Beat the Odds, a Program of the Loudoun Bar Foundation

09/28/2026

Grab dinner this Monday & help us raise money for our future 2027 “Beat the Odds” scholars!

Your Monday night dinner can help us raise dollars for the 2026-2027 school year!

Pick up dinner this Monday, 9/28, at the Chick-Fil-A on Edward’s Ferry Rd in Leesburg to help us kick off our fundraising for this year’s programming!

Visit on Edward’s Ferry Rd. between 3-8pm and mention “Loudoun Bar Foundation” when ordering in the restaurant or at the drive thru, & the Loudoun Bar Foundation will receive 15% of your order total. Funds raised will support the Beat the Odds, a Program of the Loudoun Bar Foundation & Thomas D. Horne Leadership in the Law Camp

Please share & come on out to support us!

05/22/2026

The “Beat the Odds” Committee hosted a standing-room only crowd tonight at The Birkby House to award a total of $50,000 in scholarship funds & celebrate our 2026 scholarship recipients.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners - we’re excited for the bright futures ahead of you!

Merit Awards:
Kenia Escamilla Ruiz, Woodgrive High School
Ethan Smith, Woodgrove High School

Special Merit Award:
Kennedy Thorpe, Loudoun County High School

Special Merit with Distinction:
Nazaink Baloch, Riverside High School

Beat the Odds Scholarship:
Bimen Aziz Azab, John Champe High School

Thank you to all of our attendees, donors, sponsors, and community partners who continue to help deserving students continue to beat the odds and achieve their goals!

Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun Now
Loudoun Times Mirror

05/08/2026

Please join the Loudoun "Beat the Odds" Committee on May 21, 2026 to honor this year's scholarship class.

It's also not too late to make a difference for this year's recipients! Please visit https://www.loudounbarfoundation.org/give to find out how. Individual and/or corporate donations go a long way to help our scholars continue to achieve overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.