The Lake Youth Foundation

Lake Youth Foundationwas formed in 2005 by Lake of the Woods residents to help support the youth in our community.  LYF is an non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to funding programs that promote the values of community service, citizenship and leadership.  "HELP OUR YOUTH REACH FOR THE STARS!"   Learn more

Upcoming Events

16th Annual Children’s Fishing Tournament

Gather your fishing gear and bait buckets for the Lake Youth Foundation’s 16th Annual Children’s Fishing Tournament which will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 9am – 1pm.  The event will be held at the front entrance pond for children ages 5 to 14 years old.

Registration begins April 13th and ends on May 11th.  Registration forms can be picked-up at the Holcomb building, the Security station or by clicking here.  Completed forms should be dropped-off at the Security station.  Pre-registration is required since only 120 participants are allowed for safety reasons.  There will be no registrations taken on the day of the tournament.

Check-in on the day of the tournament will begin at 8:00am.  The actual fishing tournament will start at 9:00am and end at 11:00am.  Lunch will be served for the children and their families that participate in the event!  The awards ceremony will start at 12:15pm.  If you should have any questions, please contact Terry Hileman at 549-972-8634.

LYF IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

The Lake Youth Foundation is currently accepting applications from public or private school graduating seniors that reside in Lake of the Woods.  We will be awarding a limited number of $1,000 and $500 scholarships to seniors who have volunteered their time and talents to better their community.  

Applicants must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, plan to attend a four-year college, community college or trade school and live in Lake of the Woods.  Scholarship finalists will be required to complete an interview with the LYF Scholarship committee. Scholarships will be presented in the spring at a brunch hosted by the Lake Youth Foundation. The application deadline has been extended to Friday April 20, 2012.

Applications are available by clicking here and completed applications can be dropped-off at the Holcomb Building. For more information, please contact Lois Powell, Scholarship Chairperson, at 540-972-6513.

 

Recent Events

LYF’s 7th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Was a Huge Success

Our 7th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta was held on Saturday, July 23rd   at Sailboat beach during an extreme heat wave which didn’t hamper the crowd from attending this popular event!  Ten boats were registered in five different categories this year.  Below is the list of participants and their rankings.

Ages 10 & Younger        
1st Place              The Banana Boat                               Corrado and Cristos Apostolakis
2nd Place             Dumpster Diva                                   TJ Murphy and James Sagar
3rd Place              Boat R. Fly                                          Emily McFarland
4th Place              Soggy Bottom IV                                Ethan, Natalie and Charlotte Pettyjohn
                                                                                          Allie, Robbie, and Kamiryn Pittman

Ages 11 - 14
1st Place              LOW Players “Oklahoma”                 Thomas and John Paul Gildersleeve
2nd Place             Molly Brown                                         Noah Jones
        
Ages 15 - 18        
1st Place               Army Ranger                                       Jason Hileman and Anthony Albrecht
        
Parent and Child    
1st Place               Thor                                                      Max and Rob Yarrow, Timmy Barr

School/Civic/Scout/Club/Business
1st Place               U.S.S. LOW Vets                                 Amanda and Brian Stuchel
                                                                                            Mark Albrecht, Nathan Hileman
2nd Place              Pingu II (AARP)                                     Bobbie Prees

Pre-Race Awards
Best in Show                        Thor
Most Likely to Float             USS LOW Vets
Titanic                                  The Banana Boat
People’s Choice                    Molly Brown (collected $68.50 for the LYF Scholarship Fund)

We would like to thank the following businesses: Clearwater Grill for preparing lunch and donating a portion of the proceeds to LYF, Cool Zone for selling ice cream and Norma Hix-Macht of “Colored In Disguise” for her awesome face paintings!  

A special thank you to our judges Daniel Benedict (Lions), Courtney Farrel (Lioness Scholarship Winner) and Margaret Darby (LOWA Vice President) for selecting the boats for our pre-race awards. We also appreciate the kayaking services of Terri Karfgin and Kathy Dunn for manning the races from the water in case any mishaps occurred.  Jimmy Lee for supplying the kayak and buoys and Melanie Philipp for placing the buoys in the water for the race course.  An additional thank you to Mary Kramer for her assistance with the business logo designs on the regatta shirts.  Neil Buttimer for graciously accepting the task of M/C for this year’s regatta.  Diane Hileman for organizing this entire event for the past seven years.

A final thank you for the financial support of our sponsors: LOW Lions and Lioness Club, Clearwater Grill, LOW Bass Anglers, The Car Doctor, AARP, Coldwell Banker Elite-Suzanne Brady, Cool Zone, and Eleni’s Restaurant.  Hope to see you all next year when we will be adding a “Mom’s” category!

 

Seven Students Earn Scholarships

Seven graduating high school seniors from Lake of the Woods were recently awarded scholarships from several LOW clubs. This is the fifth year that the Lake Youth Foundation has had the pleasure of awarding scholarships.

Danielle Amador was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. Amber Breeden, Kelsey Brodkin, Allyson Dodson and Hannah MacDonald each received $500 scholarships. Scholarship funds are sent to the school of their choice. All applicants are judged on academic achievement and community service, as well as an interview with the scholarship committee. The LYF recipients were honored at a brunch held on Sunday, May 22, at the LOW Clubhouse.  

For the second year, the Lioness club, represented by Zoila Ortega, joined in the selection process and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Courtney Farrel.  This scholarship is named the Lioness Bridge Scholarship because the funds are raised from bridge lessons taught by Jan LeMieux. Courtney will be honored at the June 9th Lioness meeting.  

And this year the Susan Allen Republican Women, represented by Kathy Genson, joined the selection process and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Danielle Amoruso. She was honored at the May 18 SARWC luncheon.  

Every year the scholarship committee, led by Lois Powell, Scholarship Chairman, is so pleased to learn about all the applicants. Committee member sfelt these students have not only excelled in their studies but have also given valuable time to groups, organizations and special causes. They learned that many have tutored students who are struggling in school or worked with younger children in after school programs. The committee was delighted to meet these young folks who have a very positive attitude and influence on our community.  

If your group or organization would like to partner with LYF next year to offer an additional scholarship, please contact Connie Buttimer at 972-0083 or send an email to info@lakeyouth.org.