Second Annual Fundraiser Dinner Dance Party 2013

Spring Dinner Dance Fundraiser.

As one guest nicely put it "Spring Love was (definitely) in the air" on Friday, May 24, 2013.  We ate, we talked, we danced and we just loved LIFE.  On this day, we celebrated Stephanie's life and what her spirit has left us.  A wonderful organization that supports kids like her who aspire to succeed academically and prosper as successful adults.

H&A Party Place located on 68-17 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, New York, was the perfect place to host a relaxed and fun filled night of great food, great music by DJ Herman Cortez, and great company.

The food was deliciously prepared by our very own Alexandria Agrinsoni (Stephanie's cousin) and a couple of other family members with contributions from Mr. Albert Gomez, a good family friend.


Thank you to everyone who made our second annual party such a success! And, most importantly to our board, who generously, effortlessly and lovingly contributed to this event and the ongoing functioning of our organization throughout the year.

Board members present at the party;

From left to right, Roslyn Sternlieb, Charmaine Mayers, Jeanette Aquino-Reveron, Jessica Morales, Veronica Plasencia, Diana Diaz-Torres, Fanny Mera & James Carroll

We raised $1,830 in ticket sales and over $790 in donations to the event.


Please LIKE our Facebook page and check out the party photo album 2013:

S.M.B.S. Inc. is proud to announce our sixth scholarship recipient 2013

Today, we announce Marianna Beatu as our sixth scholarship recipient.  Marianna is a honor student at Clara Barton High School who will be attending Barnard College in the fall 2013.  She is amazing and brillant young lady who has demonstrated exceptional strides when faced with adversity.

Congratulations to Marianna Beatu!

 

Special thanks to our review committee head by Roslyn Sternlieb, including Ashanti Rivera and Karen Texeira.  You are amazing for reviewing every single one of the 40 applications we received.  The process was long and hard, especially with so many qualified candidates.  It makes it very hard to select just one candidate.  Someday we will be able to provide multiple scholarships. 

 

We will like to acknowledge the following exceptional students and wish them well in all their future endeavors.   

 

Manssadje Kamate  Health Opportunities High School

Vivian Lo                High School for Dual Language & Asian Studies

Shaunpaul Jones      Qns Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School

Sasha Ortiz Colon    New Drop High School

Amoy Dunkley         High School for Public Science

Jennifer Pak              East West School of International Studies

Tamara Baez             Manhattan Center for Science and math

Alicia Devalencia     Stuyvesant High School

Perla Troncoso          Bronx Early College Academy

Jordaine Dean           High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety

Alex Ross                  High School for Public Service

Stephanie Gil             Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Guy James                 Vanguard High School

Xavier DeShields       Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Irena Nilaj                  Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics

Kate DiPaolo             Michael J. Petrides School

Merins Sadiku           New Utrecht High School

Sarwat Siddiqui         Susan E. Wagner High School

Sangita Roy               William Cullen Bryane High School

Rafael Lopez              Brooklyn College Academy

Sheanell Cutts            Mott Hall Bronx High School

Frediqua McCullers   Manhattan Center for Science and Math

Me-Khai Lewis          Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Nour Saif                   Susan E. Wagner High School

Kashief Findley         James Madison High School

Carlos Arcos              Grover Cleveland High School

Kofi Bosompim         High School for Medical Science

Tail Sparrow              Bronx High School for Medical Science

Miguel Gomez           Bronx High School for Medical Science

Uzif Berrios               Morris Academy for Collaboration Studies

Cynthia Chan             Stuyvesant High School

Amankae Ambia        Edward R. Murrow High School

Aaron Tam                 Bronx High School of Science

Shiran Ibragimov       John Bowne High School

Alexis Gutierrez        Urban Assembly Sch. of Business for Young Women

Jennifer Acevedo      Forest Hills High School

Dominique Pellecier Robert F. Kennedy Community High School

Aqsa Dildar               The School for Human Rights

Angela Wu                Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

 

Don't forget to continue to reach for those stars. 

