The scholarthon took place virtually on July 31, where more than $100,000 was raised in six hours.
The Bethel Church has been a part of the Jacksonville community since 1838 and has helped more than 10,000 people over the years. The church gave out checks to more than 100 students on Sunday after the Dollars For Scholars Education 2022 Scholarthon.The church couldn’t do its traditional walk-a-thon to raise money for scholarships due to the pandemic, but Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr. figured out a way to continue to change lives for the better with a virtual scholarthon.
Robert Williams was a scholarship recipient from Jean Ribault High School. He won a $1,000 scholarship. Trinity Webster-Bass is a sophomore studying broadcast journalism at Howard University. She called the scholarship “very helpful.”“It really alleviates the financial burden. I’m on scholarship already, but any additional money always counts because books are expensive, things for additional programs, those have additional funds too, so getting any extra money really helps,” Webster-Bass said.
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