Members of the Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association-Brooklyn, (NY) Chapter.
October 28, 2019
By Cynthia D. Hall
On Sunday, October 27, the Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association-Brooklyn, (NY) Chapter was represented at the Bklyn United Scholarship Association Awards Luncheon held at El Caribe Country Club, Brooklyn, NY. The event is hosted annually by the Brooklyn United Scholarship Association, Inc.,
Notables in attendance also included former representative for New York’s 10th congressional district Edolphus Towns and his wife and Gwen, Al and Mildred Vann, former judge Bert Bunyan, former City Councilwoman Annette Robinson and former judge Alton Walton. Over 300 guests were in attendance to honor the legendary leaders Floyd Layne and Donald Francois and the 2018 Brooklyn USA Hall of Fame inductees, Laddy Baldwin, John H. Bunyan and Wayne Morgan.
Scholarships were also presented during the evening to Isaac Bediako, who received the Solly Walker Memorial Scholarship Award; Fiya Rivers, who received the Dr. Carole Conner Memorial Scholarship Award; and Jaila Taylor received the Ozelious Zeke Clement Memorial Scholarship Award.
Both Bediako and Rivers attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn. Taylor attended the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan. The students were honored with $1,000 awards for each of their academic achievements, according to the Amsterdam News.
“Our luncheon was a success because of all of those who attended and contributed to this program and organization,” said Ron Cargill, the chairman of Brooklyn United Scholarship Association. “The cooperation and love shown has been amazing.”
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