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Family Of Young Cancer Victim Keeps Hope Alive
In the September 23rd edition, a story was published about Anthony Hersey, a 27- year-old young man suffering from a rare blood cell cancer disease.
After numerous phones calls it was men- tioned that the GoFundMe information had not been included in the story.
Anyone who wants to make a donation to help raise money to assist Hersey with his medical expenses, can do so at www.go- fundme. com/Anthony Hersey.
ANTHONY HERSEY
Students Urged To Apply For NABSE Scholarships
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Students in Hillsborough County are encouraged to submit applications for a $1,000 scholarship. The dead- line to apply is 5 p.m., Friday, October 21st.
Ten students will be cho- sen as recipients of the 44th Annual Alliance of Black School Educators Student Scholarships. One student will win a $2,000 scholarship.
The competition is open to graduating high school stu- dents who will enter a post secondary institution in the fall of 2017. Winners will be chosen on the basis of the sub- mitted documents.
Mrs. Mary Dance, Pres- ident of the Hillsborough Al- liance of Black School Educators said the scholar- ship applications must be completed to be considered.
She further said the recip- ients will be announced dur- ing the 44th Annual Conference of the National Al- liance of Black School Educa- tors. The conference will take place in Tampa this year at the Tampa Convention Center November 16th through No- vember 20th.
Students interested in ap- plying for the scholarship must maintain a 3.0 grade point average, or better; have a copy of his or her high school transcript; have com- pleted at least 15 community service hours represented by a letter from the organization highlighting the hours and community service projects completed. The verification must be on official letterhead
MRS. MARY DANCE President, Hillsborough Alliance of Black School
Educators
used by the company or or- ganization.
And the applicant must submit (2) two letters of rec- ommendations. One letter must be from a teacher or counselor in a sealed enve- lope.
Students must also submit a head shot and a typed state- ment. The statement must be between 350 and 600 words and it must answer the ques- tion, “How you have been engaged in supporting your community through community service dur- ing your high school ca- reer?”
Applications must be mailed to: NABSEF Schol- arship Committee, P. O. Box 11087, Tampa, FL 33680-1087; ATTN: Mrs. Mary Dance, HABSE, Committee Assistant. Ap- plications that are faxed or emailed will not be accept- able.
For questions about the scholarship, contact George Hill, Assistant of Local Schol- arship Committee, at George.Hill2@dc.gov.
Blake Grad Remembers President Barack Obama Before Politics
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
Roosevelt Tolliver, a 1971 graduate of Howard W. Blake High School, left the area and moved to Chicago, Illinois, then later to St. Louis, Missouri after leaving school.
Tolliver experienced some life threatening mo- ments in St. Louis, and felt his life would be cut short because of the lifestyle he’d adopted.
“I was a mess, but God in- tervened, and for the past 30 years, I’ve been in great physi- cal and mental shape. I’d like to think those experiences made me stronger.”
Tolliver said it was a chance encounter that he will remember for the rest of his life that defines part of his journey.
“I was living in Chicago and out on the streets when I noticed this young brother ap- proaching people and talking to them. He was skinny, and there was nothing particularly special about him.
ROOSEVELT TOLLIVER
“What made me really no- tice him was his way with peo- ple. He knew how to not just get your attention, but hold it. I was so impressed with him, and I’d go out often to make sure I’d run into him again.”
As chance would have it, Tolliver not only ran into the young man again, they would often engage in conversations, mostly about what Tolliver was going through, and how he could turn his life around.
“At that time, I had no idea I was spending time with a
man who would become Pres- ident of the United States. I didn’t know he had attended law school, and was very artic- ulate.
“I remember him running for a seat as a state representa- tive, and losing to former Black Panther, Bobby Rush. But, that didn’t stop him. He later ran for the Senate, and the rest is history.”
Tolliver said meeting President Barack Obama before he became President was a moment in his life he will always share with others, especially those close to him.
“I knew the young brother was going somewhere in life. I just didn’t think it would be all the way to Washington, D.C. and the White House.”
“After Barack became President, I began to take a different look at politics, and I’d often recall the conversa- tions we had. He was a truly inspiring man, and when he leaves office, I hope he comes back this way.”
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