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In its seven years of existence, the Step Forward Scholarship Fund has awarded more than 130 grants totaling $800,000 to employees and children of employees. Test your knowledge of the fund and its recipients below.  While the answers are at the bottom, it's more fun to find them on this website!

1. More 2025 grant recipients are attending this campus of the University of North Carolina than any other. It is:
A) Asheville
B) Chapel Hill
C) Charlotte
D) Greensboro
E) Wilmington

2. More 2025 recipients attend this local school than any other. It is:
A) Central Carolina Community College
B) Duke University
C) North Carolina State University
D) University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

3. The 2025 recipients include three sets of siblings. Who are their parents?

4. The recipient of this year’s $12,000 Governors Scholarship is:

5. Andrea Valdez, last year’s recipient of the Governors Scholarship, spent a month this spring in Guatemala to:
A) Excavate the Mayan ruins in Tikal and El Mirador
B) Volunteer at a birthing center in southwestern Guatemala
C) Study architecture in the colonial city of Antigua

6. This two-time recipient studied massage therapy while also tending bar at Governors Club several years ago, and last year incorporated as “Marvel Massage by Natalia.” She is:
A) Natalia Bush
B) Natalia Quintana
C) Natalia Richardson
D) Natalia Rodriguez

7. “My dad shared with me a Navy SEAL quote: ‘You don’t rise to the occasion; you sink to the level of your training.’” Which 2025 recipient said this?
A) Logan Ching
B) Charley Hegeman
C) Jake Leighton
D) Stuart Slaughter

8. What percentage of your donations goes directly to student grants?
A) 75%
B) 85%
C) 90%
D) 100%

9. True or False: The best way to donate is dropping off a check at the member drop box in the Clubhouse.

​Answers: 1. E: Three recipients are attending UNC-Wilmington; two Chapel Hill; one Charlotte, and one Asheville. | 2. C: Three have joined the Wolfpack. | 3. Todd and Robyn Ching (racquets); Tom and Terri Hegeman (club CFO); and Matt and Julie Killian (grounds). | 4. Isabel Killian | 5. B | 6. B | 7. C | 8. D | 9. False: There is no best way but there are many ways to contribute: You can pay by credit card or via PayPal using this link; mail a check; or use the Clubhouse option.