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Smart noodle scholarship award
Award Background
The Importance of Education
The owner of Old Town Family Fun was extremely passionate about education, furthering your skills, and mixing in a bit of silly along the way. She began the Scholarship with the first recipient in 2024 and will carry it on through the new 501c3 establishing later in 2025.
The Smart Noodle Name
The attendees at Teen Nights have so many smart attributes but also know how to let loose and have a silly good time. The word, noodle, implies the pasta reference but also the brain/head and can reference a simpleton. We'd like to take any negativity out of it and just make it a pretty smart and simple way to win this scholarship award: attend an OTFF Teen Night, our monthly teen events in a safe environment filled will fun activities and food.
What can funds be used for?
The student winning our Scholarship Award can use the funds for any secondary educational experience such as university, vocational/trades education, etc. OR to be reimbursed for expenses incurred through an apprenticeship or other non-traditional career path expense.
How Funds Add Up
There are several ways the Smart Noodle Scholarship Fund gets built. Funds will reset annually after the Gatsby Teen Formal for the next year's scholarship cycle.
- Teen Night Tickets: $1 from every Teen Night ticket purchased at the door and $0.50 from every online ticket will go into the Scholarship Fund. Resets every June.
- Contributions: Partner contributions from local businesses are welcome year-round to be designated for this award. Businesses contributing $250 or more will have a thank you banner displayed on our mini golf fence through Labor Day.
Please note that teen night ticket contribution amounts might change with the 501c3 - but only in a way that would bring more money to the scholarship fun per teen attending teen nights!
2024-2025 School Year Eligibility
1) Must be a current 6th-12th grade student. Upon winning, scholarship recipient must present current school ID or Infinite Campus printout.
2) Good standing with their school (ie. not expelled, meets requirements to move onto next grade level on time/graduate). Upon winning, scholarship recipient must provide a written statement ascertaining the good standing status from a school administrator.
3) Students earn one entry per ever teen night attended during the 2024-2025 school year as follows: attends using an online ticket OR pays at the door and signs in at the event with student name, phone number, and email (can be parent/guardian contact info). They must check in with the Scholarship QR code at teen night for entry.
4) Students are encouraged to be present when scholarship announcement is made through random drawings of all entries at 8pm at the May Gatsby Teen Formal held at Old Town Family Fun on May 10th, 2025. If not present, a back-up name will be drawn of those present in case the recipient cannot be reached.
5) The winning recipient will have till the last day of school in May to complete their award documentation process.
Recipient List & Award Value
We announce the recipient of our annual OTFF Smart Noodle Scholarship Award at the May Gatsby Teen Formal.
2024 Award Value - $275
Recipient: Laurel Z.
2025 Award Value - $153.50* as of 3/2/25
Award amount grows with each teen night ticket & additional donations throughout the year up through the May Teen Night.
Recipient: Chloe S.