Foundation prior to his death in 1991, to enable Americans of Mexican ancestry to become the best they can through education. Recently, the board expanded the mission to include assistance to all other minority ethnicities, such as Black, Asian, Indian, Native American, etc. The Dr. Carreón Foundation Board of Directors has dedicated its efforts and resources to carry out Dr. Carreon’s vision, which was to help his people “be the greatest Americans possible.” Carreón scholars have attended some 50 colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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