 

Thank you for applying to our scholarship program.

 

 

 

 

Young Philanthropist

Thank you to our youngest donor Nicolas Torres who instead of gifts for his 6th birthday he asked friends and family to donate to his school or to S.M.B.S. Inc.  His school was an obvious choice but the scholarship was in memory of his cousin Steph, who is in heaven.

Amazingly, Nicolas raised $365 for his school and $410 for S.M.B.S. Inc.

Special thanks to Nicolas' friends and family for their generous donations. He is truly blessed with such wonderfully caring and giving people in his life.

Want to donate? Make check or money order donations to The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship Inc., P.O. Box 370153 ,Brooklyn, New York 11237

Scholar Talent - Alex Martin

Please check out one of our scholar's work!

Our very own Alex Martin, our fifth scholarship recepient,
wanted to share some of his talent with us.

http://m.soundcloud.com/alexander-michaelangelo/all-i-want-ft-q

Enjoy!!!

Happy 24th Birthday Stephanie!!!

Please take a moment of silence to remember one beautiful young lady who's spirit continues to live in all of us, especially through our scholars' achievements.

Happy Birthday Stephanie!!! We love and miss you!!!

You weren't able to become a rock star in life but you sure are now. You will always be our own American Idol. 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HEValZuFYRU


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2013 S.M.B. Scholarship Application Process Begins

The 2013 S.M.B. Scholarship application is complete and ready for distribution.  All New York City Public High Schools were targetted this year, not just those who had specific majors as we have done in the past.  We decided this year to send to every single one, 438 high schools in the five boroughs although we always honored specific requests for applications from all schools.

There was some delay in the distribution of the applications due to the organizing of volunteers and recent snow storm in the east coast but the task will be completed.  All schools should have received their copies by the week of  Feb. 18th via U.S.P.S.

Thank you to all volunteers for generously giving of their times.  We had an amazing bunch of very young people who should be recognized for their incredible maturity and dedication to our organization despite their age.  A very special thank you to confirmation candidates from St. Joseph Patron R.C. Church, including John C., Justin F. and Pedro I.  Congratulations on your upcoming  confirmation!

Nathan R. typing Brooklyn HS addresses

Nicolas Torres, our youngest volunteer,
putting stamps on envelops

Daniella Plasencia completing the typing of
Manhattan HS addresses

You can obtain a copy from the college advisor at your school or can request a copy via email directly to SMBS2010@aol.com. 

The scholarship will run between February 1st to April 9th.  Please read directions carefully and submit all requested documents post marked by APRIL 9th to be considered.    

Best of Luck!!! 

The First Peer & Mentor Support Activity for 2013

On Thursday, January 10 board member Jessica Morales facilitated our first peer & mentor activity of the new year, 2013.  The activities started with dinner at Good Stuff diner off 14th street NYC followed by an off broadway show, Fuerza Bruta.

As you already know, the scholarship was created to provide financial support to selected recepients.  With time, we realized that S.M.B.S. wasn't just a scholarship, it became a support system for our students.   

The Peer and Mentor Support program was created for cultural enrichment and most importantly social support.  It provides a forum where current scholars can share with each other their college experiences. and former scholars can provide guidance to the younger scholars.  Our board members have been taking turns in facilitating the activities, which has resulted in providing their guidance and support to our scholars.  

Thank you again Jessica Morales for volunteering to spend time with our scholars.  Congratulations to our scholars for completing their fall semester and entering their spring semester.  And, to our former scholars, thank you for continuing to be part of our S.M.B.S. family.  



Left to right - Scholars: Alex M. (2012), Richard B. (2009), Christine R. (2008) &

 Jennifer M. (2011)



Dinner at Good Stuff diner NYC

 

Fuerza Bruta NYC standing room





Jessica Morales, Board Member since 2011