African Americans have chance to make King’s dream a reality

To the Editor:

On behalf of the African American Athletic and Scholarship Banquet, I would like to thank each business that supported us this year whether through door prizes, goody bag items, student meal sponsorship, advertisement purchase or a contribution to the Christopher Todd Boyd Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Thanks to your generosity, and other individuals, we raised $3,250 and six scholarships were given away to seniors who will be going to college in the fall. We were also able to make a memorial scholarship contribution in memory of Deanna Grayson to her sister, Jessica.

I want to thank Dr. Jerry Hale and WCHS principal George Bolding for being in attendance this year again at the banquet.

I also want to mention that in error there were two seniors who were not recognized at the banquet who are Monica Martin and Lakesha Simpson and we want to congratulate them also. I also want to thank the Southern Standard for all their articles in regards to the banquet and to let you know we truly do appreciate the positive reading of African Americans and their positive efforts in Warren County in promoting higher education for our children.

We are striving through the efforts of this yearly banquet to not let the bullet Dr. Martin Luther King took on behalf of African Americans be in vain. Dr. King had a dream and we have the chance now to make it a reality.
Donna Martin
Banquet coordinator
105 Peers Street
McMinnville