[Page 78] Scholarship Funds

Reginald Lee

It is our goal to award between $500-2,000 per student each year and to increase the number of applicants of which funding is granted to.

Renee Hinrich

I set this up for anyone who would like to donate in honor of Mike and his love for cars (except for Dodge! Lol) It makes the kids and I really happy to help a kid who wants to get in to mechanics, auto body, etc. His name will live on year after year in these future car guys/girls!!

The Clevenger's

In honor of our daughter and her birth mother, and other women and single mothers who have been through the foster care system. This fund will go towards helping these individuals pursue further education.

Kenda Martinez

Deputy Martin's legacy of law enforcement has been passed down several generations that span from one side of Texas to the other and back. As Deputy Martin's surviving family and part of his law enforcement legacy, we would like to make available a scholarship for the children of law enforcement officers in the United States (all branches of commissioned law enforcement - local, county, state, and federal) in his honor. With your tax deductible donation, we would be honored to have you assist us with funding the Deputy Johnie W Martin Memorial Scholarship so that we may help the next generation obtain their goals for higher education.

shanice hemphill

This scholarship aims to support students who desire a career in arts and entertainment to create content that uplifts Black people. There is room for everyone on the screen. However, the stories of Black and brown people are often neglected or judged. Encouraging Black representation in the arts will allow for more diverse stories that highlights diverse cultures and perspectives. Differences should be celebrated in the arts and Black stories deserve to be told, seen and heard.

The Ardolf-Rutter Family

Children from dysfunctional homes often must grow up too quickly due to instability or abuse. In addition to often facing financial struggles, children from difficult childhoods often have to fight through lasting traumas. For these students, finding success in spite of these challenges and obstacles requires a strong desire to persevere. The Envision Scholarship Fund aims to provide financial help to goal-oriented students who have faced difficult childhoods. Any high school student who has a background of financial need and will be a first-generation college student may apply for this scholarship.

Trevor McPherson

The Dr. Lloyd McPherson Scholarship will directly support a student attending an HBCU. This was created in memory of Dr. Lloyd McPherson, a fearless advocate for minority students, and an HBCU alumnus of Howard University. Dr. Lloyd McPherson worked tirelessly over decades in some of the busiest emergency rooms as a physician treating hundreds of thousands of patients, and mentoring hundreds of others in medicine, not only creating a generational impact, but a revered legacy.

Robert Brown

The goal of my fund is to either increase the amount of the scholarship I am creating (Charles Brown Scholarship) or to increase the number of recipients for the scholarship each year.

Paul Duane

Music was my saving grace when I was growing up. It was the first time I was good at something. It gave me identity, self esteem, and purpose.... not to mention that it's just super fun to make music. I regard my music teachers as angels on this earth. Their impact shows up in my life every single day. As an adult, I've made my career in the world of creativity - by day, I'm a photographer, filmmaker & podcaster. By night, I'm a Progressive House DJ. Live music has good medicine in it - We've all had the experience of going to see our favorite artist perform. We see people there who obviously vote, love, and live differently than we do - but we don't care - because all that matters in this moment is that we both LOVE _____(insert artist)_____, and that alone tells us all we need to know about the humanity of this other person. There is powerful medicine in live music. It reminds us that our commonalities are much more important than our differences. This message and experience is needed now, more than ever. I am going to pay forward the gift that my music teachers gave me, by financially supporting upcoming musicians and music educators who have a demonstrated commitment to the power of live music performance.

Veronica Caward

Shannon Marie was always such a joy to be around. From a young age, her bright blonde hair, blue eyes and infectious smile always made everyone around her smile. She loved to dress up for all the holidays and her friends and colleagues never knew what to expect each holiday between her amazing and picturesque baking skills, and her creative outfits to commemorate all the holidays. She had a great way about her that even if she was having a bad day, she would still make sure you were in a great mood at the end of the conversation with her. Her patients always saw her at her best and felt like family to her. She was a terminal care nurse, private practice nurse and tested people for COVID and anything in between, she brightened everyone's day. She would never let her personal life interfere with the level of care she showed her patients and everyone always felt a little more loved when she was around. Her goofiness always drew such adoration from her colleagues as well as her patients and she had such a great connection with everyone she knew. We will always remember her fondly and wanted this scholarship to give a chance to those less fortunate to find a career that invoked compassion and warmth like she always brought to others. She struggled to work while she was in school to pay for her schooling and if we can offer some help for the recipient of this award, we hope her light will shine on them to succeed in this tough high demand field.