Award Recipients

The Scholarship Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in making our 8th year of Vicky’s Fund Scholarships possible. Whether you are a family member, friend, teacher, donor, staff, or board member of Many Mansions, you contributed in providing 20 well-deserving individuals an opportunity to pursue their academic goals and fulfill their dreams of creating a better life for themselves and their families.

Because of your continued support and generosity, we were able to award the highest scholarship amounts to date in 2020 for a total of $32,500. This makes the overall amount awarded for the past eight years an impressive $142,850. Ninety-one individuals have participated in this scholarship program, yielding 152 scholarships. In fact, this year is the first time we have been able to award 4th year scholarships to four individuals. This significant growth could not have been achieved without your gift.

Due to current conditions this year, unfortunately, you were not able to celebrate in person with the 2020 awardees. Hopefully, we can resume our awards presentation ceremony and luncheon next year. For those who have been able to attend in the past, you witnessed the value of your support and were likely moved to tears hearing words of thanks from the grateful individuals who shared their personal stories.

It’s been an honor and privilege, over these eight years, to become acquainted with some extraordinary individuals and to discover the talents they

possess. We look forward to meeting the future candidates who will no doubt continue to impress us with their goals and aspirations.

On behalf of all the previous recipients, but most especially, on behalf of this year’s 20 individuals receiving their Vicky’s Fund Scholarship:

Marty & Eileen Garcia

A message from the Garcias

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Vicky’s Fund (The Many Mansions’ Scholarship Fund) was established by long-term Many Mansions’ board member, Marty Garcia, in memory of his mother, Victoria Garcia.

Vicky, a child of immigrant parents from Spain, loved school and education, but because of economic and family circumstances, she only attained a 4th grade education.

Although she could never realize her dream of becoming a teacher, she fulfilled part of her goal by spending most of her life as an elementary school teacher’s aide. Her love of children and her bilingual skills enabled her to work well into her mid-80’s. This diminutive woman had an enormous impact on her students, primarily because she cared deeply for each child. She had the innate ability to build positive self-esteem regardless of the child’s disability or family situation.

The testimonials from adults who remembered the impact Vicky made on their lives during their formative years are the inspiration for this scholarship.

ABOUT VICKY

On behalf of Many Mansions congratulations to all of our Vicky’s Scholarship Fund award winners! You have done well, and we are very proud of you!

This is the 8th consecutive year the Vicky’s Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships. This is all the more extraordinary given the difficult and challenging times we currently live in. Even in this time of COVID 19 and social distancing, we continue to look for ways we can support our resident youth in education.

Education has always played a central role in Many Mansions’ mission of providing ‘life enriching’ services for our residents. That is why we offer the Homework Club, an after-school educational program, to our resident youth. Over the years, we have expanded this support by providing school supplies, enrichment programs, field trips, and other school resources throughout the year. Additionally, Camp Many Mansions has been a free summer camp program that challenges and entertains our youth during those long summer months.

The Vicky’s Scholarship Fund was the next important step in our educational support. Continued education, however, is expensive! The Vicky’s Scholarship Fund helps lessen this burden. Open to graduating seniors and adults pursuing higher education, the Vicky’s Scholarship Fund provides much needed scholarships that assist residents pursuing their dream.

For all of our donors, thank you so much for your support! The Vicky’s Scholarship Fund could not exist without substantial philanthropic support. Thank you to the Scholarship Committee for your hard work and dedication in selecting our scholarship awardees.

Once again, thank you to our

scholarship award winners! You

inspire us. We will always be to support you.

Rick Schroeder President of Many Mansions

A message from rick schroeder

Delaney Rodriquez Delaney graduated from Westlake High School. She plans to attend Moorpark College in the fall, where she will concentrate her studies in the sciences, especially Zoology.

Kobe JohnsonKobe graduated from Taft High School, where he had demonstrated a deep love of dance, choreography and performance. He plans to attend either Moorpark Community College or Pierce College to pursue a degree in business. His long term goal is to run his own dance studio.

Savannah Rae EscobarSavannah graduated from Thousand Oaks High School where she was active in both swimming and cross country, as well as participating in choir. She will be attending Moorpark Community College in pursuit of a Nursing degree.

Krista ContrerasKrista received her A.A. degree at Moorpark College and will transfer to Cal Lutheran University in pursuit of a degree in Psychology. Her long term goal is to become a Probation Officer and work with children.

Brandon RodasBrandon currently attends Moorpark Community College. His major is Criminal Justice. He plans to transfer to Cal State University Channel Islands after earning his A.A. degree.

