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On Thursday, January 22, 2009, The Salvation Army of Greater
Houston awarded over $10,000 in college scholarships to area
students who are members of The Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls
Clubs throughout the local region, at their annual Youth of the
Year Scholarship Awards Dinner, which was held at The
Junior League of Houston. The recipients of these awards range
in age from 12 to 18 years old.
Presented in four different age categories – 12 years of age,
13, 14 and 15 to 18 – The Salvation Army scholarships are an
extension of the nonprofit organization’s youth outreach
initiatives, which also include mentoring, academic advising and
financial aid assistance. The award amounts are determined by
the quantity of donations received by the organization.
“We are very pleased to be able to help these young people
continue moving in the right direction towards their
self-enrichment,” says Major Marshall Gesner, Area Commander for
The Salvation Army of Greater Houston. “Hopefully, in the
future more people will donate to this initiative and allow us
to impact more young people in such a positive way.”
In order to qualify for a Youth of the Year Scholarship,
students must be between the ages of 12 and 18 years old; be an
active member at one of the six area Salvation Army Boys & Girls
Clubs in the local region; and submit a completed application,
including a personal essay explaining what The Salvation Army’s
Boys & Girls Clubs mean to them. A panel of judges made up of
Salvation Army personnel, Salvation Army Advisory Board members,
and the general public, review the applications and select
first, second, and third place winners for each of the four
competing age group categories.
At the Youth of the Year Awards dinner each of the first place
scholarship recipients recited their winning personal
essays.
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