THE SHAPING CHAMPIONS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in memory of Coach Frank D.B. DiCocco (April 13, 1984 - April 30, 2013)
1 & 6.) August, 2014 Derek Kasperzyk Avon Old Farms Schools, Avon, CT
2.) Sept, 2013 Ronnie Howard Thomas (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
3.) December, 2013 Callie Lambert Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA ----- 4.) December, 2013 Jordon Lacoste Jesuit H.S., New Orleans, LA
5.) January, 2014 Gerald Hearns Dwyer H.S. Palm Beach Gardens, FL
8.) June, 2014 Zachery English West Hall H.S., Oakwood, GA
9.) July, 2014 John Franklin Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL
10.) December, 2014 Conner Lambert Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA ----- 11.) December, 2014 Taylor Berry Mt. Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA
12.)February, 2015 Chase Yearty Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
13.) May, 2015 Bryson Hughes Kapolei H.S., Kapolei, Hawaii
14.) August, 2015 Louis Quinones Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT
15.) July, 2015 Emmanuel Williams Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA
16.) November, 2015 Tavin Ingraham Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL ----- 16.) November, 2015 Devon MacKey Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL
18.) December 2015 Riley Loria Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA
19.) December, 2015 Chris Bologna Holy Cross H.S., New Orleans, LA
20.) February, 2016 Torey Brown Dwyer H S, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
21.) May, 2016 Charles Stacey Inlet Grove Community H.S., Riviera Beach, FL
24.) August, 2016 Louis Quinones (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
25.) January, 2017 Ricardo Edwards (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
26.) January, 2017 Les Levy (Brother Martin H.S., New Orleans, LA)
27, 36, 39.) August, 2017 Symien Jemison (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
28.) May, 2017 Justin Goins (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
29.) November, 2017 Symien Jemison (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
30.) January, 2018 Madelyn McGovern (St Mary's Dominican H.S., New Orleans, Louisiana)
31.) February, 2018 Dalton Hustad (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
32.) April, 2018 Dylan Myrie (Torrington H.S., Torrington, CT)
33.) May, 2018 Truman Neal (South Fork H.S., Stuart, FL)
34.) May, 2018 Micah May (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
36.) March, 2019 Cory Hamilton (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
37.) July, 2019 Ravion Henry (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
39.) July, 2019 Damari Owens (Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
40.) April, 2020 Elijah Hammonds (Sillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL))
41-42.) July, 2020 Camryn Davis & Melissa Valentin (Fort Pierce Central H.S., Fort Pierce, FL)
43.) July, 2020 Jhi Nichols (Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
45.) April, 2021 Anthony Smith Jr (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
46.) June, 2021 Jeric Packer (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
47.) June, 2021 LaDarius Carter (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
48.) September, 2021 Brian Mullen (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
49.) March, 2022 Carter Henson (Emery Weiner H.S., Houston, TX)
50.) May, 2022 Tobio Scienzo (South Fork H.S., Stuart, FL)
51.) May, 2021 Tre'En Dorsett (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
52.) May, 2021 Patrick Bates (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
53.) June, 2022 Kelvin Bethesda (Oscar Smith H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
54.) July, 2022 Stephen Smith (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
55-57.) June, 2022 Gisele Egenberger, Jeffrey Felton, Keri Maheu (Kaynor Technical H.S., Waterbury, CT)
58.) September, 2022 Brian Mullen (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
59.) April, 2023 Kameron Johnson (Oscar Smith H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
61.) November, 2023 Anthony Palmer (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
62.) February, 2024 Jackson Silmon (Loyola College Prep, Shreveport, LA)
Endowment to Camp Courant, Hartford, Ct
Endowment to Camp Courant, Hartford, Ct
Endowment to Stillman College, Tuscaloosa Alabama
Endowment to Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT
62 SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO R.E.A.L. MAN STUDENT ATHLETES
62.) February, 2024 Jackson Silmon (Loyola College Prep, Shreveport, LA)
61.) November, 2023 Anthony Palmer (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
60.) April, 2023 Tyler Martin (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
59.) April, 2023 Kameron Johnson (Oscar Smith H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
58.) September, 2022 Brian Mullen (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
