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2009 Buford Business Scholarship Fund

The Buford Business Alliance awarded 7 scholarships to local graduating high school students this past Thursday, May 21.  Phil Olsen, BBA scholarship representative stated, “We are not only about advancing local businesses and business leaders but future leaders as well.  We are committed to giving back to the community, and this is one exciting way we have the opportunity to do that.” 

Having grown to 250 plus businesses, the BBA is one of the bright spots in an economy that often has brought less than stellar news.  Their website www.VisitBuford.com, in partnership with the City of Buford, gives ongoing updates of events, networking, and an ever expanding list of other opportunities available to local businesses and the community.

NGHS rep. Julie Blackwell, Scholarship winners Erin Kaiser, Miranda Tiano, Kandis Owens, BBA pres. Tim Koenning and rep. Phil Olsen		Tim Koenning, Ryan Reed, Principal Dr. Bitterman, Jessica Wilson, Phil Olsen

2007 Buford Business Scholarship Fund

The Buford Business Alliance has established an annual scholarship fund for both Buford and North Gwinnett High Schools ’ students for achievement is the arts and marketing. As our organization grows, we plan to increase the size and scope of our scholarship offerings.

Since Buford has been recognized in recent years as an “artists’ colony” and gained national prominence for attracting artists from all over the country, we feel an obligation to further the development of this heritage. As such, we have initially concentrated our fund to promoting excellence in the arts. And since we are also a marketing organization, we would be remiss in not also promoting excellence in the field of marketing.

If you would like to support this effort, please fill in this form.

Download more information about the 2007 Scholarship Awards.

Buford Business Alliance creates scholarships for arts, marketing

05/31/2007 -
By Ryan Crawford
Staff Writer
ryan.crawford@gwinnettdailypost.com

BUFORD - The Buford Business Alliance has established a scholarship
fund for Buford High School and North Gwinnett High School students
who excel in the arts and marketing.
There were four scholarship winners this year and each received a check for $100.
Buford Business Alliance President Tim Koenning said it may not seem like much, but it's a start.
"We realize that our current scholarship dollar amounts are relatively small, yet we have to start somewhere," Koenning said. "As our organization grows, so will our capabilities of enhancing these scholarships. We look forward to the day when we will be able to offer thousands of dollars to deserving students."

The funding for this year's scholarships came from vending revenues collected during the Tour de Georgia's trip through downtown Buford.

Koenning said the Buford Business Alliance will be mailing out scholarship donation forms later this year to raise money for the fund.

Money will also be set aside for scholarships in the Buford Business Alliance's Historic Buford Arts Patron Fund. In addition to awarding scholarships to art students, the fund will be used to attract artistic talent into Buford by marketing special art events and funding a portion of the prize money for such events.

This year's recipients of scholarships from the Buford Business Alliance:
·  Autumn Encarnacion, Buford High School, Theater
·  Jennifer McHugh, Buford High School, Art
·  Taylor Moseley, Buford High School, Band
·  Katie Martin, North Gwinnett High School, Marketing/DECA