The Lynne Mitchell Foundation awards $2,500 Scholarships To Three Exceptional Jamaican Students

MIAMI - Sept. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- The Lynne Mitchell Foundation, based in Miramar, has awarded its second-annual scholarships to Brianna Blair, Goldie Bourne and Ricardo Greaves of Seaview Primary School in Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. All three of the grade six students earned a $2,500 scholarship to attend their respective high schools in the fall.

The students were chosen for the award based on their excellent academic records and the leadership qualities they brought to light in their stellar scholarship essays. Each student will continue to earn the scholarship yearly in $500 increments, provided they continue to demonstrate strong academic progress and extra-curricular leadership skills.

“We are so proud of their accomplishments,” said Marlene Gordon, president of the Lynne Mitchell Foundation, which was created to honor a Miramar resident of the same name. “We wish them continued success in their future endeavors.  Our hope is that they will excel and use their talents to make a positive impact in the lives of others. The high school scholarship program is just one of the ways that the Lynne Mitchell Foundation fulfills its mission of, ‘Growing love... one act at a time.’”

Blair plans to attend St. Elizabeth Technical High School, Bourne the Hampton High School for Girls, and Greaves will attend the Munro High School for Boys beginning September 2014.

In addition to the scholarship program, which is now in its second year, the Lynne Mitchell Foundation directly assists students at Seaview Primary School gain access to the resources they need to succeed in school and in life. Additional programs include a school transportation program to help with bus fare, a school lunch program for the students, a back pack drive that awards brand new back packs filled with school supplies to every student in the school at the beginning of the school year, and funds to aid in the renovations of the 54-year-old one-room schoolhouse for students in grades 1 through 6.

“It’s heart-wrenching to see the conditions in which these students have to try to learn, and our goal is to show them that there are people who care about their lives and their future,” says Gordon. “We aim to build a brand new school facility for these students, with real classrooms, a computer lab, school library and cafeteria.”

About Lynne Mitchell Foundation

The Lynne Mitchell Foundation was created in 2012 by president Marlene Gordon to honor the memory of her mother, Lynne Mitchell and to continue her legacy of “growing love… one act at a time.” The foundation focuses on underprivileged children in the rural community on the island of Jamaica where Mitchell was born and raised.  The specific focus of the foundation is on Seaview Primary school with the aim of showing these children what love is and changing their lives in a positive and meaningful way. The foundation serves to raise funds for programs including scholarships, transportation, school lunches and building renovations to benefit the students of Seaview Primary School. For more information about the Lynne Mitchell Foundation and how you can become a Love Activist for the organization, visit www.LynneMitchellFoundation.org.

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