Boris Lopez Educational Foundation 3rd Annual Golf Tournament
Four Person Scramble
18
4 players
About
Our founder, Boris Lopez, had a great impact on the lives of thousands of students over a 33 year career in education. As part of the Cal State LA administration in the 1990s, Boris demonstrated a passion for encouraging students to graduate from high school and pursue an education at the college and university level. As an academic counselor at Los Angeles City College, he advised students to work hard in their studies and remain focused on completing their education. In 2000, Boris Lopez founded a non profit organization to raise funds for students of disadvantaged backgrounds. He wanted to help students pursue their goals of higher education, despite the rising cost of education. Over the years, the non profit has expanded to help fund outreach programs and has created professional development opportunities to train teachers, high school/college counselors, and parents, to better support students pursuing a post secondary education. Boris’ dedication to students led to a collaboration with other educational programs and directors in developing two summer residential programs, the Career Academic Preparation Academy (CAPA) and Peer Academic Leadership (PAL) Program, hosted on the campuses of UCLA and UCSB. These programs help high school students understand the Four Systems of Higher Education, the admissions and financial process, and develop their leadership skills to be able to assist their peers in the college application process. In 2021, Boris was diagnosed with leukemia and shortly passed away in 2022 after his battle with the disease. He left behind a mother, wife, two sons, grandkids, and many friends. One of his sons, Alejandro, has taken responsibility for the foundation with the desire to continue the work his father started in 2000 and expand upon the lasting legacy Boris left behind for others to follow. In honor of his father, Alejandro established the Boris Lopez Educational Foundation as a non profit organization dedicated to raising funds for college scholarships through hosted events. For 22 years, Boris Lopez promoted academic achievement as a counselor and helped provide hundreds of scholarships to high school students as a leader. He truly believed in the wonders an education could provide a person. We will continue to carry out the mission, vision, and spirit of Boris Lopez by commemorating him with a fundraising event, the Boris Lopez Educational Foundation Annual Golf Tournament. Our annual golf tournament blends our founder’s belief in higher education and his love of golf to create opportunities and a supportive community for students. Your participation, donations, and/or sponsorships through this event will assist in providing financial support to students. Thank you for joining us in our efforts to help students accomplish their dreams! The Boris Lopez Educational Foundation has awarded close to $50,000 in scholarships since 2022! We will match all sponsorships in the form of donations. Proceeds from the event go to provide college scholarships through the: The Boris Lopez Educational Foundation 408 w. Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra, Ca. 91801 501(c)(3) Non-Profit. Tax ID 45-0682781
Location
Mountain Meadows Golf Course, CA