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Mission
To positively impact the lives of culturally diverse citizens
in the greater Austin community in the areas of education,
health awareness and the arts.
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THE LINKS, INCORPORATED
The Links, Incorporated is an international organization of women with more than two hundred seventy (270) chapters located throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of the Bahamas, Frankfurt, Germany and South Africa. It was founded by the late Mrs. Sarah S. Scott and the late Mrs. Margaret R. Hawkins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1946 and it was incorporated on March 28, 1951.
TOWN LAKE CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
June 1986 - Dove Creek Community Group formed – LaVonne Mason, Organizer
November 1986 - Interest Group status granted
April 30, 1988 - Round Rock Chapter chartered
April 1996 - Name changed to Town Lake Chapter
SERVICE PROJECTS
We have a long history of providing service in the Austin Metropolitan area:
Four year scholarships, valued at $5,000 per year, to Austin Metropolitan area high school students
$2,500 scholarship to Huston-Tillotson University
$2,500 scholarship to Austin Community College
Kid’s Café Nutrition Program at L. L. Campbell Elementary School
Self-Esteem “I Know I Can” Program at L. L. Campbell Elementary School
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Each year, a four
year five-thousand dollar ($5,000) scholarship is awarded to a student in the
Austin Metropolitan Area. Scholarship applications are available from
school districts in the Austin area, including Austin, Round Rock and
Pflugerville. Interested students should complete the application
package as indicated on their school website or send a note to the Town
Lake chapter website.
Our current scholarship recipients
are:
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STUDENT |
ATTENDING |
YEAR
AWARDED |
| Anitra Edwards |
University of Pittsburgh |
2008 |
| Michael
Johnson |
Texas Lutheran
University |
2007 |
| Cherie
Obilom |
Rice
University |
2006 |
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Anshanta Kirton |
Texas State University |
2005 |
| Revocat
Murayi |
Washington
University |
2004 |
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Teri Durden |
University of Texas, Austin |
2004 |
A quote from Revocat Murayi, one of the 2004 scholarship recipients:
“I appreciate The Links' continued support in financing my
college education. It's hard to believe that I will actually be graduating in
May! I've been very fortunate to attend this school and I will truly remember my
experience here at Washington University. I've even been fortunate enough to
have already found a job! I recently accepted a position from Mercer Human
Capital Consulting in Chicago, IL as a Consulting Analyst with a start date of
August 2008. I'm truly blessed to be in this position at this point in my senior
year, and I attribute much of that to my education and background experiences throughout
my college career as well as the support I've received from the Town
Lake Chapter of The Links, Inc.” |
Town Lake Chapter | The Links, Incorporated | P.O.
Box 1668 | Austin, Texas 78767-1668
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