Membership
Our meetings take place monthly August through May, dark in December. Meetings are held locally usually at a Pasadena restaurant. We invite our members to further participate in our committees:
Click here to see members of our standing committees.
Your contribution will help to provide scholarships to San Gabriel Valley student-athlete football player. As a chapter member, you have direct involvement with community student-athletes. You will join with other football advocates to promote and support football locally.
Membership dues are $60 for one year, $150 for three years, and $1000 for a Lifetime membership.
From the National Football Foundation, member benefits include:
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter
About the National Football Foundation Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter
©2024 National Football Foundation - Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, Tax ID 95-4402414
P.O. Box 93396 City of Industry, CA 91715-3396 562-458-8895 Email Us
A chapter of the National Football Foundation
National Football Foundation
Launched in 1959 as the first initiative in history to award post graduate scholarships based on a player’s academic and athletic accomplishments, the NFF has distributed more than $10.9 million to 816 outstanding student-athletes through the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The organization oversees and supports 12,000 members in 121 chapters throughout the United States. These chapters hold over 1,000 scholarship banquets, fundraisers and events for over 4,800 high schools serving 450,000 student athletes annually.
The Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley chapter of the National Football Foundation honors student-athletes from the following schools: Alhambra, Arcadia, Arroyo, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bassett, Bell Gardens, Bishop Amat, Blair, Bonita, California, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, Charter Oak, Claremont, Covina, Damien, Diamond Bar, Diamond Ranch, Don Bosco, Duarte, El Monte, El Rancho, Gabrielino, Ganesha, Garey, Gladstone, Glen A. Wilson, Glendora, John Muir, La Canada, La Puente, La Salle, Los Altos, Maranatha, Mark Keppel, Marshall Fundamental, Monrovia, Montebello, Mountain View, Nogales, Northview, Pasadena, Pasadena Poly, Pioneer, Pomona, Rio Hondo Prep, Rosemead, Rowland, Salesian, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Fe, Schurr, Sierra Vista, South El Monte, South Hills, South Pasadena, St. Francis, St. Paul, Temple City, Walnut, Webb, West Covina, Whittier and Workman.
Mission Statement
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter Board Members
Tony Ortega, President and Chairman of the Board
Jim Arellanes - Golf Tournament Committee
Jim Armstrong, Legal Counsel
Mason Bryant, Alumni & Golf Committee
Dr. Dennis Buckley, Chairman of Sports Medicine
Jerome Champion, Alumni & Foundations
Jacqueline Coulette, Banquet & Scholarship Committee
Dominic Farrar - League Representative
Brian James - Tournament of Roses
John Kovac, Ambassador
Robin Lee-Ramirez, Banquet & Scholarship Committee
John McNichols, Alumni & Awards Committee
Peter Mellado, Graphics and Art Design
Steven Munguia, Golf & Scholarship Committee
Jesse Ocampo, Golf Committee & Marketing
Georg Olsen, Marketing
Gilbert Sanchez, Banquet & Golf Tournament
Joel Sanchez, Chairman of Golf Committee
Frank Villar, Big 10 Football Official
Leon Ward, Treasurer
Rick Zepeda - Golf Tournament & Banquet Committee
2023-2024 Board Members at the 2024 Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet