THRIVING Melanin Family Magazine September 2018 | Page 41

"This was just THE MOST amazing scholarship
event and it represents everything we need to
be doing for our children's academic
achievements. Those kids walked away with
their heads high, ready to enter college and
take over the world."
~Scholarship Recipient Mom
The Gouche Foundation announced that it will
be hosting its 1st Annual College Signing Day
& Scholarship Awards Luncheon, awarding
$12,000 in college scholarships to inner city
youth. The ceremony will take place on July
14, 2018 from 12- ‐ 5pm at the California
Yacht Club Cabrillo in San Pedro, CA. The
luncheon will end with twelve high school
graduates walking away with scholarships
totaling $1k each, in an effort to assist them
on their path to higher education.
The Gouche Foundation is a 501c3 non- ‐
profit organization whose mission is to create
scholarship opportunities for inner city at- ‐ risk
youth, while promoting the importance of
education through Entrepreneurship and
Financial Literacy.
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“Our society Celebrates our kid’s athletic
accomplishments and too often we gloss over
their academic achievements. The Gouché
Foundation wants to RE- ‐ write that narrative
to celebrate our future Doctors, Lawyers,
Engineers, Educators and business leaders,”
says Gouché Foundation founder Nick
Gouché. The event is free of charge and
attendees should expect a full- ‐ on celebration,
that will include a red carpet, live music and
lots of entertainment. “We will celebrate these
young Kings and Queens as if they were
going to the NBA, NFL, etc.,” a spokesperson
of the foundation said in an online interview.
“We are asking our community to come out to
this event as we celebrate them on their
journey to college.” For more information,
please visit us online at
www.thegouchefoundation.com
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