Mr. Alfonso Costa serves as president of the Pittsburgh Carson Scholars Fund. Since its founding in 2004, the Carson Scholars Fund Pittsbur cheap nfl jerseysgh more than 400 students in the Pittsburgh area awarded public and parochial schools with money for scho nfl jerseys;;nfl jerseys;;nfl jerseys;nfl jerseys;nfl jerseys;larships, which can be used for college. Carson Scholars Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit aid organization that was founded in 1994 by the Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon founded when Dr. Carson, Benjamin and his wife, Candy, to recognize and reward students in grades 4-11 for Fighting academic excellence (GPA 3.75 or higher) and demonstrate a strong commitment to their community.
Carson Scholars, in addition to receiving a monetary award, are honored at an elegant banquet surrounded by friends and family. They receive an Olympic–sized medal and an imposing certificate. Their schools are presented with a large inscribed trophy to put on display for the entire school to admire. Students are eligible to be selected as as early as the fourth grade. This means that they return to their schools from the awards banquet as academic heroes, as role models for their schoolmates. This recognition encourages the entire school to strive for academic success.
Carson Scholars are not only intelligent, but have demonstrated a genuine concern for people and their communities through civic and humanitarian activities. Carson Scholars are not selected on the basis of need, although many scholars come from needy circumstances. When Carson Scholars are chosen they know that it is on the basis of their own personal achievement. As Pittsburgh Chapter’s President, is committed to helping Dr. Ben and Candy Carson achieve their dream of having a Carson Scholar in every school in the United States.
On December 7, 2009 Dr. Alfonso Costa, along with co-hosts Jerome Bettis and James Farrior, hosted the 6th Annual Charity Auction and Cocktail Event. It is the Pitts nfl jerseys;nfl jerseys;nfl
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The 6th Annual student awards banquet will be held in Spring 2010. The 6th Annual Charity Auction Event was sponsored by S & T Bank, and Dr. Gerald Loyacona.
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