57.) July, 2022 Stephen Smith (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
56.) June, 2022 Keri Maheu (Kaynor Technical H.S., Waterbury, CT)
55.) June, 2022 Jeffrey Felton (Kaynor Technical H.S., Waterbury, CT)
54.) June, 2022 Gisele Egenberger (Kaynor Technical H.S., Waterbury, CT)
53.) June, 2022 Kelvin Bethesda (Oscar Smith H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
52.) May, 2022 Patrick Bates (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
51.) May, 2022 Tre'En Dorsett (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
50.) May, 2022 Tobio Scienzo (South Fork H.S., Stuart, FL)
49.) March, 2022 Carter Henson (Emery Weiner H.S., Houston, TX)
48.) September, 2021 Brian Mullen (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
47.) June, 2021 LaDarius Carter (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
46.) June, 2021 Jeric Packer (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
45.) April, 2021 Anthony Smith Jr (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
44.) February, 2020 Brian Mullen (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
43.) July, 2020 Jhi Nichols (Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
42.) July, 2020 Melissa Valentin (Fort Pierce Central H.S., Fort Pierce, FL)
41.) July, 2020 Camryn Davis (Fort Pierce Central H.S., Fort Pierce, FL)
40.) April, 2020 Elijah Hammonds (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
39.) July, 2019 Damari Owens (Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
38.) July, 2019 Symien Jemison (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
37.) July, 2019 Ravion Henry (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
36.) March, 2019 Cory Hamilton (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
35.) August, 2018 Symien Jemison (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
34.) May, 2018 Micah May (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
33.) May, 2018 Truman Neal (South Fork H.S., Stuart, FL)
32.) April, 2018 Dylan Myrie (Torrington H.S., Torrington, CT)
31.) February, 2018 Dalton Hustad (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
30.) January, 2018 Madelyn McGovern (St Mary's Dominican H.S., New Orleans, Louisiana)
29.) May, 2017 Anthony Rosario (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
28.) May, 2017 Justin Goins (Grassfield H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
27.) August, 2017 Symien Jemison (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
26.) January, 2017 Les Levy (Brother Martin H.S., New Orleans, LA)
25.) January, 2017 Ricardo Edwards (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
24.) August, 2016 Louis Quinones (Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT)
23.) May, 2016 Antonio Penny (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
22.) May, 2016 Dominic Milanese (St. John Paul II Academy, Boca Raton, FL)
21.) May, 2016 Charles Stacey( Inlet Grove Community H.S., Riviera Beach, FL)
20.) February, 2016 Torey Brown (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
19.) December, 2015 Chris Bologna (Holy Cross H.S., New Orleans, LA)
18.) December 2015 Riley Loria (Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA)
17.) November, 2015 Devon MacKey (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
16.) November, 2015 Tavin Ingraham (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
15.) July, 2015 Emmanuel Williams (Indian River H.S., Chesapeake, VA)
14.) August, 2015 Louis Quinones (Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT)
13.) May, 2015 Bryson Hughes (Kapolei H.S., Kapolei, HI)
12.) February, 2015 Chase Yearty (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
11.) December, 2014 Taylor Berry (Mt. Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA)
10.) December, 2014 Conner Lambert (Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA)
9.) July, 2014 John Franklin (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
8.) June, 2014 Zachery English (West Hall H.S., Oakwood, GA)
7.) June, 2014 Roman Puglise (Paul VI Catholic H.S., Fairfax, VA)
6.) August, 2014 Derek Kasperzyk (Avon Old Farms Schools, Avon, CT)
5.) January, 2014 Gerald Hearns (Dwyer H.S. Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
4.) December, 2013 Jordon Lacoste (Jesuit H.S., New Orleans, LA)
3.) December, 2013 Callie Lambert (Chalmette H.S., Chalmette, LA)
2.) Sept, 2013 Ronnie Howard Thomas (Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL)
1.) August, 2013 Derek Kasperzyk (Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT)
ENDOWMENTS
AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL
On Thursday, August 29, 2013, the H.O.P.E. Foundation's directors visited the Avon Old Farms campus and met with the school's Headmaster, Ken LaRocque, Director of Development, Dan Seiden, and Associate Director of Development, Anne Black, to establish the Coach Frank D.B. DiCocco '02 Scholarship Fund, an endowment with a current amount of $60,000. The H.O.P.E. Foundation also established a yearly scholarship in memory of Coach Frank D.B. DiCocco.
