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. The organization 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.
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 Campbell Elementary and Norman Elementary Schools
Self-Esteem “I Know I Can” Program at Norman Elementary School
TOWN LAKE CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP
The Town Lake Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, selected Connally High School senior Aquiel Warner to receive The Town Lake Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, 2011 College Scholarship. Miss Warner will receive a $5000 annual scholarship for four years, for a total of $20,000.
President of her senior class, Miss Warner ranked third out 446 students in her graduating class. She will attend Yale University in the fall and major in Cognitive Sciences with the ultimate goal of becoming a Radiologist.
The Town Lake Chapter of The Links, Incorporated awards a five-thousand dollar ($5,000) annual four year scholarship to a deserving student in the Austin Metropolitan Area.
Students must be:
in the top quartile class rank (3.0 GPA or higher);
graduating under the Recommended High School Plan;
involved in extra-curricular activities;
financial need is considered.
The annual scholarship is awarded in two semester payments sent directly to the college/university. The scholarship recipient is required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 each year. Finalists will be invited to meet before a Committee/Panel. Recipient will be notified and asked to attend an event in June to receive the scholarship award.
Aquiel Warner, 2011 Scholarship Recipient
Our current scholarship recipients are:
STUDENT |
ATTENDING |
YEAR AWARDED |
| Aquiel Warner |
Yale University |
2011 |
| Desiree Hicks |
Prairie View A&M University |
2011* |
| LaToya Mitchell |
University of Texas at Dallas |
2010 |
| Anitra Edwards |
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi |
2008 |
*One year only award
A quote from Revocat Murayi, a 2004 scholarship recipient:
“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.”
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