Kevin was already a Petersburg legend before he jumped into the river. This son of a former Harlem Globetrotter (“Big” Frank Washington), Kevin played on the first PORTA High School basketball team to make it to a state tournament. After Kevin’s death, the Petersburg community raised money to create a scholarship to honor him. Recently, the program was made permanent through the establishment of an endowment called the Kevin Washington Endowed Scholarship Fund. Read more HERE.
Reading, writing, and her education at Tri-City Schools in Buffalo helped mold Vena Kitchen Garrett’s life. To perpetuate education for others, Vena established the Vena Kitchen Garrett Charitable Fund to help Tri-City Schools teach technology. Read more HERE.
Harry and Deborah Berman are veterans of the educational field, following in their ancestors’ footsteps. The Harry J. and Deborah M. Berman Fund will support early childhood to post-secondary educational and wellness programs, such as childhood nutrition and after school programs. Learn more HERE.
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