Letter from the Board President, Trisha Macias:

On behalf of the PHEF Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us this evening to celebrate and recognize the 2011-12 class of PHEF Scholars. We are eternally grateful for your continued support and confidence in our organization to help provide the financial means to so many deserving students in our community to make their dream of a college education a reality.

We all know that the attainment of a college degree improves not only the students’ opportunities for success in life, but also positively impacts their families, the generations who follow, and the community as a whole.

PHEF has proven time and time again to be a solid organization whose focus always remains on supporting our students, no matter the obstacles and distractions that come our way. The Board has worked diligently over the past year to ensure that we continue the proud tradition of breaking down financial barriers to allow our students to become educated and giving members of society.

We have many exciting plans for the future of PHEF, some of which will be unveiled tonight, as we work to provide the best means of support to our scholars for their ultimate achievement. We look forward to a continued successful future as an organization and to the many successes of our scholars along their journey. Thank you again for joining us in our wonderful celebration!