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Plant City High Senior Is ‘Princess For A Day’ For Her Prom
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The prom is Satur- day evening, April 1st.
A group of Plant City siblings have come together to start a scholarship fund to assist students in the Bay Area who are being raised by a single parent.
Cametria Griffin and her three brothers, Ken- neth (founder of the schol- arship fund), Ty and Ron Griffin, will be providing all of the accessories, in- cluding the gown and tick- ets, for Saturday night’s prom.
Ciara Brown, recipi- ent of the Emma Coffe- Griffin Scholarship, will not only be treated with a prom gown and acces- sories, but the family has al- ready set aside a $200 book stipend to help Ciara with her higher education.
The Griffin siblings,
Left to right in front: the recipient’s mother, Jennifer Cooper, the recipient, Ciara Brown, and Mrs. Elaine Coffe-Griffin, whom the scholarship is named after. Back row from left to right: Kenneth, founder, Cametria, Ty and Ron Griffin, all co-founder.
tionally, physically, as well as financially. Although they were divorced, both our parents played a major role in our lives.”
Ciara wasn’t just given the scholarship. She had to fulfill some requirements. She had to be a Plant City High graduate, respond to an email to say that she was interested in the scholar- ship, apply on line, write a short essay as to why she was the best applicant, have at least a 2.5 GPA, and must be raised by a single parent. The Griffin siblings and their parents are all gradu- ates of Plant City High School.
This was their first scholarship presentation, but Cametria, the oldest and only girl of the siblings, says, “We plan on making this grow so that we can do more for other single moms and dads – not just for the prom. This is just the begin- ning. We want to inspire others to do the same things.”
who were raised by their mother, for whom the scholarship is named, wanted to do something positive to give back to the community. The siblings put the information on so- cial medial so that others can see that they, too, can
do the same things. This is their first scholarship event and it only cost $700.
They spent $130 on prom tickets, $100 on hair and makeup, $100 on the attire (Ciara picked her own gown and accessories), $100 on graduation gift, $200 on the book voucher and $20 on a personal gift
basket.
Tomeka Hargrett (of
Premier Boss Style, At- lanta) will be her hair stylist and make-up artist.
“Our parents were di- vorced and our mother never remarried,” Came- tria said. “She was our mother, encourager, and supporter mentally, emo-
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