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Grady Young Foundation awards 16 scholarships to local students
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James Hazzard III welcomes the guests of the 14th annual Grady Young Foundation scholarship annual banquet Saturday evening at Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School’s cafeteria in Gainesville. Sixteen students won scholarships from the foundation. - photo by HAILEY VAN PARYS
Sixteen young people were recognized Saturday evening by the Grady Young Foundation, Inc. for their hard work, good academic standing, positive attitudes and commitments to their community. Each person will receive a scholarship from the foundation, the amount to be determined by April, director and program chairperson Gwenell Brown said. “(The amount) changes every year,” Brown said. Through its 14 years, the goal of the foundation has been to provide financial and spiritual support to local youth.