New York City Imagine Awards Finalist Linda Beigel Schulman

Dix Hills, NY – [July 20, 2023]– LINDA BEIGEL SCHULMAN, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCOTT J. BEIGEL MEMORIAL FUND was named a Finalist in the category of Leadership Excellence in the 3rd Annual NYC Imagine Awards. The NYC Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. The 3rd Annual NYC Imagine Awards nonprofit competition will take place on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Guastavino’s, 409 E. 59th St., NY, NY.

With nearly 250 applications submitted for consideration in 6 categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Rising Star, Social Impact, Arts & Culture and DEIA. LINDA BEIGEL SCHULMAN is one of four finalists in the category of Leadership Excellence. The winners receive $5,000 and will be announced LIVE at the event. A special thanks to Webster Bank who will be providing each finalist with $1,000.

“I am so very honored to be named a finalist in the 3rd Annual NYC Imagine Awards for Leadership Excellence of a nonprofit. I established the Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund to send at-risk, underserved children touched by gun violence to summer sleep-away camp so they could have a safe place over the summer, away from guns and gangs and allow them to just be kids.”

Finalists were chosen by NYC business and nonprofit professionals during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Distinguished Judging Panel selected the NYC Imagine Awards winners from among the Finalists during final judging.

“The Imagine Awards honors the best of the best, so being named an Imagine Award finalist is a big deal,” said NYC Imagine Awards founder Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates. “All of the finalists are incredible with extremely effective, innovative, and impactful operations … they are truly making a difference for all of us.”

Details about NYC Imagine Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at https://nycimagineawards.com/

The Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund was founded by Linda in February, 2018 after her son Scott J. Beigel was shot and killed at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland Florida after saving the lives of 31 of his students. Since its establishment, the Fund has given out campership grants totaling $1,000,000.00 to send children to 7 camps in 4 states.

About The Imagine Awards

The Imagine Awards was created in 2012 on Long Island by Ken Cerini, Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Imagine Awards recognize outstanding performances in the Community. 2023 will represent the 3rd Annual event in NYC. To learn more about the NYC Imagine Awards, visit www.NYCimagineawards.com.