The Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort and Spa is wrapping us its 2023 Music in the Orchard summer concert series on September 28th featuring local favorite band, Crawdad Republic. Don't miss this beautiful way to wrap up the summer while also supporting local students as the Pedrozzi Foundation is a beneficiary of this summer concert [...]
Selected as 5th graders in 2016, the inagural cohort of Pedrozzi Young Scholars graduated from high school in June 2023. To commemorate this momentous occasion, a celebration was held for all seven students and their families at Wingen Bakery on June 1. In attendance from the Pedrozzi Board were Goud Memula and Monica Moya. Gina [...]
One of the goals of the Pedrozzi Young Scholars Program is to connect students with community events and opportunities. That happened this week when Chloe Rosado and Natalie Solis, both rising 6th-graders, had the opportunity to shine while singing the National Anthem prior to Little League Intermediate 50/70 World Series Baseball games in Livermore. The [...]
Though it is summertime, our Pedrozzi Young Scholars continue to have exciting opportunities. On July 7, eight PYS attended a SPARC performance of Silent Sky at Darcie Kent Vineyard as part of their Shakespeare in the Vineyard series. The show was at 7:30 pm, and Livermore's Wine Country was the perfect setting for a performance. [...]
This summer, a few of our Pedrozzi Young Scholars have had the opportunity to work as Interns for Quest Science Center, including Yoselin Delgado, Quest's Summer Communications Intern. Yoselin attended Quest's Math Marvels event on June 17th, and shared her thoughts on the event in the piece below. Way to go, Yoselin! Hi! My name [...]
The Pedrozzi Young Scholars had the exciting opportunity to meet Jessica Aguirre, NBC Bay Area News Journalist, on May 31 at Marilyn Avenue School. Jessica Aguirre is the evening anchor at NBC Bay Area news and an Emmy Award winning journalist. She has been a primetime evening news anchor for over 20 years and co-hosts [...]
2023 Scholarship Recipients at the Pedrozzi Recognition Event (Photo by Chuck Deckert) The Pedrozzi Foundation recently awarded $445,000 in scholarships to 118 local students, 26% of whom are in the first generation of family members to attend college. These scholars will be attending community college, undergraduate, graduate, and vocational schools. The newest [...]
Left to right in the front row: Zakarya Ahmad, Maria de la Paz Chavez, Josgar Alvarez, Keven Beltran, Keila Nieto Buitron, Jade Davalos, Adalia Godinez, Kaelen Haselbach, Yaretzi Moctezuma, Brandon Molina, Chloe Rosado, Natalie Solis, (not pictured, Ania Garcia). Left to right in the back row: Carolyn Siegfried, Maggie Tufts, Jennifer Pennybacker, (not [...]
Over spring break, our middle school Pedrozzi Young Scholars had the exciting opportunity to take part in a three day Science and Art camp. Twelve of our middle school Pedrozzi Young Scholars attended the camp. With the artistic guidance of Artist, Thomasin Dewhurst, and the knowledge of Space Bioscientist, Parag Vaishampayan, who has worked with [...]
Gina Bonnano introducing the first class of Pedrozzi Young Scholars The multi-purpose room was buzzing with excitement as friends, family and supporters gathered for the 6th Annual Pedrozzi Young Scholar Family Social the evening of March 2, 2023. The evening was filled with food, games, and family fun. We were thrilled to see [...]
Jay and Mary Davis, longtime Pedrozzi donors, were the first to fund named scholarships at the Pedrozzi Foundation. They recently encouraged other Pedrozzi supporters to follow their lead and increase their giving in support of Livermore students. December 2022 Dear Pedrozzi Scholarship Supporter: Mary and I have an idea we wish to share with [...]
The 2023 Pedrozzi Scholarship applications are open. Livermore students pursuing college and career training are encouraged to apply. At least 80 scholarships will be awarded this year to help defray the costs of attending vocational training programs, community colleges, and universities. [...]
The Pedrozzi Young Scholars had the exciting opportunity to visit St. Mary’s College for a fun day of tours and activities. All Pedrozzi Young Scholars were invited to attend the event, and 38 PYS and their families were able to attend. The beautiful day started with a buffet lunch in Oliver Hall. PYS then broke [...]
Pedrozzi Young Scholars, 6th to 8th graders, had an exciting opportunity to visit Las Positas College's campus to meet the Talk Hawks, Las Positas College's forensics team. The Pedrozzi Young Scholars enjoyed their interactions with the college students and they learned a lot! They learned speech and debate tips, and they even got to participate [...]
Attention all 2021 & 2022 Pedrozzi Scholars and 2023 LVJUSD High School seniors! Want help landing an internship next summer? In partnership with Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and Career Launch we are offering a 4-week experience to teach you how to land that internship. Check out the details in the info graphic above. There are [...]
One of the goals of the Pedrozzi Young Scholars program is to introduce our young scholars to information and resources that will help prepare them for bright futures. In September, our Pedrozzi Young Scholars had an exciting opportunity to learn about construction management through a presentation by Pedrozzi Scholar Jennifer Padilla. Jennifer attends California Polytechnic [...]
A group of Pedrozzi Young Scholars had a unique opportunity to virtually connect with author, Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars for Kids! In a hybrid presentation at Marilyn Avenue School, thirty-six Pedrozzi Young Scholars in grades five to eight, had an opportunity to virtually meet the author and to ask interesting questions about [...]
Juliana Santiago, a 2021 Pedrozzi Scholar, is keeping very busy as a student at Las Positas Community College, a softball coach, and as an intern for the City of Livermore. Juliana shares with us her feelings about the importance of community involvement, both how it has shaped her, and how she hopes to give back [...]
As a leading scholarship provider in Livermore, the Pedrozzi Foundation has awarded $5.6M in scholarships since 2008. The Foundation, which values all educational and career pursuits, helps defray the costs of attending vocational training programs, community colleges, and universities. This year one of the many scholarships awarded will be in honor of Clay Felicitas, a [...]
The 2022 Pedrozzi Scholarship applications are open. Livermore students pursuing college and career training are encouraged to apply. At least 80 scholarships will be awarded this year to help defray the costs of attending vocational training programs, community colleges, colleges and universities. Eligible applicants must be graduates of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School [...]
