Friday February 7, 2020
Welcome to the new year! As we look back on an incredible year, we are thankful for the generous support from our donors, board members, community supporters and students and are ready to kick off an even better year at ECF. Here’s a look into ECF 2019 and what’s next in 2020.
ECF STUDENTS ARE AN INVESTMENT WORTH MAKING
- ECF has given $1,945,528 to Clark County Students through ECF scholarship funds. This month we will hit our 2 millionth scholarship dollar awarded.
- Our first scholarship was awarded in 2004.
- In 2019, ECF funds awarded 25 students full-ride scholarships. This includes tuition, books, and fees.
- ECF has over 200 books in our lending library.
- ECF students are prepared for life after college. All students receive leadership training, business luncheon and etiquette guidance, financial acumen seminars, and one-on-one mentoring.
- CCSD students have a four-year graduation rate of just 14 percent. In recent years, ECF’s college graduation rate has been an astounding 85%.
- Our 2019 class of recipients is comprised of 6 promising students from different CCSD high schools. Our incoming class has an average high school GPA of 3.92 and has an average family income of $33,512.
- ECF students give back- all students must volunteer at least 60 hours. ECF students have volunteered over 1,500 hours in 2019!
- All students maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. Last semester’s average GPA was an impressive 3.60.
- 80% of ECF students made the Dean’s List for fall of 2019.
- All ECF students are currently attending UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality.
- ECF has come full circle with alumni, Martha Morales joining the ECF board in 2017.
- ECF partners with local organizations to support our students like Dress for Success, Tiger Todd HERO Foundation, Cultural Diversity Foundation, Public Education Foundation, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Children’s Charities, and UNLV’s Student Support Services.
- ECF Funding Sources:
- Membership Dues: $6,862 | 1.2 percent
- Fundraising Events: $550,775 | 92.6 percent
- Third Party/Cause Marketing: $15,000 | 2.5 percent
- Grants/Program Donations: $22,200 | 3.7 percent
- ECF graduates are climbing the corporate ladder. We have graduates in roles of Nobu Las Vegas General Manager, Green Valley Ranch Assistant Director of Food & Beverage, Chef at Capo Restaurant (Boston), Four Seasons Hotel Event Sales Manager, Front Desk at Mirage Hotel and Casino, at Venetian | Palazzo, Front Desk at The Cosmopolitan, Concierge Supervisor at Wynn Las Vegas, Hotel Operations Manager at Skylofts, Front Desk at Encore at Wynn, Corporate Chef at Chobani, Social Media Manager at Palms Hotel, and at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, just to name a few.
GOLF 2020
The ECF Golf Classic is a social day of golf featuring a putting contest at 7:15am and an 8am shotgun start. It is a scramble format with a requirement of two drives from each player in the group. There will be contests on the course. Complimentary beverages will be available throughout the round followed by a BBQ lunch, raffle, and awards presentations in the clubhouse following play. Player packages are priced at $1,000 for teams of four. Last year’s tournament was sold out so be sure to reserve your spot right away. To quickly secure your spot please go to https://secure.perfectgolfevent.com/eventweb/9019/registration.php.
THANK TO OUR 2019 M.E.N.U.S. SPONSORS
GOLF 2020
Congratulations Chantelle Mark is now VP of HR at Affinity Gaming.
Congratulations Christopher Bond is now VP of Sales at SAHARA Las Vegas.
Welcome new board member Jack Langley, LA Marketing Group to the Board of Directors.
Welcome new board member Colleen Birch, SVP of Revenue Optimization at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Welcome new board member Dan Farnon, Senior Director, Premium Product & Commercial Strategy at IGT.
Welcome new honorary board member Hershel Walker, NFL Player and Entrepreneur.
GRADUATE AND STUDENT UPDATES
Monica Corral, ECF/UNLV Class of ’21, just returned from studying abroad in China for the semester. She says about the experience: “Not only did I learn a bit of Chinese, I learned more about the world and some of the people that we, as people who serve others from all over the globe, cater to. I learned a lot more about myself and who I would like to become in the near future.
Bettina Bautista, ECF/UNLV Class of ’22, just earned a position as Cake Decorator at 85 Degrees and is also now a Peer Mentor for the Hospitality College at UNLV.
Alumni, Andrea Rocca-Capano ECF/UNLV Class of ’17, is now Project Manager for Victoria and Kelley Fertitta’s denim line, WilsonGabrielle, a luxury denim brand.
Alumni, Alexandria von Mohr ECF/UNLV Class of ’22, has passed the bar exam and is now an attorney at Howard and Howard focusing primarily on litigation and having some clients in the hospitality field.
Freshman Susi Galindo ECF/UNLV Class of ’23, recently obtained a job with Chef Mark and Chef Stephanie on campus at UNLV. She also recently had shadowing experience at the T-Mobile arena in production management and received all A’s for her first semester.
Brandon Scarberry, ECF/UNLV Class of ‘21 made Deans Honor List 2019-2020 and is also President of Kappa Sigma, and the Vice President of Recruitment for the inter fraternity council at UNLV.
Ashley Kozell, ECF/UNLV Class of ‘22 finished the Fall Semester of 2019 with straight A's and had the opportunity to work at the Samsung First Look 2020 convention this January.
Freshman student Jaslin Estavillo ECF/UNLV Class of ‘23 ended her first semester off strong with all A’s.
Students Jaslin Estavillo, Sol Gonzalez, Bettina Bautista, Adolfo Ramirez, and Susana Galindo co-founded a club at UNLV together: Upcoming Future Students. They will use the club to give back and are able to mentor high school students about the various aspects of post-secondary education.
For more information, please contact Melissa Arias at 702.932.5098, melissa@ecflv.org or visit the ECF website at www.ecflv.org.
