Shortly after the creation of the Scholarship Fund, the Wenatchee Valley Sports Council was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Charlotte Martin Foundation.   The money was used to create a Special Projects Fund to conduct coach’s clinics and provide assistance for coaching education.  Between April of 2000 and March of 2003, the Charlotte Martin monies paid for 11 coaches clinics.  More recently, the Fund brought NHL Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Trottier into Wenatchee for clinics in 2005 and 2006, and it also brought in coaching legend and motivational speaker Bruce Brown for a coach’s clinic in 2005.  In the last three years, the Charlotte Martin Fund has funded the Annual Coaches of Inspiration Awards.  This program was developed by former Director Linda Haglund, who wanted to pay tribute to those volunteer coaches in the area who give so much of their time and energy to coach youth athletics.  Since its inception, 92 coaches have been honored.  All told, the Charlotte Martin Fund has allowed the Wenatchee Valley Sports Council to provide over $38,000 in coaching grants, clinics and awards.