PRESS RELEASE: TEAM BOOGERGrowing program making an impact in youth cycling on a national levelThe Booger Fund is honored to announce the second year of the 2024 Making a Difference Scholarship, which recognizes student cyclists who are giving back to their communities and organizations they care about. These Scholarships are provided in honor of Michael “Westy” Westover, an avid cyclist who grew up racing bikes and sharing that passion with others. Michael, who was a board member of the junior cycling program Team Booger, also believed in the importance of higher education and the pursuit of lifelong learning. These scholarships continue his legacy of supporting young cyclists and their desire to seek higher education.
“We had an overwhelming response last year and were able to award scholarships to a number of individuals that were making a real impact in their communities by volunteering, coaching, and being a force for good,” states Steve Westover, Executive Director of the Booger Fund. “We want to help offset the rising cost of college education, not only for incoming freshmen but also current college or trade school students. We hope this allows individuals to continue their good work on and off the bike.”
The Making A Difference Scholarship is taking applications from time of publication – Wednesday, March 20th through April 19th, 2024. Each scholarship awarded will be $2,000. Visit our website or
www.teambooger.com/scholarship to apply and learn more. To learn more about last year’s winners visit
https://www.teambooger.com/post/the-booger-fund-awards-seven-making-a-difference-scholarships The Booger Fund is continuously working to grow its impact in new communities and at all ages of development. Offering infrastructure, guidance and education to young riders and parents that want to adopt a similar model to Team Booger. The program has grown exponentially over the years with the additions of several teams and riders across the nation.
To learn more or join the program, contact steve@teambooger.com or visit
teambooger.com.
About Team Booger:Team Booger is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2017 dedicated to growing youth cycling (ages 6-23) in the United States. Team Booger provides young people with guidance, education, leadership, and support to act locally but think globally in everything that they do. We use cycling as a catalyst to teach kids to give back to our communities and support charities and entities we care about. To date, Team Booger has donated over $90,000 to charities through fundraising, scholarships, and donations.