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FUTURE LEADER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
 The
Future Leader Scholarship Initiative began in 1998. Glory
Communications management and staff wanted to create a
community initiative to assist high school seniors who had
proven themselves academically, been accepted to a college
or university but whose families could use some financial
assistance to help make the transition smoother. From the
beginning, the Columbia Urban League recognized the need,
saw the vision and agreed to partner with Glory
Communications to make the Future Leader Scholarship program
a success.
The
vision was to:
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Provide
scholarships dollars to students needing financial aid
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Create
awareness on the necessity of community support for higher
education
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Celebrate the
accomplishments of the students receiving scholarships
We
solicited the assistance of High School Guidance Counselors,
corporate sponsors and the business community. We developed
scholarship criteria, designed a marketing campaign and
decided on awarding the scholarships at Glory
Communications’ annual ‘FamilyFest Celebration’ –
where upwards of 20,000 people get to witness the
scholarship presentations each year.
Scholarship coordinators established a $1,500 scholarship
amount. The goal is to increase the number of
scholarships each year as contributions increase -
impacting the lives of as many young people as possible!
 Since
1998, the campaign provided college scholarships to 83
deserving young people. The recipients each year are chosen
from applications representing more than 30 different High
Schools and communities surrounding Columbia, Sumter,
Orangeburg, Lake City/Florence and Moncks Corner/Georgetown.
We
encourage you to join this empowering community initiative
by making a contribution today. You can make the difference
in the life of a deserving student and help insure that
there are future leaders to help strengthen our
communities.
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