The Gracie LeAnn Dimit Memorial Foundation

05/27/2026

We would like to congratulate the following students for receiving the Gracie LeAnn Dimit Memorial scholarships for 2026.

We were able to award $15,500 in scholarships. Thank you for continuing to support our family and Gracie’s foundation. 💛

MSHS
Ava Austin - JMU
Madilyn Bonham - VHCC
Caden Burchett - VHCC and WCC
Mia Johnson - WCC
Macy Osborne - University of Lynchburg
Zoe Sage - E&H
Madeline Stewart - UVA Wise
Addy Umbarger - VT
Garrett Vernon - Harvard
Addyson Williams - WCC

CHS
Madi Preston - Muskingum
Blake Robinson - Carson-Newman

NHS
Elijah Aistrop

Love Like Gracie Scholarship
Michaela Dozier - WCC
Leah Olvera - WCC

01/24/2026

When I got on Facebook to share Gracie's song, I realized that I had not posted the 2025 Gracie LeAnn Dimit Memorial scholarship recipients. These students deserve to be recognized by us, and their community, even if it's eight months late.💛

Madi Austin - JMU
Colton Branson - Radford
Laken Foutz - Lees-McRae
Emily Hash - WCC
Brook Langston - SWCC
Riley Mattingly - Radford
Mason Pugh - JMU
Hailey Reynolds - Radford
Bailey Russell - Radford
Keeley Shortt - ETSU
Grayson Sheets - Liberty
Ava Smith - UVA
Kade Terry - Bluefield
Kolbe Thomas - Radford
Alli Totten - ETSU
Courtney Wagoner - VT
Parker White - Milligan
Aubree Whitt - WCC
Brody Whitt - WCC
Gracie Widener - SWCC

Love Like Gracie recipients

Brianna Sierra
Bryson Medley - Radford
Kendrick Smith
Olivia Colgan
Nathaniel Celozzi
Sebastian Celozzi

01/22/2026

Thank you, Manuel Street, for the beautiful song you wrote for Gracie. It took us awhile to be able to listen to it, and even longer to share it, but we love it so much.🥹💛

Gracie's StoryGracie lived a life of faith, love and service. Gracie knew from a young age that she wanted to become a teacher. She spent her childhood playi...

06/26/2024

We would like to congratulate the 2024 Gracie LeAnn Dimit scholarship recipients:

Raegan Burchett - WCC
Keilah Hervais - Stony Brook
Riley Horne - WCC
Ariah Jones - VT
Melissa McInturff - WCC
Emily McInturff - WCC
Carly Morris- JMU
Ella Moss - Concord
Reid Osborne - WCC
Taylor Preston - Milligan
Jack Pugh - Bluefield
Carter Sayers - E&H
Kursten Thomas - E&H

We would also like to congratulate the Love Like Gracie scholarship recipients:

Alyssa Sierra
Sabrina Woodard
Mark Smith

Special thanks to our community, we couldn’t give thousands of dollars of scholarships away yearly without your donations and generosity. We are grateful that you choose to remember Gracie and our family.🌻

09/13/2023

Congratulations to Taylor and Ty, our first sunflower field proposal. We are so happy for you both.🌻💛

*posted with permission

09/07/2023

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06/22/2023

We would like to congratulate our 2023 Gracie LeAnn Dimit Memorial Scholarship recipients:

Elainna Armstrong - VHCC
Mariah Cook - ETSU
Cooper Farley - Emory
Haley Freeman - Radford
Cameron Greer - Virginia Tech
Josie Hash - WCC
Parker Henson - WCC
Briauna Keeling - WCC
Abigail Melvin - WCC
Ezrah Pennington - WCC
Sam Widener - Liberty
Atlana Williams - WCC

We would also like to congratulate the Love Like Gracie scholarship recipients:

Olivia Caywood - WCC
Laura Odham - WCC
Luke Reeves - VHCC
Katilyn Reynolds - WCC
Abbigail Whitt - WCC

We are so proud of each of these students and wish them a lifetime of success and happiness.

Love Like Gracie 🌻

02/03/2023

Encourage your senior to apply. 💛

Seniors! The Gracie LeAnn Dimit Memorial Foundation Scholarship is now open 🌻 This is a special one for all of us 💛

01/31/2023

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12/08/2022

We are so proud of you, David. Gracie is smiling big for you. 🥹💛

CONGRATULATIONS to David Robinson in becoming a Global Messenger for VA Special Olympics. He was in Richmond this weekend for training. David is ready to travel in VA and talk to others about Special Olympics. We at Area 10 are so proud of David and representing SO as 1 of 9 Global Messengers in Class 2024. You have this David, as your signature tag line says "get better everyday". We are here to support you in all your adventures of the future!!!!!
CONGRATS FROM AREA 10 Special Olympics!!!!