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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
807 Maine
Ave., SW ·
Washington, D.C. 20024 ·
Phone (202) 554-3501 ·
Fax (202) 863-0233
News
Release
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August
8, 2008
CONTACT: David
E. Autry
DAV National
Convention
Bally’s Las Vegas
Hotel and Casino
(702) 967-7336
JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS AWARDED DAV SCHOLARSHIPS
Las
Vegas, Nevada—The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) has selected 12
outstanding young volunteers to receive cash awards under the Jesse Brown
Memorial Youth Scholarship Program. The
first place scholarship of $15,000 was awarded to Louisiana’s Crystalyn
Whitaker, who has contributed more than 1,500 hours of service at the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Shreveport. The second place scholarship of $10,000 went
to Meagan Smith of Miami, Fla. Two third
place awards of $7,500 went to Donte Jones of Salem, Va., and Bridget
O’Sullivan of Hines, Illinois. Eight others received $5,000 scholarships.
The Jesse Brown Memorial Youth
Scholarship Program honors outstanding youth volunteers who participate in the
Voluntary Service program. The
scholarships are awarded to deserving young people who have donated their time
and compassion to sick and disabled veterans in their communities.
“While recognizing patriotic young people
who improve the morale and care of disabled veterans, this scholarship
encourages future leaders to build relationships with the veterans who have
defended our nation,” said DAV National Commander Robert Reynolds. “Many of the
young men and women who receive these scholarships go on to use their education
to continue the work they began as volunteers.”
The $5,000 scholarship winners are: Jasmine
Kuilan, Columbia, S.C.; Lydia Cheng, Salt Lake City, Utah; Parees Vereen;
Durham, N.C.; Katrina Baillargeon, Bedford, Ma.; Janelle Fraley, Battle Creek,
Mich.; Marwah Ahmed, Washington, D.C.; Nicole Deeming, Fayetteville, Ark.; and
Alexander Shinneman, Marion, Ill.
The
1.4 million-member Disabled American Veterans, a non-profit organization
founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932, represents this
nation’s wartime disabled veterans. It
is dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for our nation’s
disabled veterans and their families.
For more information, visit the organization’s Web site www.dav.org.
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