Memorial Scholarships


The Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities is pleased to announce the continuation of the John Peyton and Margaret Twohig Memorial Scholarships. John Peyton was a two-time past President of the Cleveland Touchdown Club and had been actively involved in the Cleveland Baseball Federation and Cleveland Cavalier Rebounders organization. He unselfishly devoted countless volunteer hours to these and other organizations, continually promoting youth services. In high school, John did not play any team sports; however, he demonstrated his spirit and desire to help by acting as the manager of many of the high school sports teams. He passed away in 2000.

Margaret Twohig Memorial Scholarships are sponsored by her son and long-time Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities supporter, Mark Twohig. Mark’s mother was a loving and caring person, yet strong-willed and a tireless worker, who valued education and sharing her good fortunes with others.

The applicant must be a graduating high school senior and show need and merit to be considered for a scholarship. In addition, the applicant must have participated in his or her high school athletic team programs in a non-athletic manner (i.e. team manager, statistician, cheerleader, sports writer, team booster, etc.).

The minimum scholarship award will be $500; the maximum award will be $2,000. Last year, two $1,500 scholarships and three $1,000 were awarded. The applicant may choose the accredited college or university of his or her choice. The scholarships will be awarded for the 2011 – 2012 academic year, with classes beginning on or around August 2011.

All applicants who wish to make an application for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be a senior attending high school in the Northeast Ohio area, expecting to graduate in Spring 2011.

  2. Must show need, merit and a strong ambition to succeed in college.

  3. Must correctly complete the enclosed form that allows the applicant to be considered for a scholarship.
    Directions for the completion of the application are:
    • Type or print clearly.
    • Enclose two (2) letters of recommendation, excluding relatives.
    • Enclose high school transcripts.
    • Be sure to sign and date the application, and include the short essay.

  4. The recipients of the scholarship awards will be encouraged to attend the Cleveland Touchdown Club’s Annual Awards Recognition, free of charge, to be held in the Spring of 2011.

  5. Return the above information to:

    Joseph Fornal
    CTCC Memorial Scholarships
    1796 Farr's Garden Path
    Westlake, OH 44145-2066

  6. All required materials must be postmarked no later than Monday, March 15, 2011.

The Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities can not consider any incomplete applications. Awardees will be notified via email. Also, recipients may be asked to attend a CTCC Board Meeting or other event to be formally recognized as a scholarship winner.

Click here to download the Scholarship Application

Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call Joseph Fornal at (216) 228-8485 (work) or (440) 835-1187 (home) or email him at jfornal@ganleyauto.com

Thank you.