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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019
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Fraternity, Boys And Girls Club Present Scholarships To Young Men
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, the Gamma Omi- cron Boule' (Tampa Bay Area) of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the nation's oldest African American fraternity, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Boys and Girls Club, honored five outstanding young men along with their families at a reception at Maggianos in Tampa.
For the third consecutive year, the fraternity and Boys and Girls Club teamed up to identify, se- lect and offer a total of $40,000 in scholarships
to these five deserving Tampa area young men - Anthony Goden (Spoto High School), N'Jhari Jackson (Carrollwood Day School), Kendrick Maynor, Jr. (Calvary Christian High School), Jeremiah Nichols (Jesuit High School) and Savon Watson (Blake High School).
The fraternity's Gamma Omicron Boule' Me- morial Scholarship program is funded by a com- bination of donations from members, the Boys
and Girls Club and other generous patrons. In addition to the scholarship, the young men will receive mentoring by the fraternity members and the Boys and Girls Club.
Over the past three years, the partnership of Gamma Omicron Boule' of Sigma Pi Phi Frater- nity and the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay have awarded over $120,000 in scholarship awards to deserving and outstanding Tampa area young men.
Members of the fraternity are shown with, in the front (left to right): Jeremiah Nichols, Anthony Goden, Kendrick Maynor, Jr., and Savon Watson.
Left to right are: Tampa area Boys & Girls Club President/CEO, Chris Letsos; scholarship recipients: Jeremiah Nichols, Savon Watson, Kendrick Maynor, Jr., Anthony Goden; Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Gamma Omicron Boule' President, Dr. James Brookins; Scholarship Co- Chair, Atty. John Richardson; Fraternity Vice President and Event Chairman, Dr. Kevin Scott. Lawrence Hamilton was Scholarship Co-Chair.