STILLMAN COLLEGE
On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, the H.O.P.E. Foundation's directors flew to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to visit Stillman College and meet with the school's Head Football Coach, Teddy Keaton, acting President, Dr. Peter Millet, and Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Anthony Holloman, to establish an endowment in the amount of $27,500, as well as a yearly scholarship, in memory of Coach Frank D.B. DiCocco.
In November 2023, the H.O.P.E Foundation donated an additional endowment of $5,000.
OUR 22 OTHER SPONSORED PROGRAMS
22.) VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM @ HARDEE HIGH SCHOOL, WAUCHULA, FLORIDA - 2022
21.) WINNING CIRCLE, INC. ATLANTA GEORGIA - 2022
20.) CHOSEN SERVICES LLC, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - 2021, 2022
19.) VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM @ HARDEE HIGH SCHOOL, WAUCHULA, FLORIDA - 2021
18.) BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM @ EMERY WEINER SCHOOL, HOUSTON, TEXAS - 2021
17.) GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM @ FT. PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA - 2019
13, 14.) OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ROGERS, AR - 2018, 2019
15, 16.) DANIEL BUGGS' WINNING CIRCLE, ATLANTA, GA - 2018, 2019
12.) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL PROGRAM
We are pleased to announce that in the spring of 2018, we gave a second consecutive grant to the CCSU Men's Basketball Team. This team had been teaching the R.E.A.L. Man Program for years now, showing their dedication and admiration for the program and its ability to positively impact their team.
10.) ESTACADO HIGH SCHOOL, LUBBOCK, TX - 2017
11.) FOCUS CENTER FOR AUTISM, CANTON, CT - 2017
8.) WEST JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER, FL (EDNA RUNNER CENTER) - 2017
9.) OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ROGERS, AR - 2017
7.) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL PROGRAM
We are pleased to announce that in the spring of 2017, we gave a grant to the CCSU Men's Basketball Team. This team had been teaching the R.E.A.L. Man Program for quite some time now, and as a result, were the perfect candidates for this grant. The team regularly performed their R.E.A.L. Man 2-Minute Drills before meals and during study hall, and by doing so, strengthened the interpersonal bonds with one another. The players now have a better understanding of what makes a R.E.A.L. man while learning how to ensure that they themselves are R.E.A.L. men too.
6.) UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOOTBALL
The Ole Miss Football Team teaches the R.E.A.L. Man Program to their players, so we decided to give them a grant. This grant would allow for the organization to have scheduled team dinners in which they would have the opportunity to continue learning the R.E.A.L. Man Program with their fellow teammates.
5.) ZIMMNATION SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
We are pleased to be partnering with Zimmnation's Summer enrichment program. Based out of Waterbury, CT Zimmnation works with mentoring youth. The R.E.A.L. Man Program is now being taught as a part of their program to guide and empower at-risk youth.
4.) NEW YORK CITY ELLEN LURIE PUBLIC SCHOOL 5
The after school program at Ellen Lurie Public School 5 of New York City performed The Lion King musical on June 13th, 2014. The H.O.P.E. Foundation provided a grant to the school's after school program to utilize as they saw fit, making performances like The Lion King possible.
The Foundation continues to provide grants to after-school programs and camps, in addition to its scholarships.
Students from P.S. 5 perform The Lion King.
1, 2, 3.) HARTFORD'S CAMP COURANT, 2013, 2014, 2015
Founded in 1894 by a group of Hartford Courant employees looking to make a difference for the youth of the City, Hartford’s Camp Courant now serves over 1,100 of Hartford’s children, ages five to 12, typically between 500 – 600 children per day for six weeks each summer. Hartford’s Camp Courant is the largest FREE summer day camp in the nation and is the only summer camp available to Hartford’s inner-city youth which provides transportation, preventive and acute health and social work services, two nutritious meals a day, and recreational, educational and developmental activities, all at no cost to the camper or his or her family.
As one of The H.O.P.E. Foundation's first endeavors, Camp Courant remains a very close philanthropy to which several campers are sponsored to attend annually made possible through donations to The H.O.P.E. Foundation.
Interested in applying for a scholarship? Follow these steps!
1. Order the R.E.A.L. Man Instructors Package
2. Teach the R.E.A.L. Man Program for one entire academic year
3. Complete the following surveys
- Students Survey (completed by students that were taught the R.E.A.L. Man Program)
4. Contact kdicocco@hopefoundation.us regarding your new eligibility for a scholarship!