Fred Scarf

Frederick Aaron Scarf (born April 5, 1990) is an American entrepreneur. He is best recognized for founding the No Worries Now Foundation. The No Worries Now prom is an annual event for teenagers with life-threatening illnesses.

Birth and legacy

Scarf and his twin sister were born on April 5, 1990 in Tarzana, California. He was named after his grandfather, Frederick L. Scarf, a renowned space scientist who had a worldwide impact. [1] In Fred L. Scarf’s memory, the American Geophysical Union created the Fred L. Scarf Award. [2]

High School and College

In 2008, Scarf graduated salutatorian from Birmingham High School. [3] The same year, he was accepted and matriculated at UC Berkeley.[4]

In 2009, he transferred to Cornell University. During breaks, Scarf would do stand up in Los Angeles and eventually performed stand up shows on campus. He withdrew from the university in 2011 to finish his charitable work, pursue stand up, and learn more about start up companies.[5] One year later, in 2012, Scarf reenrolled in UC Berkeley, where he studied Interdisciplinary Studies, specializing in Politics and Technology. Scarf graduated from Berkeley in 2014.

Charity

In 2005, at only 15 years old, Scarf founded the Shiri Foundation, (renamed in 2009 as No Worries Now), a nonprofit that organizes proms for teens with serious illnesses. Scarf ran the nonprofit with Marta Belcher, No Worries Now's executive director. [6]

While Scarf was a freshman at Berkeley, he won the Diller Award. [7] He received $36,000, which he donated to No Worries Now. [8]

In 2010, Scarf was honored as a CNN Hero.[9] He was chosen from more than 10,000 nominations submitted by viewers in 100 countries. [10]

Entrepreneurship

In 2012 Scarf founded momenTOGO, a free mobile video sharing application. [11] The Daily Clog, a blog of the Daily Cal, selected momenTOGO as App of the Week. [12]

One year later, in2013, he founded Schedule Swapper, a free mobile schedule sharing application. Scarf currently serves as CEO of Schedule Swapper.