PBTF college scholarship program expands with addition of Tim & Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF) is pleased to announce the formation of the Tim & Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund in support of its college scholarship program.

The Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation (TTGF) has dissolved as a nonprofit corporation and transferred its remaining funds to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to formally establish the Tim & Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund at the PBTF. This generous grant of more than $700,000 greatly expands the PBTF’s scholarship resources for brain tumor patients and their families.

The TTGF started the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation College Scholarship Program in 1999 with seed funding from tennis champions Corina Morariu and Pete Sampras, and offered its first college scholarships in 2000. Since that time, the program has granted about $800,000 in scholarships to more than 500 aspiring students whose lives have been affected by a brain tumor. 

Like the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, the PBTF also has a long history of supporting the college education of brain tumor survivors. Since 2002, it has granted 397 scholarships. This long-term commitment to providing financial assistance to and acknowledging the unique accomplishments of brain tumor survivors was instrumental to the TTGF's decision to create the Tim & Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund at the PBTF.

"We at the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation believe that this makes particularly good sense during these challenging economic times," said Rosemary Gullikson, TTGF President and the widow of Tim Gullikson, the tennis champion and coach who died of a brain tumor in 1996. "We are excited about the opportunity to expand our outreach through the Tim and Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund at the PBTF."

Mike Traynor, Co-Founder and President of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, stated, "We are honored to have the opportunity to continue the legacy of Tim and Tom Gullikson and their families, supporters, and donors through the creation of the Tim and Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Through this effort we look forward to expanding the Gulliksons' vision to bring hope to brain tumor patients and the means to advance their education." 

The deadline for applications is March 2, 2009. For more information about the PBTF's college scholarship program, please contact the PBTF’s social worker via e-mail at familysupport@pbtfus.org or by calling 800-253-6530. 

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