Aida Duarte Aida graduated from Westlake High School and will attend Moorpark College. Her plan is to transfer to Cal State University Northridge or Cal State University Channel Islands. Her goal is to earn a degree in Child Development.

Matthew RodasMatthew graduated from Westlake High School. He plans to attend Moorpark Community College to earn an A.A. degree. His long term goal is to become a Veterinarian.

Natalie MoralesNatalie graduated from Westlake High school. She plans to attend CA Baptist University in the fall, majoring in Psychology.

Ariana AriasAriana completed three AA degrees in Environmental Science, Sociology, and Art from Moorpark College. She will be attending Cal State University Channel Islands in the fall, majoring in Environmental Studies. Her goal is to become an Environmental Scientist. She was scheduled to go on an internship called “Oceans Research” in South Africa this summer, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19.

Crystal GonzalezCrystal completed her first year at Moorpark College. Upon earning her A.A. degree, her goal is to continue her education and become a Nurse Practitioner and then a Registered Nurse.

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third Year

Rachel Mex Rachel completed her first year at Moorpark College. She is transferring to Valley College of Medical Careers. She expects to get a Medical Assistant Certificate in April 2021. Her plan is to enter the Medical field and get experience, return to college, and eventually earn her Registered Nurse degree.

Silas GomaSilas earned his B.A. Degree from Azusa Pacific University. He is currently at Cal State University Northridge working on his Master’s Degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. His goal is to create and run a manufacturing company using automation techniques for commercial industries.

Denisse Quintero Denisse completed her AA degree at Ventura College. Denisse has decided to change careers and is now ready to begin education to become a Preschool Teacher. She will continue her education in Oxnard College.

Aleli Perez Aleli expects to graduate from Moorpark College in 2021 with an AA degree in Art. She plans to continue her education at Cal State University Channel Islands, majoring in Graphic Design. Her goal is to become a High School Art Teacher.

Luis RiveraLuis just completed his sophomore year at University of California San Diego He plans to earn his B.A. degree in the spring of 2022. His goal is to become an Aerospace Engineer and work for NASA, JPL or Space X.

third Year

Maira Romanov Maira completed her sophomore year at Willamette University in Oregon. Her major is Civic Communications and Media, with minors in Visual Arts and Business. Her goal is to work for a company as a Communications Director or Creative Art Director. She was selected to study abroad in Aalorg, Denmark in the spring of 2021.

Shelby CorriShelby graduated from Moorpark College. She earned two AA degrees in Psychology and Kinesiology. She will attend Cal State Fullerton this fall. Her major will be in Occupational Therapy. Her goal is to become an Occupational Therapist.

Je’Nyce JohnsonJe’nyce graduated from Moorpark College with three AA degrees in Technical Theater; Theater & Acting; and Film, Television and Media. She intends to continue her education at Cal State Northridge, Cal Lutheran, or Columbia in Los Angeles, majoring in Theater Arts. Her goal is to earn a PhD and teach theater arts.

Elisabeth LeeElisabeth finished her junior year at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. She expects to graduate in the spring of 2021 with a B.A. degree in Art with a Minor in English. Her goal is to become a Graphic Designer/Concept Artist.

Luis Mex MolinaLuis earned his AA in General Studies from Moorpark College. He will continue to attend Moorpark College to finish working on 3 more AA degrees in Math, Physics, and Natural Sciences. He plans to continue his education and hopes to earn a B.A. degree.

fourth Year

A special thank you to the following for their generous donation to the Vicky’s Fund:

Robert & Karen BrunnerSusan Cass

John & Lisa GarciaMarty & Eileen Garcia

Karen IngramSusan Johnson

Keysight TechnologiesKaren Kopicka

Nancy & Fred MoravecJerry & Mary Joy Petry

Lee & Larry RenaudAlvin & Rose Schultz

Peggy Seiler-BrandShawn & Letal Skelton

Dave & Dierdre SmithChris and Kitty Soltow

Carole & Dennis WachterKathy Wittman

In Memory of Joseph Mancuso

our generous sponsors

A heartfelt thank you to the following for their outstanding participation in this year’s Vicky’s Fund process, helping dreams come true:

Karen Benko, Office Manager & Scholarship AdministratorBambi Hosaka, Public Relations & MarketingSr. Leanne Hubbard, CalligraphyMany Mansions Residential Services and Resource Development staff

Special thanks to the Many Mansions Scholarship Committee for all their hard work and dedication to this program:Susan Cass, Sister Lisa Megaffin, Nancy Moravec, Doug Perry, Kitty Soltow, Marty & Eileen Garcia

If you are interested in contributing to the Vicky’s Scholarship Fund, please contact Ann Sobel at annso@manymansions.org.

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