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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 64 UNE 11-17, 2021 BTR
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BY BRONX TIMES
On May 27, the Police Athletic
League held a virtual ceremony
to celebrate the recipients
of the Robert J. McGuire
Scholarships including Bronx
residents.
PAL Board member Robert
J. McGuire addressed the students
and PAL mentors presented
scholarships to 14 PAL
students.
Robert J. McGuire Scholarship
recipients from the Bronx
included: Destiny Cannon, 18,
PAL College Access Program,
Angel Hughes, 18, PAL Acting
Program, Matilda Owusu, 17,
PAL College Access Program,
Victoria Ramsahoye, 17, PAL
Acting Program and Misa
Love Smith, 17, PAL Acting
Program.
The Robert J. McGuire
Scholarships are offered to
PAL student-members entering
their fi rst year of college.
The 15th annual awards ceremony
highlighted their goals,
achievements, hopes and
dreams and applauded their efforts.
Introduced by their PAL
mentors and role models,
these scholarship recipients
spoke about their personal experiences
and the impact the
awards will have on their futures.
“The PAL Robert J. McGuire
Scholarship is funded by PAL
supporter Fred Wilpon,” said
Dana Wheeler, PAL director
of education, programs and
development. “Mr. McGuire,
who is currently a co-chair
on the PAL Board of Trustees,
has served PAL since 1978. His
long standing commitment to
public service includes service
as a United States Attorney
for the Southern District of
New York and as Police Commissioner
for the City of New
York. We are proud to honor
Mr. McGuire and deeply appreciative
of Mr. Wilpon’s generosity
in this 15th year of the
scholarship. We are grateful
to Mr. McGuire for his steadfast
and loyal support to our
PAL children.”
The scholarship funds,
awarded at $2,000 per student,
provide the winners with a
monetary gift from PAL to
help defray the expenses of
their freshman year in college.
Eligible applicants must
have participated in PAL programs
for a minimum of one
full year and provide proof of
college admission and attendance.
Bronx Police
Athletic League
announces
2021 Robert
J. McGuire
Scholarships