Clarissa Echevarri of Tustin High School and Lauren Kim of Woodbridge High School
Earn the $10,000 Toshiba Classic Scholarships
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – (April 18, 2016) — For the 16th year, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and Hoag Charity Sports are extending their community outreach by providing scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. This year’s program culminates today with two local high school seniors receiving $10,000 scholarships.
This year, 13 schools in the Newport-Mesa, Irvine, and Saddleback Valley Unified school districts participated with 15 finalists selected through an extensive application and interview process. After an exhaustive review of the applicants, Clarissa Echevarria of Tustin High School and Lauren Kim of Woodbridge High School were each selected to receive the $10,000 Toshiba Classic Scholarship. Since its inception in 2000, the scholarship program has awarded $309,000 and approximately $1 million worth of laptop computers to deserving Orange County high schools and students.
Echevarria not only excels in the classroom, but also is a consummate role model in the community. An honor roll student at Tustin High School, her goal is to become a doctor to help others create a better life through health and medicine. Echevarria’s desire to help extends into the community, volunteering at the Boys & Girls Club of Tustin and as a tutor at the Tustin Library. She will be a first generation college student next fall and is planning to study Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine.
An honor student at Woodbridge High School, Kim has earned a potential patent opportunity during her internships at the University of California, Irvine. She has a wide range of interests, including participating in Junior Classical League, but her real passion lies in competing in state and national science fairs. Kim will attend Yale University in the fall.
“The Toshiba Classic Scholarship Program is an essential part of our involvement in the tournament and reinforces our dedication to giving back to the community,” said Mark Simons, President and CEO, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. “We couldn’t be more proud of our two recipients, Clarissa Echevarria and Lauren Kim. These young ladies set a great example to their peers given their commitment to academics and their dedication to community service.”
The 22nd Annual Toshiba Classic tees off on October 5-9 at the Newport Beach Country Club where it continues to be an important event leading into the inaugural 2016 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs. In addition to being a popular week for tournament play, the October timeframe also represents some of the best weather of the year in Orange County. Tickets for the event are on sale at http://www.toshibaclassic.com/tickets.
The Toshiba Classic’s lead charity and operator is Hoag Hospital Foundation, and this year’s tournament will benefit the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag for the sixth consecutive year.
For more information on the Toshiba Classic, visit www.ToshibaClassic.com.
About the Toshiba Classic
Hoag Charity Sports – a supporting organization of Hoag Hospital Foundation – produces the annual Toshiba Classic, and the 2016 tournament benefits the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag for the sixth consecutive year. During the last 18 years since Hoag took over as host and operator of the tournament, the Toshiba Classic has generated more than $18 million for charity, the most on the Champions Tour. Televised domestically to more than 81 million households on the Golf Channel, and up to 330 million households in 190 countries worldwide, the Toshiba Classic provides invaluable exposure for the communities of Orange County. In addition, the tournament generates an estimated $28 million in annual economic impact, benefiting the businesses of Newport Beach and Orange County. For more information, please call (949) 660-1001 or log onto toshibaclassic.com. Follow Toshiba Classic on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toshibaclassic, and on Twitter and Instagram at @toshibaclassic.
About the PGA TOUR Champions
PGA TOUR Champions has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game, with many of its 34 members in the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events. The Tour also counts numerous other major championship winners among its members. PGA TOUR Champions is where Legends play. PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. PGA TOUR Champions primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. Points earned in official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2015 determined Bernhard Langer as the Charles Schwab Cup champion. In 2016, the newly-introduced Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs will identify and recognize the Tour’s leading player. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Greg McLaughlin is President of PGA TOUR Champions. The PGA TOUR’s website is pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Follow the PGA TOUR Champions at facebook.com/ChampionsTour and on Twitter @ChampionsTour.
About Toshiba
Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations and is contributing to the realization of a world where generations to come can live better lives. Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 580 consolidated companies employing 199,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.6 trillion yen (US$55 billion). To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
