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DEJOY|WOS Scholars enjoy the Winston-Salem Open

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation proudly supports the Winston-Salem Open, a men’s professional tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University. The tournament returned at full capacity after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19.

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation supports a diverse number of projects and organizations that enhance the physical, economic and social elements of communities. The Winston-Salem Open embodies collaboration and success in our community, and is aligned with the initiatives of the DeJoy/Wos Family Foundation.

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation continued its sponsorship of the Wyndham Championship and Wednesday Pro-Am for the fourteenth consecutive year. The Foundation proudly sponsors The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation Wednesday Pro-Am where you golf alongside a PGA TOUR player. This year’s Wyndham Championship winner was Kevin Kisner who won in a record-tying six-man playoff.

2021 DeJoy-Wos Leadership Scholars

In the fourth of a five-year gift funded through the DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation and organized by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), one scholarship was awarded to an Estonia student and eight were awarded to North Carolina students, with priority given to students with financial need. The students interned with government agencies, media outlets, businesses and nonprofit organizations, while attending courses with academic credit provided through George Mason University.

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The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation was a Diamond Sponsor for the 18th Annual Greensboro Oyster Roast, which is the primary annual fundraising event for Family Service of the Piedmont. The drive-thru event raised more than $310,000 to support Greensboro children and families in crisis.

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation continued their support of Junior Achievement of the Triad by sponsoring the 41st Annual Business Leaders Hall of Fame held January 26, 2021. Junior Achievement of the Triad’s Business Leaders Hall of Fame is an event to recognize and honor the professional accomplishments of visionary businessmen and women who have shaped the Triad’s economic landscape.

The 2021 event inducted Don Flow, Chairman & CEO of Flow Companies Inc. and Robert E. Long Jr., Partner at Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC into the Business Leaders Hall of Fame. The annual event has been conducted since 1980.

In 2018, Louis DeJoy was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Two incoming Institute of World Politics (IWP) students are the recipients of the prestigious DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation Scholarship.

This scholarship was established at IWP in 2017 thanks to the generosity of Louis DeJoy and Amb. Aldona Woś. Through a $1 million gift, they made possible scholarship funds for IWP students for ten years. The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation Scholarship provides up to full tuition per semester for recent college graduates who demonstrate significant academic, professional, or personal achievement, as well as a history of leadership and an overall potential to succeed in IWP’s rigorous course of study.

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The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation made a major contribution of $25,000 to the Greensboro Police Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase equipment that help create a safer city for all people.

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In the third of a five-year gift funded through the DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation and organized by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), eight North Carolina students were awarded scholarships to participate in the TFAS Virtual Summer, an interactive online program that connects students across the United States with virtual internships in Washington, D.C. and courses with academic credit provided through George Mason University.

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2020 Honorees – Robert J. Brown and Kathy Manning

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation continued their support of Junior Achievement of the Triad by sponsoring the 40^th Annual Business Leaders Hall of Fame held January 28, 2020. Junior Achievement of the Triad’s Business Leaders Hall of Fame is an event to recognize and honor the professional accomplishments of visionary businessmen and women who have shaped the Triad’s economic landscape.

The 2020 event inducted Robert J. Brown and Kathy Manning into the Business Leaders Hall of Fame. The annual event has been conducted since 1980 (see High Point Enterprise News Article).

In 2018, Louis DeJoy was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr pledges his Congressional papers to Wake Forest University, his alma mater.

The DEJOY\WOS Family Foundation is proud to announce its support as a founding sponsor of The Burr Center for Legislative Studies at Wake Forest University. In appreciation of U.S. Senator Richard Burr’s achievements, character and honorable representation of his district, state and alma mater, Wake Forest University has created an educational program focused on an underappreciated segment of democracy ― the intensive process of lawmaking.

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