LIVES AND CHANGED MANY THINGS BUT IT HASN’T CHANGED THE DESIRE OF A LOCAL GROUP TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROMISING COLLEGE STUDENTS THE CENTRAL ALABAMA CARIBBEAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION HAD TO CANCEL ITS BIG FUNDRAISER BECAUSE OF COVID BUT SOME FOLKS DONATED IN UNIQUE WAYS. ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO LOST HER MOTHER TO COVID AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, SHE HAD PEOPLE DONATE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDER PAULINE FORD. CAESAR SAYS ENOUGH MONEY WAS RAISED THIS YEAR TO AWARD THREE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THAT REGION. THEY ARE SERENA SPRINGER UAB PRE-MED AND SYDNEY CLARK A TENNIS PLAYER STUDYING BUSINESS. OH AND THERE’S DAVID EDMONDSON WHO COMPETES IN THE DECATHLON FOR AUBURN? DEFINITELY MEANS A LOT TO ME PERSONALLY. HE HEARD ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP BACK HOME IN KINGSTON JAMAICA AND FELT HE JUST HAD TO APPLY BECAUSE THIS WAS CREATED FOR ME. IT WAS A CHANCE FOR ME AS I CARIBBEAN STUDENT. HE’S MADE THE MOST OF THE CHANCE. HE’S A 4.0 ENGINEERING STUDENT AND A STAR OF TRACK AND FIELD OVER THE YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN JAMAICA WHO TRIED TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN DEVOTE AN AUBURN AUBURN FACILITATES. DEFINITELY FACILITATES MY CONTOURING AND THEY ASSIST ME IN WHATEVER I NEED USING TUTORS COMING HERE WAS JUST A BOOSTER DAVID JUST COME BACK FROM WINTER BREAK IN JAMAICA. SO BACK IN AUBURN. HE’S QUARANTINING AS A PRECAUTION WITH TRACK SEASON STARTING IN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. IT HAS TREATED US IN GENERAL WHERE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S NEXT AND YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE FAITH AND UNBELIEF. I KEEP GOING THERE’S HOPE WHEREVER YOU ARE. HOPE WHEREVER DAVID GOES ONE OF THREE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FROM THE CENTRAL, ALABAMA CARIBBEAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT GROUP AND THE STUDENTS THEY HELP JUST GO TO THEIR WEBSITE THAT YOU SEE
Central Alabama organization continues providing college scholarships during pandemic
The pandemic has taken many lives and changed many things, but it hasn’t changed the desire of a local group to provide scholarships to promising college students. The Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization had to cancel its big fundraiser because of COVID-19, but some people donated in unique ways. Watch the video above to learn about the efforts to continue providing for college students during tough times.
The pandemic has taken many lives and changed many things, but it hasn’t changed the desire of a local group to provide scholarships to promising college students.
The Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization had to cancel its big fundraiser because of COVID-19, but some people donated in unique ways.
Watch the video above to learn about the efforts to continue providing for college students during tough times.
