It’s been two years since we began this initiative to provide scholarships to undergraduate students at Georgetown University who are making significant contributions to their communities. In these last two years, the Georgetown Comunidad Scholarship Association has awarded 16 scholarships to exceptional young women and men. From its beginning, the GCSA has been an effort made possible by the donations of many friends of the GCSA. I’ve been humbled by how friends of the GCSA continue volunteer and fund these scholarships. Some of our friends have given a lot and we are incredibly grateful. Many alumni have given a little. The important thing is that we all give.
Just last month, we awarded our last four scholarships for the year 2011. Like previous recipients, Noel, Kalia, Johanny and Sakeenah are incredible young people deserving of this scholarship. As 2011 closes, it’s time to ask for your help to raise the scholarship dollars of the coming year. So today, I’m inviting all of the friends of the GCSA to consider making a small donation to the GCSA to fund scholarships for the coming year.
First, your donation to the GCSA Scholarship Program will go to assist undergraduate students who are leaders in their community and who are in need of a extra financial assistance to make their Georgetown University education possible. Speaking for myself, I remember how challenging it was to navigate my studies, activities, and side jobs to make ends meet at Georgetown. And while I had external scholarships that made this load easier, often these scholarships would only be made available once a year. The GCSA accepts applications for four scholarships every semester. That’s eight $500 scholarships that are awarded a year. And while the amount of the individual scholarship may not sound like much, it certainly means a lot to an undergraduate student struggling to make ends meet. If you haven’t done so yet, read about these extraordinary scholarship recipients here. Second, you should donate to the GCSA because your donation will keep this initiative alive. Without the support of friends, the GCSA could not exist. Each year, the GCSA is awarding eight scholarships to eight deserving young people. Each semester, dozens of students apply for the scholarship and it takes many people to volunteer to disseminate, receive, sort and review scholarship applications. This is no small feat and we are incredibly proud of the many people who have given their time and treasure to grow the GCSA. Having no paid staff means that dollars donated to the GCSA will go to benefit students. Finally, consider donating to the GCSA because of the students that benefit from your donation. Take a moment to look at the photos and short biographies of the student recipients. Each recipient is a student who is incredibly dedicated to his or her community at Georgetown and at home. And each student is deserving of our help. Let’s continue making these scholarships available for the coming year. I encourage you to join me in making a small donation to ensure that the GCSA continues making scholarship dollars available in the coming year.
Making your donation is easy. The preferred method is by check made payable to the Georgetown Comunidad Scholarship Association and sent to our address below. Or you can click here to make your donation with a debit or credit card through PayPal. Our goal is to raise a year’s worth of scholarship dollars before the end of 2011. I hope that you consider making your donation to the GCSA today.
Georgetown Comunidad Scholarship Association
P.O. Box 3531
Redwood City, CA 94063
On behalf of everyone at the GCSA, thanks for reading and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Octavio González
Chair, Board of Directors
