Successful 1st Annual Cody Holte Softball Tournament Leads to Scholarship Opportunities for Local Students
Ada, MN — Following the smashing success of last summer’s inaugural Cody Holte Memorial Softball Tournament, the family of Cody Holte has recently established the Cody Holte Scholarship Fund, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, to honor his memory and assist students in the region with the same passions as Cody.
This scholarship will support students from Independent School Districts as follows: Ada-Borup-West, Bagley, Climax-Fisher, Fertile-Beltrami, Fosston, Hillsboro, Kittson Central, Mahnomen, Twin Valley-Gary, Ulen-Hitterdal, Waubun and Win-E-Mac. Students that are eligible must be majoring in an area of law enforcement or criminal justice, be involved in ROTC, or be a high school student who is currently enlisted with the national guard or military.
Stephanie Okroi, Cody’s aunt and main organizer of the softball tournament, says this year they will be giving out $1000 scholarships, but they hope to grow the amount over time.
The deadline to submit an application is April 15, 2022. The applications are completed online through the NMF website, www.nwmf.org by clicking on “Scholarships” on the home page.
Cody Holte was a loving husband and family man who tragically died in service to his community as a law enforcement officer. Proceeds from an annual softball tournament in memory of Cody will go toward the scholarship fund. This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, June 4th. Okroi previews what’s in store for this year’s event.
If you are interested in registering a team, please email codyholtesoftball@outlook.com.
If you are interested in learning about how you can establish a scholarship fund at Northwest Minnesota Foundation or to support the Cody Holte Scholarship, please visit www.nwmf.org.
Listen to the full interview with Stephanie Okroi below: