Metro Y Staffer Gets ASF Scholarship Money

Tammy Nascimento, an information technology specialist at the YMCA of Honolulu, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship through the Alexander Scholarship Fund of the U.S. Area of Y Service Clubs International. 
Bobby Stivers-Apiki, Hawaii Region service director for the scholarship fund and its related fund, Dollars for Scholars, said Tammy will use the grant in 2012 to help cover the costs of her education at the University of Phoenix in Honolulu, where she is seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Technology.
Tammy worked at the Nuuanu YMCA from 1998 to 2008, first as a site director and then as office manager, before joining the headquarters of all of the Y operations on Oahu, YMCA of Honolulu, in 2008.
At the Metro office, Tammy helps staff and management with their computer hardware and software knowledge and needs. She also works on the design of the association's two websites. Primarily, she provides the Y Metro office people with the tools to gather the information they need in order to operate.
The Alexander Scholarship Fund exists to help undergraduate college students who seek a professional career with the YMCA and need financial help for their college education. It was established in 1954 in honor of the founder of what was then known as Y's Men International, Judge Paul William Alexander. 
Our Y Service Club members pay $10 each per year into the ASF/DFS funds. The associated program, Dollars for Scholars, also finances education for Y staffers but doesn't require college courses and can be used for training seminars and other purposes that help them do their jobs.
Tammy's ASF application went to Bobby Stivers-Apiki in October and was forwarded to Dean Currie, Y Service Clubs U.S. Area service director for the Alexander Scholarship Fund. It was signed by Mike Broderick, President and CEO of YMCA of Honolulu.