Celebrating our scholarship recipients.
Every name on this page represents a story of perseverance, hope, and community support. Each recipient reminds us how your generosity opens doors and changes lives. Explore our scholarship recipients by year, and join us in celebrating the difference we’re making together.
Bennett- Renewal in Honor of Erie Home
Bennett is attending another summer with Sara’s Garden with his brother!
Ryker- Renewal in Honor of Hayley Posner
Ryker is attending speech therapy and doing great! Hayley has been a reliable volunteer for nearly 10 years and is a jack of all trades for us! We love our volunteers and Hayley is top notch!
Lorelei- Renewal in Honor of Brian Ludwig
Lorelei is back for another summer at Sara’s Garden! We are so blessed to have Brian Ludwig from Treu House of Munch on our team! Without his constant cooperation and willingness to help us expand, we could not continue to serve our patrons at AFA with our biggest money maker!
Jimena – Renewal in Honor of BCAN
Jimena is returning for another summer at the New Horizons/Sara’s Garden Summer program and thriving! BCAN is an amazing community partner and allows us to broadcast AFA live for the world to see. We are so lucky to have businesses in our area who care about the work we do!
Gabriel – Renewal in Honor of TJ Stratton
Gabriel continues to use his funding for various energetic activities to keep his mind and body moving! TJ introduced the Maumee Elks to us and has been a constant in their cooperation with Acoustics for Autism. We love this great partnership and are so grateful to TJ!
Kensley – In Honor of Stevin Groth
Kensley is brand new to Project iAm and is using funding to help with communication skills through Spelling 2 Communicate. Stevin has been dubbed “The Grothfather” for very good reasons—he’s one of the most philanthropic people in our community. Known for taking great care of his staff and local charities, we couldn’t find anyone more fitting than Stevin for this recognition.
Noah – Renewal in Honor of Denny Schafer
Noah continues to grow with Toledo Pediatric Speech lessons! The always fun and entertaining Denny Schafer, although retired, makes it a priority to promote p
Project iAm and AFA- We’re so lucky for Support from one of Toledo‘s favorite people!
Ryan – Renewal and Honor of Ron Sayyah
Ryan has found great success with swim lessons at Safe Splash and dance lessons through iDance. Ron was one of our very first supporters and graphic art designers. Even though he lives in Florida, he still stays connected to the charity and loves to see the progress that Ryan makes year after year!
Devin – Renewal in Honor of Dani Herrera
Devin is continuing his therapy choices with agility angels and is doing great with specialty dog training. Dani has continuously been a donor of her wonderful talents and art and is a bright shining star in our great city!
Ayanna – Renewal in Honor of John LaPrairie
Ayanna continues to thrive with agility angels and her dog training. Special sidenote this family loves live music and has found it to be a new source of comfort and healing for their children! John LaPrairie continues to be one of the nicest musicians in town! Always willing to help and volunteer his time and services were so grateful to have him on our team.