Brooklyn Mechanics give scholarships
to Caribbean American students
District Grand Jurisdiction
presented the annual scholarships.
“Let me, on behalf of the
executive committee of the
Grand Council, thank the Hon.
David Williams, (Grenadianborn)
Rt. Worshipful District
Grand Master and his team for
a wonderful and extraordinary
example of how district grand
jurisdictions can collaborate
their efforts to enhance some
of the services we provide to
the community,” he added.
“Let me also take this
opportunity to congratulate
the award recipients and family
members who have given
the commitment and support
necessary for such an achievement,”
Benjamin continued.
Nia, 17 – who will be graduating
this month from Edward
R. Marrow High School in
Brooklyn and will be attending
Lincoln University in Oxford,
Pa in the fall – said she was
happy to receive the scholarship
to begin their tertiary education.
“I am grateful for this scholarship,
because it will help with
my tuition in college,” she told
patrons at the ceremony. “I
promise I will complete my
studies and graduate with an
amazing degree.
“So, again, I am happy and
thankful for this scholarship,”
added Nia, who plans to major
in business. “It will help me
with my future.”
“Last but not least, this
scholarship will help my parents
financially, with my tuition.
I appreciate all who helped
with this.”
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By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn’s Independent
United Order of Mechanics
(IUOM), Friendly Society,
Western Hemisphere, Inc. on
Sunday awarded US$1,000.00
scholarships to two Caribbean
American students, whose relatives
are long-standing members
of the lodge.
The scholarships were presented
by IUOM’s Resource and
Finance Committee, at its 12th
Annual Gala Luncheon, at Paradise
Caterers on Avenue U in
Brooklyn.
The recipients were Nia Thomas,
grand-daughter of Joan
Farrell, the Vincentian-born
member of Triumphant Star
Chapter No. 4, and Daniel Dorset
Andrew Roden, Jr., son of
Daniel Andrew Roden, Sr., the
Grenadian-born Deputy District
Grand Master for Brooklyn
District Grand Lodge, No. 1.
“The highlight this year has
shifted with a focus on our
youth,” said Walter L. Benjamin,
IUOM’s Guyanese-born
Most Worshipful Grand Master,
in his remarks, stating that he
was pleased that the Brooklyn
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Mia’s mom, Keisha Thomas,
agreed, telling Caribbean Life
that the scholarship will “help
us out with the tuition.”
“I am also appreciative that,
out of many, they chose her
(Mia) to receive this amazing
grift,” she said. “It’s very heartmoving.”
Joan Farrell, who has been a
member of the lodge since 1974,
said she was also “very grateful”
that her grand-daughter
“received this gift.”
Daniel — a student at
Mohawk Valley Community
College in Utica, New York, who
is pursuing a degree in Athletic
Training — said he, too,
was “very grateful and blessed
about receiving the scholarship.
“As a college student, there
are a lot of things needed in
order to succeed,” said the
graduate of Eagle Academy
for Young Men of South East
Queens. “This scholarship will
help with most of the payment
problems I was having.
Daniel Dorset Andrew
Roden, Jr., receives scholarship
award from Grenadian
born Most Worshipful
District Grand Master David
Williams. Photo by Nelson A. King
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