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2021/22 GBE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Congratulations to our new class of GBE Foundation scholarship winners. They are an interesting group with very different backgrounds and interests. Click below to read our scholarship winner profiles:
Tomáš Lakoštík – Gymnázium Š. Moyzesa in Ružomberok, Slovakia
Jana Malachovská – Gymnázium Terézie Vansovej in Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
Daniel Mucha – Gymnázium sv. Františka z Assisi in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia
2021/22 GBE FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Congratulations to our second GBE Foundation university scholarship winner!
Timotej Kopča – Senior and full scholarship recipient at LEAF Academy, AP curriculum top boarding school in Bernolákovo, Slovakia. Besides international diploma from LEAF, concurrently studies at Gymnazium Milana Rúfusa in Žiar to also earn a local diploma.
2020/21 GBE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Congratulations to our new class of GBE Foundation scholarship winners. They are an interesting group with very different backgrounds and interests.
Sára Fidesová – La Lumiere High School in La Porte, Indiana
18 years old
Gymnázium Š. Moyzesa in Ružomberok, Slovakia
Native of Liptovská Lúžna, small village in northern Slovakia
One of the best karate competitors in Slovakia. Also teaches kids karate
Enjoys sports – also does gymnastics, swimming, skiing
Loves music - plays clarinet in an orchestra and occasionally also drums
Excellent English, learned English through American movies
3.83 unweighted GPA; wants to be a teacher
Father is a train conductor, mother is a cook at an elementary school
Janka Plešková – Rockingham County High School, North Carolina
17 years old
Sophomore at Gymnázium Mikuláša Kováča in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Studies in a bilingual Spanish immersion section at her high school
Multi-talented and creative - very active in the community
Roma Education Fund (REF) scholarship recipient
Member of Divé Maky – organization supporting talented Roma children
Works with adopted Roma children – subject of a TV documentary
Loves writing - published author in a poetry series
Talented actress – plays in a professional theater Bábkové divadlo na rázcestí
Father is a forklift driver in Czech Republic; mother is a tailor at a factory
Nina Semjanová – heading to a high school in Phoenix, Arizona
17 years old
Gymnázium Pavla Horova in Michalovce, Slovakia
From Michalovce, small town in eastern Slovakia
4.00 unweighted GPA
Excellent, hard-working student with a strong interest in computer science
Working on projects in virtual reality and robotics
Enjoys art and sports – drawing, dancing, hiking, skiing
Works part-time at family’s bed & breakfast
Father owns a bed & breakfast; mother co-owns a small logistics company
2020/21 GBE FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Congratulations to our first ever GBE Foundation university scholarship winner!
Viktória Kubisová – studying life sciences at HAN University of Applied Sciences in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
19 years old
Native of Podolínec, small town in northeastern Slovakia
Gymnázium Terézie Vansovej High School in Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
Recipient of the 2019/20 GBE Foundation high school scholarship
Multi-talented, very active in the community
Loves reading and writing - wrote for student newspaper, writes poems
Likes sports, taught English to kindergarten students
Plays piano, ukulele
Interested in chemistry and biology – wants to become a doctor or a scientist
Youngest of 5 children. Parents are retired; brother is mentally handicapped
CHECK IT OUT: OUR FIRST ONLINE AUCTION
Though we were not able to hold our Annual Benefit Dinner Sausalito, CA this year, we're excited to be having our first ever online silent auction:
https://www.biddingforgood.com/GBEFoundation/onlineauction
Thank you for your continued support!
THIS YEAR'S DONORS
We have some amazing donors this year. Though our fifth annual benefit dinner has been cancelled, we will be updating you all with a silent auction link soon. A huge thank you to:
O'Live Olive Oil
Paper Culture
Other exciting auction items include vacation homes and our famous Czech/Slovak Baskets
Learn more about how our funds are used.