AFFRONTI COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Former Temple Terrace Mayor Joe Affronti and his wife Elizabeth have committed their careers and hearts to serving our community, and they want to honor a deserving Strawberry Crest High School or King High School senior whose heart is also dedicated to community service with a $1000 scholarship.
Mr. Affronti is the former Mayor of Temple Terrace and grandfather to three wonderful grandchildren who graduated from King High School and Strawberry Crest High School. He is a business owner, and he and his lovely wife who was a nurse for 25 years, remain involved with philanthropic endeavors that make our community a better place.
2026 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Jake Ogden
2026 Recipient
Jacob "Jake" Ogden is a senior at Strawberry Crest High School in Dover, Florida, where he earned the Cambridge AICE diploma and graduated in the top 20% of his class. This summer he will begin his studies at Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Jake has spent his high school years balancing a rigorous academic schedule with varsity football, part-time work, and serving his community through FFA and the Celebrate Birthdays organization, where he helped throw birthday parties for children in need. He is a young man of strong faith with a lifelong passion for building and inventing things, and he plans to build a career as a Mechanical Engineer designing and improving the systems that people depend on every day. Jake says he is incredibly grateful to the Periano Family Foundation Affronti Scholarship for believing in him and making his path to FAU possible. None of this would be happening without them!
PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Hayley Jones
2025 past winner
Updated Dec, 2025
Hayley has been studying hard for her classes at the University of Florida and is working towards applying for the Occupational Therapy Accelerated program there in Spring 2027. She has joined and been apart of Salt Company, a college ministry in Gainesville, and has found great ways to serve her community through the local church. She plans to join other organizations in January, such as Hopeful Hearts Pediatrics and the Student Occupational Therapy Association. Hayley says she greatly appreciates the support of the Peirano Family Foundation! All of this would not be possible without them!
ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
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High school senior
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Attending Strawberry Crest High School or King High School
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Good academic and behavior standing
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Minimum 75 verified community service hours
Award Amount
The amount of $1,000 will be awarded to the recipient of the scholarship on or before May 1, 2026.
Application Process
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Review eligibility criteria.
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Complete the online application.
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Submit the required 250-300 word essay.
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Upload one letter of recommendation from a teacher, school support staff, or administrator (**Alternatively, your reference can email his/her letter directly to peiranofamilyfoundation@gmail.com. Follow the directions at the top of the application for submitting materials via email.
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Upload a current high school transcript or summary worksheet (**"Alternatively [for community service hours] upload a letter from your guidance counselor verifying your community service hours).
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Upload a professional or academic resume. Make sure that your resume includes your community service experiences (location, description, dates of service).
Application Deadline
Completed application and all supporting documents must be received no later than midnight on February 20, 2026.
Disclaimer
Children of members of the Peirano Family Foundation Board of Directors are not eligible to apply. Children of donors to the Peirano Family Foundation are welcome to apply, but will receive no preferential rating. Scholarship applications will be subject to a blind review process by a panel of outside judges.
