The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation, Inc.: March 2017

Friday, March 17, 2017

Scholarship Application Deadline EXTENDED

Because of the issue with the Post Office Box (which has been resolved), we are extending the application deadline from April 1 to May 1. Also, if anyone is having trouble printing the application, please contact me at row727@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to email it directly to you. Thank you!

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

PO Box Issue RESOLVED

I'm pleased to say there is no longer any issue with receiving mail- apparently the label fell off of the box, but they have replaced it. Phew!! =)

PO Box Issue

Two times people have sent something to our PO Box that was returned to them. I have a call into the Post Office and they are troubleshooting the issue. Hopefully this will be resolved today. Thank you all for your patience! I will update as soon as I hear back from them. I apologize for any inconvenience.

About Us

Matt Row was a loving, intelligent, fun, driven man, and education was very important to him. Although he pursued his Associates Degree just after high school, his interests evolved over time and he decided to continue his education years later. After eight years of attending college part-time (taking a year off to get married and build a home), he graduated with his Bachelors Degree in 2007, about a week before his daughter’s birth. Soon after graduation, he secured a great position in his new field, and began pursuit of his Masters Degree. Part of his motivation to continue his education was to provide a positive example to his children, and to provide more economically for his family.

On November 15, 2008, Matt was killed in an industrial accident at his engineering job at the age of 39, leaving behind his wife, Andrea, and their two young children. At the time of the accident, their son Jacob was four years old, and their daughter Sydney was 18 months. He was an amazing husband, father, son, friend, co-worker, and was loved and respected by everyone that knew him.

Shortly after the accident, Matt's co-workers, deeply saddened by his loss, organized an annual event in his honor called the Run For Row 5K to help fund a trust they originally set up to raise money for the children's education. In 2014, they created a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and the Run for Row 5K now operates under the umbrella of "The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” The decision was made to broaden the purpose of the corporation to fund college scholarships for other students from Western New York who, like Matt’s children, have also lost a parent.

For the 2017 academic year, we are awarding an educational scholarship to two high school seniors in the amount of $2,500 each. We will also offer a paid registration to one of the Camp Widow® programs offered by Soaring Spirits International. Understanding the challenges of raising a family as an only parent, the foundation would like to provide for them as well.

The Run For Row 5K is held at Como Lake Park in Lancaster, NY on the third Sunday of every August and is our primary source of funding. Scholarship winners will be announced at the post race party. This 5k is known for their outstanding post race party, featuring an awards ceremony, door prizes, Chinese auction, music and plenty of food and refreshments. Register for the race at www.active.com as the date gets closer.

Please contact Andrea Row with any questions or for further information at (716) 771-1691.

Matt's graduation pic 2007

Friday, March 17, 2017

Scholarship Application Deadline EXTENDED

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

PO Box Issue RESOLVED

PO Box Issue