Shoot For The Stars
CFDA Shoot For The Stars Scholarship Fund:
CFDA Shoot for the Stars Inc. is a non-profit corporation formed for the purpose of supplying educational opportunities in the form of scholarships to active members of the CFDA between the ages of 17 and 26 years. Application period for scholarships is Jan 1st through June 30th of the year in which the scholarship is to be awarded. Awards will be announced on this website on August 1st, and in the CFDA Gunslingers Gazette.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
JUNE 30th, 2016
JUNE 30th, 2016
To request an application, please email us at: cfdashootforthestars@gmail.com
Mailing address:
Shoot For The Stars
18013 South County Rd. 1357
Odessa, TX 79766-9434
Board of Directors
Windmill Kid- President Miss Betty - Secretary/Treasurer
432-664-1913 432-924-8116
Gentleman George
Mongo
Boulder Vaquero
Slow Poke
Quick Cal
Click Here To Go to the CFDA Shoot For the Stars Forum and Announcements Page on the CFDA Telegraph (CLUBS- Please post any Shoot For the Stars Fundraisers on the forum)
CFDA Shoot for the Stars Recipients
2014 Recipients
| Austin Brower AKA Little Gregg Gunner is an active member of CFDA badge #1526 and a member of the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in South Dakota. He graduated in 2013 from Stevens High School in Rapid City South Dakota and received a Shoot for the Stars scholarship last year to help him further his education at the Mitchell Technical Institute where he maintained a 3.9 GPA. This year he was awarded his second scholarship of $2,000.00 to help him in his second year of his higher education. |
| Jake Trautman AKA Saddle Sore is a member of the San Juan Shooitst and an active member of CFDA badge # 1418. He is a 2013 graduate of T F Riggs High School in Pierre South Dakota. He was a 2013 recipient of a Shoot for the Star scholarship last year. He attends the Southwest Technical Institute where he has maintained a 4.0 GPA. He has been involved in the Suicide Prevention Car Show in 2013 and in 2014. He has worked at Sioux Falls Ford from 2013 until May of this year where he is now working full time at Capital Motors in Pierre and also part time at Running Farm and Fleet. He is planning to return to work at Sioux Falls Ford again in August when he returns to school. He has received his second scholarship in the amount $2,000.00 for the 2014 school year. |
| Levi Pumphrey AKA Levi Garrett is a 2014 graduate of Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg Kansas. He maintained a 3.5 GPA where he was involved in 4-H and the Iowa Union 4-H Club for 4 years. He held and officers position almost every year including Vice President and secretary for 2 years. He is active in numerous community activities. He is an active member of CFDA badge #1616 and a member of the Deer Creek Regulators. He will attend Southeast Community College in the fall. He has received a $2,000.00 scholarship. |
| Krystal Castell AKA Saguaro Bloom is an active member of CFDA badge #3331 and a member of the Old Pueblo Gunfighters. She is a 2014, graduate of Rincon High School in Tucson, AZ. Where she maintained a 3.39 GPA and was in the top 15 percent of her class. She was very involved with her school and a member of various clubs including student council. She was also involved in 4-H most of her high school years. She learned shortly after becoming involved in Cowboy Fast Draw that it has helped her expand her love of her community, with all the experiences they have taught her something important that will help her become a hard worker and a valuable member of society. She has received a $1,400.00 scholarship to help her in her higher education in Chemistry and Pre-Pharmacy at the University of Arizona in Tucson. |
2013 Recipients
| One Shot Cody - Returning for a 2nd year award was One Shot Cody. Starting his 2nd year at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture he hit it out of the park last year maintaining a 3.27 cumulative grade point average making the members of the Sparks Spurs proud, and making it easy for our evaluation board to give him a nod for a 2nd year. |
| Cockeye - a member of the Reno Peacemakers, was our highest ranked applicant. He graduated high school having already earned 39 college credit hours at the University of Nevada-Reno, where he is enrolled. He earned several “impressives” and a couple of “wow’s” from our evaluation board. |
| Little Gregg Gunner - a member of the Powderhorn Ranch Regulators. He will be attending the Mitchell Technical Institute. |
| Saddle Sore -will be attending the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls, and is also a member of the Powderhorn Ranch Regulators. |
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2012 Recipients
C
ody Luthy aka One Shot Cody -
| shoots out of the great state ofNebraska, and lives in Sparks. He is attending the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Beaver Creek Kid calls him a “straight shootin’ cowboy in every sense of the word”. It is our opinion that he will go on to do great things. He was given a $2,000 award, and we look forward to seeing how he does in the Nebraska college system. |
| Dakota Monroe aka Lil’ Sis - shooting out of the great state of Virginia. She is currently attending Virginia Tech and just completed her reign as Miss Rodeo Virginia (2011). She is described as having a very competitive spirit, and brings a smile to the faces of those around her. She was also awarded a $2,000 scholarship, and we are sure she will make a positive impact at her university. |
2011 Recipient
| Courtney Williams aka Babalooey - Babalooey is the first recipient of the CFDA Shoot For The Stars Scholarship. She hails from the great state of Arizona and is a member of the CFDA and the Association of Arizona Gunslingers. She is attending college at Chandler-Gilbert Community College where she is pursuing an Associates Degree in Forensics. She then plans on going on to the university to pursue a degree in Psychology. |
