Corpus Christi Chapter Present Their First Annual Scholarship
On May 7, 2007 Betty Surprenant (Tres.) Flora Boren (Pres.) went to Flour Bluff High School and presented Lauren Ashley Ude with a $500.00 scholarship. This was the first scholarship that we have given, but we hope to make this an annual award. The criteria was that the student had to be a high school senior, accepted by a college or university, and major in a sewing related field.
Lauren has been accepted by Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and will be studying Fashion Design. In her application for the scholarship, Lauren writes “I recently took sewing and designing classes at my school and I discovered I love to sew. I have many ideas for clothing designs.”
In the future, Lauren plans to do an internship in Europe and perhaps someday own her own business. She plans to design and create clothes that everyday women will enjoy wearing. She would like to design day and evening wear.
We are proud to have Lauren as our first recipient of a scholarship.
We had three applicants and all three were qualified. Since all three are interested in sewing our board voted to give each girl and one year free membership in the American Sewing Guild. Our hopes are that they will be inspired by what they see and read and will continue their membership in years to come.
Lauren Ashley Ude and Chapter President Flora Boren
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