FOUNDATION FINISHES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR

The Olympic Club Foundation, now approaching its 20th Anniversary, has helped over 75,000 at–risk and under–served children in challenged neighborhoods throughout the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties by granting over $4 million to eligible schools, organizations, associations and student athletes since 1992.

In 2011, The Foundation changed its deadline for grant applications from late August to April 30th, which enabled the Grants Committee to spend even more time with potential grantee organizations. The hands–on, in–depth review process is the cornerstone of The Foundation's commitment to its mission "to grant funds and support programs that share the belief that participation in organized athletics enriches young lives and develops future community leaders."

This year also saw a record number of submissions from high school principals, teachers and coaches throughout the nine Bay Area counties of highly–qualified student athletes eligible for the Brian Ohleyer Scholarship Awards. Winners will be announced in February 2012. The 2011 award winners, Sylvan Guo of Lowell High School and Juan Rodriguez of Junipero Serra High School, are now freshmen at U. C. Berkeley and DePauw University, respectively.

The Foundation's 32nd Golf Classic, held in May 2011 with partners The Guardsmen of San Francisco and Salesian High School of Richmond, California, netted over $150,000. The proceeds enabled all three organizations better fulfill their missions.

For more information about the Olympic Club Foundation, call the Foundation at 415.345.5230.