A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES
THE MEMORIAL FUND IS PROUD OF ITS PAST EFFORTS TO SERVE THE POOR AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF PROMISE. RECIPIENTS OF OUR FINANCIAL AID INCLUDE:
THE FAMILY CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (WHICH SERVES THE HAITIAN PEOPLE). SAINT ALBAN'S NURSERY
(WHICH SERVES THE YOUNG CHILDREN OF POOR FAMILIES), AND THE SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AMONG MANY OTHERS. IN ADDITION, THE FUND HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO POOR FAMILIES AT CHRISTMAS TIME (THROUGH THE URBAN LEAGUE) AND TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
OUR AID TO PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO
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MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WOLFSON CAMPUS)
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FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
WE HAVE DIRECTLY FINANCED MUSIC LESSONS IN PIANO AND ORGAN FOR PROMISING NEEDY CHILDREN.
WHILE SEEKING TO HELP THE POOR DIRECTLY, THE MEMORIAL FUND HAS ALSO HELPED TO UNDERWRITE THE THEODORE R. GIBSON INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WHICH OPERATES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MIAMI.