Charities Awarded Over $38K in Scholarships

Twenty exceptional scholars, one parent stand-in, and their families, were honored at The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County, Inc. Scholarship Reception on June 19 at the Harborside Hotel in Oxon Hill Maryland.  The 2019 Charities Scholarship recipients were awarded over $38,000 in scholarships through the generous contributions from The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County, Inc. members, community organizations, and from endowments, memorial scholarships, as well as individuals.  Awards ranged from $1,000 to $5,000. The reception opened with the spoken word delivered by Temple University student, Suitland High School graduate, and previous Charities scholarship recipient, Yasmin Eubanks.  Following the spoken word, the welcome and occasion to the recipients was delivered by Charities President, Deidre Jackson and Vice President, Carlita Head. Charities Interim Executive Director, Chris Stewart, provided words of encouragement to the students and congratulated the families for a job well done in supporting their sons and daughters.   The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County, Inc. President, Interim Executive Director, Board of Directors, and Scholarship Committee members are particularly grateful for the continuous support by the following donors: Mary Ray Thompson Legacy Scholarship June C. Turner Educational Endowment Angela Holland, Esq., Memorial Scholarship Frances Plummer Scholarship Ingrid M. Turner, Esq., District 4 Scholarship Councilmember Todd Turner, District 4 Scholarship Councilmember Derrick Davis, District 6 Scholarship Karen R. Toles, District 7 Scholarship Alliance for South Prince George’s County Scholarship Lisa M. White Scholarship Scholarship recipients hailed from public and private schools from across the county as well as from one home school. Below are the recipients and the universities/colleges that they will be attending. Tamya Matthews, Bishop McNamara High School to attend Howard University Ma Theresa Ebarita, Bladensburg High School to attend Prince George’s Community College Rachel Myers, Academy of Health Sciences to attend University of Maryland Baltimore County Amanya Page, Parkdale High School to attend Ohio State University Farhanna Uddin, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend University of Maryland College Park Warren Pinkett, Oxon Hill High School to attend Stevenson University Jaden Dawson, Bowie High School to attend Morgan State University Layla White, Bishop McNamara High School to attend Spelman College Carla Rose, Eleanor Roosevelt High School to attend University of Wisconsin Madison Jeanine Dizon, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend University of Maryland Baltimore County Janiya Brooks, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend Howard University Amari Clark, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend Lincoln University Olivia Fenwick, Bishop McNamara High School to attend Hampton University Delaney Dixon, Bishop McNamara High School to attend North Carolina A&T University Daijah Outley, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend North Carolina A&T University Jordyn Broadnax, Bishop McNamara High School to attend Hampton University Dejah Grant, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend Hampton University Victoria Lanier, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend North Carolina A&T University Langston Hughes, Charles Herbert Flowers High School to attend Howard University Daniel Bates, Trinity Home School to attend Prince George’s Community College Jared Belfield, DeMatha Catholic High School to attend North Carolina Central University Congratulations to all of the recipients and their families for a job well done!