OVERVIEW



The Christermon Foundation is a non-profit organization of the Beverage Alcohol Industry. It was established in 1987 to support worthy charities and develop a scholarship program. The mission of the Foundation is to demonstrate and promote a positive image for our industry within the community.

Since 1988 the Foundation has awarded 3.7 million dollars to 1000 California students whose parents and/or grandparents are proprietors of, or employed by an individual or corporation holding a California liquor license. This includes restaurants, retailers, distributors, airlines, suppliers, hotels, on-premise, etc. Beverage Industry Scholarships are sponsored and supported by manfacturers, suppliers, distributors and customers within the industry. The Foundation is proud to manage and maintain the scholarship program in its entirety for sponsoring companies. Scholarship checks for the total amount donated by corporate sponsors are mailed directly to the students college toward tuition and housing.


Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Franzia, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Endres at July 28, 2007 Scholarship Dinner
Over the past 21 years the Christermon Foundation and the Beverage Industry Scholarship program has awarded 3.7 million dollars in college scholarships to over 1500 California high school seniors and community college students.

Scholarships ranging in amounts from $2,000 to $5,000 will be awarded to children, grandchildren or legal guardians of persons currently proprietor of, or employed full-time with, an individual or company holding a valid California liquor license. This includes restaurants, hotels, retail and wholesale grocery establishments, drug store operations, convenience stores, wineries, breweries, airlines, etc.

Congratulations to the 2008 Beverage Industry Scholarship Recipients!

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATING IN THE YEAR 2009 and COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS (transferring to a 4-year college effective Fall 2009) can access the scholarship application online in July. APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONLINE - they will not be mailed to High School or Community College Career centers.

Students currently enrolled in 4 year/college or university are ineligible.


PROCEDURES

Applications are screened for verification of the following:

  1. Parent, grandparent or legal-guardian's employment affiliation and beverage-alcohol licensing.
  2. Student's extra-curricular high school involvement and athletic, musical or performing arts during the junior and senior high school year.
  3. Acceptance to a four-year college or university in the United States beginning with the term/semester Fall 2009.
  4. A community college student transferring to a 4-year university with a 3.0 GPA. Athletic/Musical/Performing Arts requirement, waived.
Former Christermon Presidents celebrating the 20th anniversary: Kevin Gorgen, Carlos Guerra, Ron Ziomek, Rob Fortin, Amy Willard, Chris Dillon and Andy Goodman

Once eligibility is established, the student community service essay, submitted as part of the application process, is edited for impartiality. All reference to student's name, hometown, school and family affiliation is removed. The essay is copied and submitted for evaluation and rating by a panel consisting of college educators, Foundation Board members, the Scholarship Board, and selected members of the beverage industry.

Results of the above are mathematically tabulated to arrive at an overall standing for each candidate. Final selection of scholarship recipients, along with individual monetary awards in amounts from $2,000 to $5,000, are based upon results of the overall standings in descending order.

Recipients will be notified by mail beginning June of the application year. All scholarship winners will be listed at this Web site beginning July of the application year.

Click here to view a list of the Scholarship Board Members.


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