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Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation 16th Golf Outing (2022)
REGISTER TODAY!
Friday, May 20, 2022
8:00 a.m. Tee Time
In partnership with Maryland National Golf Club, participants will benefit from the club’s all-inclusive VIP package, which includes a day of golfing with cart, continental breakfast, drinks and snacks on the course, and lunch from the club’s menu in the bar. Fees will be $125 per player. Golfers are required to register and payment may be made in advance or on arrival. MSD Foundation will receive a donation from Maryland National Golf Club for every player in attendance. All funds raised from the event will be used to support the students of MSD by providing enhanced computer technologies, scholarships and awards, leadership initiatives, learning incentives and educational equipment.
Players of all levels and abilities are welcome, whether as a single, double or foursome. The day celebrates the game of golf, friendship and the wonderful students of the Maryland School for the Deaf. Contact Program Coordinator Sheldon Shealer at sheldon@msd-foundation.org or 301-788-2880 for further details of the 2022 golf outing.
Schedule for the day:
7:00–8:00 Registration, continental breakfast
8:00–8:15 MSDF Introduction Shotgun start
Lunch provided by Maryland National Golf Course at the turn
1:00–2:30 Finish your round of golf. Thanks for a great event!
Click the link above to register now!
MSD Foundation announces Eric M. Sugrowe Memorial Scholarships
FREDERICK, Md. (April 2, 2021) — A perpetual endowment to fund scholarships in memory of Eric M. Sugrowe has been created that will support future academic pursuits of Maryland School for Deaf graduates.
The Eric M. Sugrowe Memorial Scholarships will be awarded annually by the Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation to two MSD seniors who are continuing their education in college or at a technical school. One of the two recipients will have attended the MSD Columbia campus, which is near where Sugrowe was raised.
Sugrowe, who passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2020, at the age of 26, experienced Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL) with no known etiology while in high school. He then dedicated his life to the service of others in the deaf community. He graduated from Towson University with a degree in deaf studies. During his time at Towson, he interned at The Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore (HASA). That experience led Sugrowe to a career in assisting and caring for deaf adults in Baltimore.
“Eric struggled to find his place in the world between the hearing and deaf community,” said Clare Sugrowe, Eric’s mother. “Yet, he persevered. My hope is that this scholarship will inspire each recipient to keep Eric’s experience in mind and also to enhance their journey with the help of his donation.”
“We, at the Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation, are honored to be the stewards of the Eric M. Sugrowe Memorial Scholarships,” said MSD Foundation president Patrick Fava. “The generous creation of this memorial scholarship that will remain in perpetuity ensures Eric’s memory will live on through the success of the graduating seniors for years to come. This is an incredible way to honor Eric’s life.”
Despite losing his hearing, Eric Sugrowe remained active in sports, playing baseball and football while in high school at Mount Hebron, running cross country at Howard Community College, and cycling for Kelly Benefit Strategies cycling club of Baltimore.
“While professionally employed at Community Support Services for the Deaf in Baltimore, Eric continued to enjoy the outdoors, hiking and biking regularly. At the time of passing, he was enrolled at CCBC in Catonsville, studying for an ASL interpreter’s credential,” said Brian Sugrowe, Eric’s father.
The Eric M. Sugrowe Memorial Scholarship award winners will be announced annually at MSD’s graduation ceremony.
If interested in donating to the Eric M. Sugrowe Memorial Scholarship fund, please make check payable to:
MSD Foundation/Sugrowe Memorial
P.O. Box 636
Frederick, MD 21705
