Chicago Kick Off and Scholarship Presentation, 30 November 2007

Travelzoo staff and guests gathered at the Chicago Military Academy to celebrate the Foundation's official start of activities and first grant to AFS to provide travel scholarships to low-income and minority students.

Kevin Kitchen, Travelzoo, and Helen Chen, Travelzoo Scholarship winner

Erica Bray, Travelzoo, and Celestina Agyekum, AFS participant

Adrienne White, AFS board member

Celestina Agyekum, AFS participant, talks about her experience traveling on an AFS program to Thailand

David Clements, Travelzoo Foundation Executive Director, presents Helen Chen, Travelzoo Scholarship winner, with her scholarship

Michael Stitt, Travelzoo, George Ellzey, Travelzoo Scholarship Winner, and David Clements, Travelzoo Foundation Executive Director

Michael Stitt, Travelzoo, Lorry Prohete, Travelzoo Scholarship Winner, and David Clements, Travelzoo Foundation Executive Director

Travelzoo Scholarship winners: Lorry Prophete, Erlinda Tran, Briana Howard, George Ellzey, Helen Chen, Alicia Mallit, Taylor Washington

Erica Bray, Travelzoo, Rhonda Bell,Chicago Military Academy, Alicia Mallit, Travelzoo Scholarship winner, and Karyn Strauss, Travelzoo

Guests participate in intercultural games to learn what it feels like to experience an unfamiliar culture