Urban Solutions, Inc., a local 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation presented $10,500.00 in scholarships and book awards to high school graduating seniors living in Detroit, on their way to college this fall, at a luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club. This year marks the 31st year for the Pressley Green Scholarship which started this effort. Green believed that young people that worked hard deserved a chance for a college education and he helped many young people to reach their goals in life. Ana Colon Diaz, our 2008 recipient came back as our guest speaker to share words with this year’s graduates.
Today’s scholarships and book awards are made possible by funds raised by Urban Solutions, Inc. and sponsors committed to our cause. Sommers Schwartz, P.C., The family of Herman B. Howard, Bennie Grier, Esq. Family, Joel and Delta Gibson, The Technician Scholarship Award and The Judge Alex J. Allen, Jr. award sponsored $1000.00 individual scholarships. Betty and Vincent Little sponsored six $500.00 book awards. Dr. Robertson is another sponsor.
This year, scholarships went to Charles Hurt, Antara Afrin, J”Nel Stephen-Dantzler and Elayne Elloitt from Cass Tech, Antoine Crews from Liggett, Iresha Spears from DIA and Andrew Dickers from Old Redford. Book awards went to Guadalupe Salazar, Ariel Walker and Lacie Parham from Cass Tech, Natalie Tolbert from Renaissance, Donte’ Verrill-Huffman from University Prep, Juan Lopez from Western Int. and Jazmine Graves from Northwestern.
Nancy Allen, president of Urban Solutions, Inc. explained, we had over 70 great applications and we need you to help us help our youth.
2013 URBAN SOLUTIONS, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS
$1000.00 SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORS
PRESSLEY GREEN SCHOLARSHIP
CHARLES HURT
CASS TECHNICAL H. S.
HERMAN B. HOWARD SCHOLARSHIP
ANTOINE CREWS
UNIVERSITY OF LIGGETT
SOMMERS SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP
ANDREW DICKERS
OLD REDFORD ACADEMY PREP
JUDGE ALEX J. ALLEN, JR. SCHOLARSHIP
ANTARA AFRIN
CASS TECHNICAL H. S
BENNIE GRIER ESQ. SCHOLARSHIP
IRESHA SPEARS
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
JOEL AND DELTA GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP
J”NEL STEPHENS-DANTZLER
CASS TECHNICAL H. S
TECHNICIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
ELAYNE ELLOITT
CASS TECHNICAL H. S
$500.00 BOOK AWARDS SPONSORS
DR. ROY ROBERTSON BOOK AWARD
JAZMINE UNIQUE GRAVES
NORTHWESTERN H. S.
VINCENT AND BETTY LITTLE SCHOLARSHIP (5 AWARDS)
GUADALUPE SALAZAR
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
ARIEL P. WALKER
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
NATALIE M. TOLBERT
RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
DONTE’ VERRILL-HUFFMAN
UNIVERSITY PREP
LACIE PARHAM
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
JUAN LOPEZ WESTERN
INTERNATIONAL H.S.
Please send donations to:
Urban Solutions, Inc.
269 Walker Street #124
Or make a contribution online
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