MWKF Awards Over $95,000 in Scholarships!

Written by: Staff on 4th June 2012

MWKF Awards Over $95,000 in Scholarships! |

On May 24th, students and family members gathered to watch as MWKF and partners award 19 5th-12th grade students with college scholarships. Awards ranged from $500 to $5,000 and are to be used to help MWKF alumni further their education. Since our founding we have awarded over $640,000 in scholarships.

Also awarded was the coveted Student Athlete

of the Year. Eighth grader Tatiyana Roberts received the award for her outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to her studies.

Student Athlete of the Year, Tatiyana Roberts poses with outgoing Student Athlete, Benzell Lang and Mal.

TNT Ends Year with a BANG!

Tennis-n-Tutoring ended for the year on Friday, June 1st. Students had the opportunity to celebrate by attending the Sponsor-A-Champion BBQ, and participating in the talent show, fashion show, and the Staff vs. Students Basketball game, which students won. Staff members are

already requesting a rematch.

It’s been a great year for TnT. With 200 students, it was our largest TnT class in our history. As ever, we are looking forward to next school year!

Katina and her sponsor pose at this year’s Sponsor-A-Champion BBQ.

Camp Dynamite is almost here!

Only seven days left until Camp Dynamite is underway. Camp will begin Monday, June 11^th and last five weeks. We will host 150 youth,

a mixture of current TnT students and neighborhood youth.

Students will have the opportunity to participate in daily arts and crafts, tennis classes and go swimming. Camp will also include field trips to the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, the Hands On Children’s Museum and service project trips to the Sulzbacher Center, Second Harvest and the City Rescue Mission. In addition, we will offer enrichment activities in literacy, math,

science and nutrition.

Campers cool off in the pool during last year’s Camp Dynamite.

Game. Set. Save the Date!

The Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Golf & Tennis Gala will be held September 10-11, 2012. This two-day event is held each year to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and to raise funds and awareness for our program’s continued success.

We would love for you to join us! For more information please click here.

Mal, and two of last year’s scholarship winners, pose with former Jaguar Tony Brackens and his wife Candace.