Page 4 - Palm City Spotlight - November '19

Page 4, Palm City Spotlight

Audi Stuart Hosts from page 1

That’s accomplished with the annual awarding of
scholarships that are game-changers. As former scholarship
recipient Christopher Collins says, “Getting sober is easy.
Building a life is hard.”
After John and Erica Garwood of Stuart lost their
athletic, gregarious 24-year-old son Mark to complications
from a five-year battle with prescription drugs, they started
a nonprofit to finance scholarships for qualified, motivated
recovering addicts from the Treasure Coast and Palm David and Karen Dyess at
Beach County so they could return to school and pursue the Mark Garwood SHARE
their careers. Foundation 2020 Phoenix
Often these young people had exhausted their bank Scholarship Night. Photo by
accounts, support system and job prospects because of Jackie Holfelder
their substance use disorder. Now, even though sober, the
ability to get funds to continue their education and solidify
their future was nonexistent. (Center): Erica and John Garwood with scholarship winners Robert Mullen, Daryn
Finkelstein, Brittany Wey, Alexandria Voyles, Kara Serbeck and Thomas Stager, Jr. at the
Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation 2020 Phoenix Scholarship Night. Photo by Liz McKinley

Mark Garwood SHARE Finkelstein and Bobby Mullen were all winners!
Foundation scholarships of The Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation 2020 Phoenix
up to $5,000 each are given Scholarship Night took place on Oct. 10 at the Audi
to candidates who have Stuart showroom in Stuart. General Manager Devin
completed a challenging Carlson and his staff again demonstrated why they’ve
application process. This become one of the Treasure Coast’s most respected and
year, for the first time, admired community business partners. Local dignitaries
funding was available to United States Congressman Brian Mast, Martin County
Erica Garwood and give scholarships to all Commissioner Ed Ciampi, Stuart City Manager David
Mindi Fetterman and Jean Weaver and Jody former scholarship winner six finalists, who weren’t Dyess and Martin County Sheriff William Snyder were
Erica Garwood at the Braskamp at the Mark Christopher Collins at the aware of the news until their on hand. Invited guests enjoyed refreshments and hors
Mark Garwood SHARE Garwo od SHA R E Mark Garwood SHARE names were announced. d’oeuvres while mingling with previous scholarship
Foundation 2020 Phoenix Foundation 2020 Phoenix Foundation 2020 Phoenix Tom Stager, Alexandria winners and this year’s recipients.
Scholarship Night. Photo by Scholarship Night. Photo by Scholarship Night. Photo by Voyles, Kara Serbeck, For more about the Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation,
Jackie Holfelder Jackie Holfelder Liz McKinley Brittany Wey, Daryn visit www.markgarwoodsharefoundation.org.

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