{"id":56969,"date":"2014-10-18T23:58:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T06:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=56969"},"modified":"2014-10-22T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T21:10:56","slug":"uav-founders-continue-to-give-back-to-alma-mater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/10\/18\/uav-founders-continue-to-give-back-to-alma-mater\/","title":{"rendered":"UAV founders continue to give back to alma mater"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Johnson family presents a $10,000 check to the Antelope Valley High School Athletics & Performing Arts Departments on Friday, Oct. 17, as part of the Marco and Sandra Johnson Foundation\u2019s 10-year $100,000 commitment. (Contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 During half-time ceremonies at the Lopes\u2019 homecoming football game Friday night, University of Antelope Valley founders Marco and Sandra Johnson presented a $10,000 check to Antelope Valley High School.<\/p>\n

The donation marks the sixth annual installment of a 10-year, $100,000 commitment the Johnsons made to their alma mater, Antelope Valley High School, to help support the athletics and performing arts departments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to put into words how much the Johnson\u2019s support has meant to our school, community and the students.\u00a0 They are an inspiration and excellent role models,\u201d said Antelope Valley High School Vice Principal Brett D\u2019Errico.<\/p>\n

Antelope Valley High School Principal Jodie Radford said \u201cAVHS alumni, Marco and Sandra Johnson, made a selfless pledge of support personally and financially.\u00a0 They have been instrumental in the success of AVHS donor program and their contributions have helped instill pride in our school through the support of arts and athletics.\u00a0 They are tangible examples of generosity, commitment, and pride in our school and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Johnson family: (L to R) Devion, Sandra, Tiffany and Marco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The athletics and performing arts programs at AVHS were instrumental in training and development for the Johnsons. Marco saw his dream of becoming a professional football player in the NFL come true, and Sandra followed her dream and became a professional dancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cA portion of our foundation was built at AVHS, it\u2019s where we learned hard work and dedication to self and teams,\u201d said Marco Johnson.\u00a0 \u201cWe want each student today to have these same opportunities through athletics and performing arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Marco and Sandra Johnson Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit organization established to assist individuals and families in need throughout the Antelope Valley.\u00a0 The Foundation advances this mission primarily through its work to provide charitable services including but not limited to the promotion of education, scholarships, clothing and food provisions.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Marco and Sandra Johnson Foundation, or how you or your business can become a contributing partner visit www.marcoandsandra.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 During half-time ceremonies at the Lopes\u2019 homecoming football game Friday night, University of Antelope Valley founders Marco and Sandra Johnson presented a $10,000 check to Antelope Valley High School. The donation marks the sixth annual installment of a 10-year, $100,000 commitment the Johnsons made to their alma mater, Antelope Valley High School, to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}