34TH ANNUAL MLK JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST Each year, UPO honors the memory of Dr. King with a breakfast and day of service. One highlight of the event is when we announce the 5 recipients of the Joseph A. Beavers Scholarship: Outstanding DC students who each receive $10,000 to make their college dreams come true. The Beavers scholars (bottom left) were D’onte Batts, Temple Brooks, Ryneisha McKenzie, Jasmine Romero, and Omari Wilson. Keynote speaker Thomas Penny III (in the far right photo), President of Donohoe Hospitality Services, challenged us to do better to help people rise out of poverty. He quoted author Chris Gardner: “Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who can move boulders, move boulders. That’s how mountains get moved. If every one of us did what we could, I believe we would be in a different world.”
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