Previous Award Recipients
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To date awards to the community - over $20,000!
Previous Award Recipients:
5th Annual NittyStrong Scholarship
Hillsboro, OR - June 2023
Camille Smith’s story is one of sacrifice, perseverance, and a never ending love of family. She will be attending Brigham Young University in the fall. We were honored to present her with our 5th Annual NittyStrong Scholarship.
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4th Annual NittyStrong Scholarship
Hillsboro, OR - 2022
Recipient Dominique Paulus will be headed to Oregon State University.
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Glencoe Tidettes Dance
Hillsboro, OR - September 2021
With the entire board together finally, we had the pleasure of presenting the Glencoe High School Tidettes Dance team with an award for their season.
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1st Annual Backpack Giveaway
Las Cruces, NM - August 2021
Going back to school is tough. So why not go back in style? The NittyStrong Foundation outfitted 30 students in the local area with school supply filled backpacks so they could kick off the year right.
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New Mexico 7U Rhinos
Las Cruces, NM - July 2021
The 7U Rhinos are a softball team in Las Cruces who give it their all on the field. Our board felt it necessary to help them keep up the sprit at they head into the rest of their season.
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3rd Annual NittyStrong Scholarship pt. 1
Hillsboro, OR - June 2021
Yojandra Zamora’s story is one for the ages and she will be attending the University of Oregon in the fall. We were honored to present her with our 3rd Annual NittyStrong Scholarship.
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3rd Annual NittyStrong Scholarship pt. 2
Las Cruces, NM - June 2021
Charley Fletcher was our additional scholarship recipient of 2021, an ambitious student with a story of adversity & a supportive family. She will be attending New Mexico State University in the Fall.
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2nd Annual NittyStrong Scholarship
Commerce City, CO - June 2020
With Covid19 keeping our traditional method of selection shut down, we took to social media to find a recipient of the 2nd Annual NittyStrong Scholarship. Aspen Amador of Commerce City (Thornton HS) would be our recipient. She plans to pursue Business at The University of New Mexico in the fall.
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NittyStrong Graduation Celebration Grant 2020
Sammamish, WA - June 2020
2020 was a year that nobody expected to turn as it did. Covid19 would hit the US and practically shut down the world as we knew it. Falling victim to this was our graduating class of 2020. The NittyStrong Foundation felt it was our duty to provide a grant to a deserving Senior to put toward their graduation party. After many submissions we unanimously selected Syon Blackmon.
Manual High School Baseball
Denver, CO - February 2020
An inner-city baseball program with little to no funding, was nominated due to their mentality of “Do Not Quit”. With members on the team that are in their first or second year of experience, have bound together with the support of their coach and his wife, to put adversities aside to find success.
Forest Grove High School Cheer
Forest Grove, OR - November 2019
This hard-working squad receives no money from the school and depends solely on parental support. They are active in the community while maintaining high academic standards. Our cash grant allowed for full team participation.
Ingelwood Middle School JV Tennis
Sammamish, WA - Septembr 2019
We provided 8 cases of tennis balls to the JV Tennis Team. This is a No-Cut team which allows kids of all skill levels the opportunity to participate without fear of not making a team.
1st Annual NittyStrong Scholarship
Hillsboro, OR -1st Annual NittyStrong Scholarship June 2019
Gabriel Tsui would be our first ever NittyStrong Scholarship recipient. A student graduating at Martin’s High School (Glencoe) and will be pursuing journalism at the University of Oregon.
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