[Sportsandrec] Fw: New Valor Achievement Award Scholarship

[Joe Shaw]

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From: USABA 
To: Joe Shaw 
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 11:12 AM
Subject: New Valor Achievement Award Scholarship


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           
Contact: Katie Keating
                                                                                                                        kkeating at usaba.org
                                                                                                                        719.866.3222

New Valor Achievement Award Scholarship to Support Higher Education
USABA and I C You Foundation, Inc. Partner to Assist College Students Who are Blind and Visually Impaired

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 8, 2014) – Funded by the I C You Foundation, Inc., the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is pleased to announce that a new scholarship, The Valor Achievement Award, will be available to college-bound students who are blind and visually impaired. The Valor Achievement Award has been created by Markeith LeRoy Price, CEO and President of I C You Foundation, Inc. and USABA/Paralympic athlete.

One male and one female student will be awarded $500 respectively towards their higher education. The Valor Achievement Award Scholarship’s criteria are as follows:
  a.. Student must be legally blind 
  b.. Student must be enrolled or enrolling in a 2-year or 4-year college or university, including technical school 
  c.. Student must have a GPA of 2.5 or better 
Interested applicants may send the required documents to Katie Keating at the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes at kkeating at usaba.org no later than August 29, 2014. Application to include:
  a.. Applicant’s name 
  b.. Applicant’s contact information, to include phone number, email, mailing address 
  c.. Official transcripts from most recent school year 
  d.. Applicant’s short biography 
  e.. An essay discussing what role sports has played in his/her life; 1-2 pages 
Send all questions to Ms. Keating at 719.866.3222.

Markeith LeRoy Price, CEO and President of I C You Foundation, Inc., has been an active member of USABA since 2005 when he competed in the 2005 IBSA World Youth Championships. As a T13/F13 track and field competitor, Price has made his passion for the sport count through hard work and dedication. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Science with a concentration in Fashion Merchandising from Tennessee State University in December 2012. Price also competed in the 2012 London Paralympic Games, where he finished 6th in the long jump and 8th in the 400-meter dash. He is currently training full-time at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center preparing for the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
Since its founding in 1976, USABA, a community-based organization of the United States Olympic Committee, has reached more than 100,000 blind individuals. The organization has emerged as more than just a world-class trainer of blind athletes, it has become a champion of the abilities of Americans who are legally blind. USABA’s mission: to enhance the lives of blind and visually impaired people by providing the opportunity for participation in sports and physical activity. For more information go to www.usaba.org 
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