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.
Jayden – In Honor of Johnny Rodriguez
Jayden is new to the iAm family and using his funding toward the GOAL Summer Program. If you know music inToledo, you know Johnny Rodriguez! He is the master of all things guitar. His fantastic skills and incredible memory makes him one of the most kind and talented musicians in town. We are so lucky that he always donates his time to helping Project iAm!
Miles – Renewal In Honor of Gary Wagner
Dear Gary Wagner,Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to the cause of Acoustics for Autism. Families like ours are truly thankful that people like you are out there and are willing to donate your time and skills to put on an event like this. Autism comes with many challenges and expenses and the money raised from this event helps our family as well as so many others breath a sigh of relief knowing we can get some assistance towards the many expenses we face.Miles is our 6 year old son who was diagnosed with Autism when he was 3.5 years old. He goes to a school named New Horizons Academy and they are doing a great job with him and helping him improve in all areas. Miles is using this scholarship to go towards his summer school program that is not covered by his Autism Scholarship. This program helps him keep a consistent, familiar schedule in the summer and helps ease the transition back into his full-time school schedule in the fall.Thank you again for your knowledge and expertise in the Toledo Music Scene and Im sure Project I Am is very grateful to have you! We will forever be thankful to all the wonderful volunteers who help this cause!Thank you! Miles Csehi & Family
Zion – Renewal In Honor of Jeff Stewart
Zion is also using his funding for a return to the GOAL Summer program. Jeff continues to be one of the most recognizable voices in Toledo, always willing to share a smile and a hand when we need it. We are so lucky to have people like Jeff in our family!
Amira – Renewal In Honor of Megan Lesle
Amira is thriving in her programming with GOAL. Megan continues to be in a class of her own with her rock star status and big heart! Megan is always willing to offer her talents when we need them and is so happy to support families like Amira!
Anne – In Honor of Local 351
Anne is using her funding toward optometry needs. Local 351 is one of the biggest and most community oriented labor unions in our area. Not only do they help with sponsorships, but you will always find them helping with the tough tear down work at the end of the night. These wonderful people help make Project iAm what it is today!
Annabellel – In Honor of Ramona Collins
Annabelle is using her funding for the GOAL summer program. Ramona is a staple in the Toledo Music Community. We are so blessed to have such a great music scene in our area and Ramona is at the top of the game! This local jazz legend selfless volunteers her time and efforts to help make Acoustics for Autism the success it is. Without friends like Ramona, our events could not fund children like Annabelle!
Mason – Renewal In Honor of Cari Langenderfer
Mason will again be using his funding at the GOAL summer program. Masons I mom appreciates that the GOAL summer program will allow him to keep a consistent schedule and follow his routine. Cari is the best of the best. Always lending her musical talents, she also brings some muscle to the group by always being there to help with our backstage needs!
Dennis – Renewal In Honor of Jake Pilewski
Dennis is again using his funding for the 2024 GOAL summer program. Jake continues to go above and beyond helping Project iAm, not only with his musical and sound engineering talents, but with promotion and individual fundraising for our scholarship fund. We are so lucky to have Jake as a member of our iAm family!
Theodore – Renewal In Honor of Char Patterson
Theodore is continue to make great strides at Monark ABA Therapy! Char continues to come to us as one of our most loyal volunteers and friends. Being a grandmother of an ASD child herself, she understands the importance that her volunteer work does to help other children, like Teddy. Char is always the first to jump to volunteer for 12 hour shifts at all of our events and we are so lucky to have her!
Braxton – In Honor of Local 33
Braxton is a new part of our iAm family and will be using funding toward Safe Splash Swim School! Local 33 in our area does more than just produce hard working men and women in laborthey are avid community supporters! We are so lucky that they have consistently given their resources to support Project iAm so we can continue to help children like Braxton.