LASCO Distributors Limited through its Curves brand continued its advocacy for young girls to have equal access to education with the announcement of the 2020 LASCO Curves Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship Awardees at a special handover lunch on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
Held at White Marl, St Catherine headquarters, eight promising PEP scholars from schools across the island were awarded scholarships from LASCO Curves, valued at $400,000.
Mom, Marjorie Wright (left) shares a sweet embrace with her star achiever and 2020 LASCO Curves Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship recipient Miquandre Wright (centre) during a special ceremony at LASCO Distributors Limited in White Marl, St. Catherine on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. LASCO Beverage Marketing Manager Danielle Cunningham joins the moment.
The 2020 recipients are: Miquandre Wright, Christina Primary and Infant School; Gabriella Foster, Wakefield Primary School; Rayana Anderson, Free Hill Primary and Infant School; Courtenae Steer, Chetwood Memorial Primary; Nashema Rhoden, Rock River All Age School; Keshamoi Powell, Alpha Primary School; Youlanda Brown, Belmont Primary School and Analise East, St. Andrew Preparatory School.
“LASCO Curves has always been passionate about youth advocacy and mentorship, especially for our young girls and women. Our PEP Scholarship Programme is yet another exciting step on our journey to positively change lives, particularly when it is financial barriers that make the difference between having that opportunity or not having. The last seven years have truly been gratifying as we partnered with leaders across the various disciplines including health, youth advocacy and social reform to encourage girls to be the woman they dream of becoming,” stated Renee Rose, corporate programmes manager at LASCO.
LASCO through the Curves Scholarship Programme is proud to brighten the path to tomorrow for Jamaica’s young achievers.
“The LASCO Curves PEP Scholarship is an opportune activity that will allow our girls to develop some appreciation for the work that local businesses contribute to the economy and education. Sometimes our young people do not make the connection between a strong economy and a great education system,” explained Sophia Forbes-Hall, director for Region 6 in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.
She further noted, “If we look at worldwide trends we will realize that all education systems that have done well across the world would have done well because they are strongly funded by the local economy. This is an opportunity for our girls to have that appreciation for what LASCO does. We use this opportunity to credit LASCO for the years of partnership with the Ministry of Education Youth and Information.”
The award also features a special slot for the highest female achiever of a LASCO Distributors Employee.
Curves, LASCO’s line of sanitary napkins, is a firm believer in personal health development as one of the critical means to ensuring our nation’s women and young girls gain access to affordable choices of menstrual hygiene materials.