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The 2025 Reception will be
June 11 at the Santa Ana Country Club!!!
2023 – Paintings like this one painted by Julie were sold. A new way to donate! (Check out our new page – Art for a Cause.)
2023 – Mary Hickey shows her latest purchase to fellow Board member, Katharine Trotter at the Shelby Auto Museum.
Recipient from 2022 celebrates at our recent reception in 2023.
2023 – Past recipient and college graduate, Christain Villameuera, poses for a picture with Board member Patti Inman.
Established in 2001 – Last year celebrating the class of 2025!
Over $69,000 given by The Julie Inman Courage Awards!! Our Memorial Awards totaled an additional $21,000! So happy and proud!!!
This year at our reception – Hand-painted greeting cards by Julie, four for $20. are being sold!
Andy Chou from Woodbridge High School.
“Courage is the most important of the seven virtues!”
Mya Angelou
Appeals Letter
We will send our Annual Appeals Letter in November. Please email Julie, jules170@juno.com, to be placed on our mailing list.
Awards & Memorials
1. The Julie Inman Courage Award
the main event.
Awards are presented to high school seniors who have fought tremendous obstacles in order to graduate. In 2025 we were pleased to award over 68 very courageous high school seniors!
2. Memorial Awards
Memorial Awards are given by family members to honor their loved ones. It is their legacy!
The Max Garrick Jr. Memorial Courage Award is given to a student who has a love for learning or is going into law. Max was a huge supporter of SupportAbility. In 2025 Andi Garrick chose Ruth Belynski from Mater Dei..
The Michael Motherway Memorial Courage Award is presented each year at Mater Dei High School. Michael passed away after battling ALS. He is a Mater Dei Alum. Dr. Julia Motherway chose Ruth Belynski, Kris Nguyen and Cecilla Junanto – all three were from Mater Dei.
The Jane Noebel Memorial Courage Award is given out at Mater Dei High School where Jane’s three children graduated. Jane passed away suddenly from cancer. In 2025 Barry Noebel chose Ruth Belynski and Kris Nguyen.
The Dorey Madrid Memorial Courage Award is given at Troy High School. Dorey was a much loved English teacher. She battled cancer for four years. Our award is given to a cancer victim or survivor. In 2025 Glen Madrid, Dorey’s husband, chose Katilyn Helfrich.
The Sue Herndon Memorial Courage Award began this year. Sue was a wonderful woman who passed away too soon. Her Award went to Viviana Rocha.
The Jon Pomeroy Memorial Courage Award My beloved uncle passed away far too soon! It was his charitable work that inspired me to start SupportAbility years ago!! His award is in it’s second year and will be given to a very deserving student. It was awarded to Anadaley Galindo from Azusa High.
The George Fuller Memorial Courage Award George was a retired teacher and promoter of education. He was involved with SupportAbility and helped us present our Covina awards. His Award went to Ana Nahaut.
The Emmy Koehl Memorial Courage Award went to Brooke Elmore from Newport Harbor High.
The Nancy Lewis Memorial Courage Award was given to Emma Connally of Foothill High.
The Ann Mispagel Memorial Courage Award was given to Sara Madden from Long Beach Poly.
All of the Julie Inman Courage Award recipients and those who receive memorial awards are eligible for book money and future mentorship, support and friendship. Just ask …
SupportAbility Scholarships in 2025
The Carol B. Mooney Courage Scholarship – Carol Mooney is a retired teacher from Villa Park High School where we have a student club established by long-time contributor Barbara Barnett. This year Joshua Gutierrez from Foothill High School will receive the $2000 Carol B. Mooney scholarship for her courage.
This September our newest three $40,000 scholarships to Brooke Elmore, Joshua Virgin and Davin De Maria. Announcing our
Four- year college scholarship – 2025
This year we were honored to give this scholarship to Henry Hill from University High in Irvine. in the Fall he will attend St. Mary’s in Moranga to study English. An anonymous donor made this four-year $100,000 scholarship possible. The Four-Year SupportAbility Scholarship has been awarded to two physically disabled students. They have been awarded $25,000 a year for four years. The previous two students were also very deserving: one having a severe eye disability and the other a rare heart condition. They chose different universities. One chose University of Southern California and the other chose Cal Poly Pomona. A very complete interview process helps the Supportability Board of Directors to choose the recipient.
They are asked to stay in contact with us, send us their grades and transcripts and keep us posted as to their progress. Supportability is able to send them book money per their request.
The recipient, C, in 2023 with runner-up Connor Tung.
Connor Tong from Troy High in Brea will receive $10,000 a year.
Leah Von Rotz from Mater Dei will receive $5000 a year.
2018 scholarship recipient Bich at her surprise party with SupportAbility. She graduated in 2021!!
Now has her Masters in Public Health and working for a local non-profit corporation that helps women in need in South Central L.A.
Meet C, 2023 SupportAbility Scholarship recipient. She will be attending UCSD in the Fall. Her major will be Political Science. Unfortunately she had to withdraw from school last year due to her health.
Hayley, our 2019 recipient, is celebrated by Julie at SupportAbility’s surprise meeting.
Hayley is finishing her senior year!
It is our hope that recipients will encourage other students, stay in touch with us, pay it forward and one day mentor other recipients by attending fundraisers!
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