{"id":1493,"date":"2022-09-21T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgdf.org\/?page_id=1493"},"modified":"2022-09-30T03:11:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T03:11:43","slug":"initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tgdf.org\/initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1493\" class=\"elementor elementor-1493\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf37c19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf37c19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d702816\" data-id=\"d702816\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed320e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed320e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2118d9\" data-id=\"c2118d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ef0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Grenee McCollum-Dobbs Memorial Scholarship \u200b<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338e8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338e8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Grenee McCollum-Dobbs Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to 1 graduating senior from the Rockdale County Public School System each year. This student can be self-nominated or nominated by a member of the school\u2019s faculty or staff (principal, teacher, counselor, etc.) for odds they\u2019ve overcome, potential they show or hardships they\u2019ve endured. Applications will be accepted starting January 1st of each year and the nomination deadline will be March 25th.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d3c06 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9d3c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/tgdf.org\/the-grenee-mccollum-dobbs-memorial-scholarship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b652a6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b652a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/tgdf.org\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b91e4b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b91e4b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4030f4\" data-id=\"a4030f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba390e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ba390e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Recipients<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9523932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9523932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our first initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/tgdf.org\/the-grenee-mccollum-dobbs-memorial-scholarship\/\">The Grenee McCollum Dobbs Memorial Scholarship<\/a>, we fielded several applications, and our scholarship selection committee chose Rockdale County High School senior Karen Tejada as the first recipient. Karen excelled academically, finishing as Co-Valedictorian, all while serving as a translator for hospital staff as her grandmother courageously battled illness. 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