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CAMBRIA HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC.Developing Youth

Jack Thompson Scholarship Award

2010 Scholarship Winners

Cambria Heights Development Corporations' winners of the 2010 Jack Thompson Scholarship Awards, (left to right) Jeff Oyo, Lasaha Oyo, Tynielle Silvera, Sean Chavis and Davonne Brown at a Reception in their honor hosted by BETSA Foundation.

GOAL: To recruit and encourage students to become more involved in community services through volunteering. Volunteering for community service helps the students to foster tolerance, to gain a sense of responsibility, to develop job skills, and to contribute to the public good as a whole. Campus Magnet High school students are the target population.

ELIGIBILITY: Students who attend any of the Campus Magnet High Schools in Cambria Heights, who have met the requirements for high school graduation, been accepted to an accredited college and who have provided verification of community services performed.

COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Parent/guardian must approve volunteer service to be performed by the student.

2. The supervisor of the agency/organization where services are rendered must submit verification of services performed by the student.

3. The student must write an essay of the community service performed during the year.

4. The student must complete and submit the scholarship application packet.

Congratulations to the 2009 Award Winners!

Oni Yeoiye Hinton 1st Place $1000 Winner Humanities and Arts High School

Travis Gaston 2nd Place $750 Winner Humanities and Arts High School

Reene Clarke 3rd Place $500 Winner Law,Government and Community Service High School

The Jack Thompson family extends well wishes to all the winners and encourage more young people to volunteer in the community.