US (CA): CCGGA awards 19 scholarships

The Central Coast Greenhouse Growers Association (CCGGA) is proud to announce that they will award nineteen scholarships to college and high school students this year. CCGGA member nurseries throughout Nipomo and Arroyo Grande opened their doors on April 12th to the general public to develop relationships with community members and to raise money for their scholarship fund. Each participating nursery proudly donated a portion of that day's sales to the CCGGA Scholarship Fund, which is open to all students that are currently enrolled in college for the following year. The Scholarship program is also available to students of employees who work at CCGGA member nurseries.

One of the organizations goals is to continue encouraging future generations to enter the horticulture field and to promote higher education within the families that work in the local nursery business.

2015 CCGGA scholarship recipients are:
• Aloysia Shea - Currently attending Nipomo High School
• Andrew McHaney - Currently attending Salinas High School
• Angel Flores - Currently attending Righetti High School
• Beatriz Barajas - Currently attending San Jose State University
• Carolanne Garibay - Currently attending Monterey Peninsula College
• Cladia Lavina - Currently attending Salinas High School
• Erica Marquez-Ibarra - Currently attending San Jose State University
• Jorge Zarate - Currently attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Jynel Gularte - Currently attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Katie Blakeley - Currently attending Perrin High School
• Kirk Wilenius - Currently attending Loyola Marymount University
• Lane Luis - Currently attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Levi Luis - Currently attending Santa Ynez Union High School
• Mary Katherine Sherman -Currently attending Valley Central High School
• Nelly Guerra - Currently attending Allan Hancock College
• Shaina Chirman - Currently attending University of Wyoming
• Thor Burnside - Currently attending Rogers State University
• Timmy Klittich - Currently attending Fillmore High School
• Trevor J. Autry - Currently attending Nipomo High School
• Yuliana Carrillo - Currently attending Cal State Fullerton

One of the scholarships is named with the local sponsors for the event - Andrew McHaney, who currently attends Salinas High School, was named the winner of the Rabobank/CCGGA Scholarship.

CCGGA: "Thank you Butch Yamasita, Layci Gragnani, Darrell Freman and Mike Sullivan for serving on this year's Scholarship Committee."

For more information
Central Coast Greenhouse Growers Associaton (CCGGA)
T: +1 (800) 961-8901
F: +1 (800) 961-8901
Email: info@ccgga.com
www.ccgga.com