NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foot Locker
Foundation, the charitable arm of Foot Locker, Inc., today
announced the launch of its 2016-2017 Foot Locker Scholar Athletes
Program. The Program, now in its sixth year, awards $20,000 college scholarships to outstanding
student athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and
strong leadership skills in sports, school and within their
communities. In addition, one of the twenty students selected will
be awarded the Ken. C. Hicks Scholarship, and receive an additional
$5,000 for demonstrating superior
academic achievement, outstanding leadership and a true love of the
game.
"The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program has become an
important educational resource for deserving students across the
country to attain a college degree," shares Richard A. Johnson, Chairman & CEO, Foot
Locker, Inc. "Our mission is to celebrate dynamic students who are
intelligent, driven and passionate leaders within their
communities— students like 2015/2016 Foot Locker Scholarship
Recipient Bailey Schott."
Bailey Schott is an impressive
scholar athlete from Danville, New
Hampshire. He is a leader on his school's basketball team
and an active leader in his community. One of Bailey's greatest
accomplishments is founding a local chapter of the organization
called Project HOPE. The mission of this organization, which
supports cancer research and people battling the disease, is very
personal for him given his family's own experience with the
devastating disease. To be able to turn his own difficult
experiences into a positive force has been crucial to Bailey's
development as a leader. These insights deepened his commitment to
helping others and giving back to his community. Bailey proves that
great athletes step up and lead in times of pressure both on and
off the court—a trait that epitomizes the true essence of the Foot
Locker Scholar Athletes program.
For so many high school students, ever-growing tuition costs
make going to college seem impossible, but for Bailey, a college
education is now possible. The Foot Locker Foundation scholarships
seek to empower young adults who successfully take the skills they
cultivate in their team locker rooms and apply them to their
classrooms and communities.
This year's winners will join the program's five previous
classes of Foot Locker Scholar Athletes, which will result in 120
total scholarship recipients over the five years since the
program's inception in 2011. As of 2017, Foot Locker Inc. will have
invested over $2 million in the
education and future of some of America's most promising
scholar-athletes.
Applicants must be college-bound in the Fall of 2017, be an
active participant in a sports-related activity, and maintain at
least a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Participants will be required to
submit two essays and one recommendation to be considered for the
scholarship. Students can apply online or be nominated by
teachers, coaches, mentors, family and friends by visiting
footlockerscholarathletes.com. Applications close on December 16, 2016 at 5:00
p.m. (EST).
The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program is a key initiative of
the Foot Locker Foundation, which provides monetary support for
educational and sports programs across the country. Supporting this
all-star program is Fastweb, a trusted scholarship and financial
aid resource used by students to help find opportunities to pay for
school.
About Foot Locker Foundation, Inc.:
Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. is the charitable arm of Foot Locker,
Inc., a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately
3,400 stores in 23 countries in North
America, Europe,
Australia and New Zealand. Over the past 15 years, The
Foundation has developed meaningful partnerships and programs to
improve and enrich the educational opportunities for children
across the country.
About Fastweb:
Fastweb, a top site in
the Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) network, is the nation's
recognized leader in helping students pay for school, by providing
scholarship and financial aid information, as well as information
on jobs and internships. As the oldest and most popular free online
scholarship matching service, the database has more than 1.5
million scholarships totaling over $3.4
billion. To learn more about Fastweb, visit
http://www.fastweb.com.
About TMI:
TMI is a strategy consultancy that helps clients drive social
change through insights and creative solutions backed by data.
Fueled by DoSomething.org's proprietary data from millions of young
people involved in hundreds of cause initiatives, TMI uncovers what
motivates young people to connect with companies and causes they
care about. For more information, visit TMIstrategy.org.
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