Hopewell Superintendent, Dr. Melody Hackney (center), Hopewell athletes Rosemarie Bland (soccer), Jacen Fowlkes (wrestling), and Hydea Jones (soccer), and their coaches Rich Halas and Josie McMahon.
2019 TRUDY BOGESE CAMPERSHIP RECIPIENTS Hopewell High School Rosemarie Bland, Soccer Academy Schools of Soccer Excellence Jacen Fowlkes, University of Virginia Wrestling Camp Juliet Mahan, Lott Carey Youth Seminar Juls Mahan, Lott Carey Youth Seminar Carter G. Woodson Middle School Ny’Javion Cromartie, iDTech: Roblox Entrepreneur Imaginative Game Design Hydea Jones, Soccer Academy Schools of Soccer Excellence Lileana Lewis, VCU Creative Arts Day Camp N.B. Clements Junior High School Keona Corrigan, 4-H Summer Camp Tahir Johnson, Air Raider Elite Summer Program Kevin Meza, BSA National Youth Leadership Training J.E.J. Moore Middle School Isaiah Brendel, BSA National Youth Leadership Training Pheobe Cahoon, Visual Arts Center of Richmond Kayla Callahan, Nike Girls Basketball Camp Lariah Chance, Word of Life – The Wild Camp Tyler Cooke, Basketball School at Fort Union Military Academy Maryam Huggi, Nike Field Hockey Camp Riley Humphries, The Heights – Middle School Youth Summer Camp Jaylen Johnson, Hoop Group Future All-American Basketball Camp Shawn Long, University of Richmond Basketball Day Camp
The Trudy Bogese Campership program is made possible by the Patton Family, pictured here from left to right: BJ Patton, Lindsey Patton, Becky Patton, and Chuck Patton.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM Camperships are summer camp scholarships. The purpose of the Trudy Bogese Endowment for Youth Development is to inspire local youth to recognize and reach their full potential by enabling them to attend the summer camp or instructional program of their choosing. The Trudy Bogese Endowment for Youth Development was established in 2013 by B. J. and Chuck Patton to honor the life and contributions of BJ’s mother, Trudy Bogese. A loving mother and committed volunteer, Trudy Bogese was a “mountain among men” in the Tri-Cities business community, partnering with her husband, Michael “Mike” J. Bogese, Sr. to create the Bogese Construction Company, which developed over 3,000 homes in the Tri-Cities and Richmond area. During her time, Trudy Bogese was one of only two female Realtors in the Tri-Cities. She was a licensed real estate broker, insurance broker, and held licenses in interior design and nursing. In addition, she was a founding member and President of the Southside Virginia Association of Realtors, the Southside Multiple Listing Service, past Chairman of the John Randolph Housing Authority, and recipient of the Hopewell Business and Professional Woman’s Club Niki Award and Hopewell Jaycettes Women’s Distinguished Service Award. Most importantly, Trudy Bogese was a mother to five children. She invested greatly, not only in her children, but in the community’s children by sponsoring youth teams and building recreational parks with their subdivision development as a gift to the housing neighborhoods. All in an effort to ensure they had the tools and opportunities to be successful adults able to build strong communities. HOW TO APPLY The Trudy Bogese Campership application opens November 15 and is due March 1 of each year. Click here to apply. The program is open to students at the following schools: Hopewell High School, Carter G. Woodson Middle School, New Hope Academy, Prince George High School, N.B. Clements Junior High School, J.E.J. Moore Middle School, and the Appomattox Regional Governor School (if attending in a Hopewell or Prince George slot.) For more details, call John Randolph Foundation at (804) 458-2239.