Patrick Lawrence DelBuono, graduate of North Cross, receives award from DAR.

The Nancy Christian Fleming Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 DAR Good Citizens Program is Patrick Lawrence DelBuono, a recent graduate of North Cross School. While at North Cross Patrick appeared in several school theatrical productions. He was captain of the varsity cross-country team and captain of the varsity lacrosse team. As a senior, he initiated a successful service project, Cell Phones for Soldiers. He was co-editor of the yearbook and co-founder of the Outdoors Club at North Cross. An avid hunter, fisherman and skier, he also serves as an altar minister at S. Andrew's Church in Roanoke.

Patrick will attend Roanoke College where he was one of twelve students to be awarded the David Bittle Scholarship, which provides full tuition for four years in the liberal arts college in Salem. He also is the recipient of The Davis Honors Scholarship, awarded as a result of his acceptance into the Roanoke College Honors program.

Patrick is the son of Ernest and Mary DelBuono of Roanoke, Va.

Foundation for Roanoke Valley awards scholarships

Over $133,000 in educational scholarships ranging from $250 to $12,000 have been awarded to students from the Roanoke Valley and surrounding communities by Foundation for Roanoke Valley, the region's community foundation. The Foundation, which currently administers 49 endowed scholarship funds, recently held its first Scholarship Reception at the Jefferson Center's Fitzpatrick Hall. At this event, scholarship recipients had the opportunity to meet and get to know the scholarship donors. Recipients included high school graduates, vocational students and adult learners.

Carly Oliver, the Foundation's Associate Director, noted that a highlight of the event was the inauguration of a major scholarship award to be called "The Holland Scholar." This scholarship will be given annually by the Foundation to an outstanding graduating senior from the Roanoke Valley who shows exceptional promise in his or her future college career. The award will be for a minimum of $10,000. This year's recipient is Ryan J. Brock of Northside High School, who will attend Virginia Tech to pursue a degree in architecture. Oliver further explained that the Foundation received over 600 applications for its scholarships this year.

Scholarship recipients were selected on a competitive basis within the criteria established by donors at the creation of the scholarship endowment fund.

The specific scholarships awarded to Southwest Roanoke County students at the reception and the respective recipients were:

Ethel Snidow Holland Memorial Scholarship Fund: Kelsey M. Martin - Cave Spring H.S.; Katherine E. Preseren - Hidden Valley H.S.

Jean L. Price Scholarship Fund: Katherine E. Preseren, Hidden Valley H.S.

E. Price Ripley Memorial Foundation Fund: Katherine E. Preseren, Hidden Valley H.S.

Frank W. (Bo) Rogers, Jr. Fund: Brennan M. Scott,- Cave Spring H.S.

Melva Dulaney Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund: Brennan M. Scott, Cave Spring H.S.

Foundation for Roanoke Valley has served the Roanoke Valley and western Virginia for more than 20 years and currently administers over 240 named endowment funds on behalf of the community. For more information, please contact the Foundation at 985-0204.