Superior Plumbing Presents North Georgia State Fair hosts Scholarship and Charitable Donations Dinner
The North Georgia State Fair was thrilled to host its first scholarship awards and charitable donations dinner on Monday, June 9th. In its first year of offering scholarships to deserving Cobb County students, the fair was able to award $5,000 scholarships to SEVEN (7) amazing, and very deserving individuals. The following students were selected from over seventy applicants:
*Emma Elizabeth Bayer
Graduated from Cobb Online Learning Academy at Cobb Horizon
Will be attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to study Animal Science and Agribusiness
*Nicolas Common
Graduated from Marietta High School
Will be attending Georgia Institute of Technology to study Mechanical Engineering
*Hannah Knight
Graduated from Harrison High School
Will be attending Mercer university to study Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
*Jesus Ortiz
Graduated from Osborne High School
Will be attending Georgia Institute of Technology to study Aerospace Engineering
*Davis Owens
Graduated from Marietta High School
Will be attending Georgia Southern University to study Business
*Dehlia Placie
Graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School
Will be attending Union University to study Business Management and Mathematics
*Derrick Vincent
Graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School
Will be attending University of Pennsylvania to study Computer Science
In addition, the fair made four $15,000 donations to local charities who were also on hand to be recognized: 10 Women of Hope, Waymark Foster, The Dave Krache Foundation, and Marietta Mentoring. A $40,000 donation was also made to the Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation, and $375,000 was given to Cobb County government for capital improvements at Jim R. Miller Park. Piedmont Church’s Dr. Dwight (Ike) Reighard served as Master of Ceremonies.
Fair president, Colin Meaders said “The Superior Plumbing presents North Georgia State Fair takes great pride in giving back to the community it calls home. It was a tremendous honor to be able to put over $500,000 back into our community. We look forward to building on this tradition for many years to come.”
The 2024 Superior Plumbing Presents North Georgia State Fair takes place September 19 through September 29, 2024. Find more photos on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thenorthgeorgiastatefair
Pictured: NGSF Board Members with the $375,000 check they gave to Cobb County for capital improvement, Allison and Matt Giddens (The David Krache Foundation) Seven amazing scholars!
