FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (of interest to editors covering: NonProfit Organizations, Athletics, Education/Scholarships, Calif. News) The Henry Armstrong Foundation Honors Boxing Legend through Athletic and Medical Scholarship Program LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 16, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Henry Armstrong Foundation announced this week that it has awarded its first round of college scholarships to five high school recipients who plan to pursue higher education in medicine or athletics. Each student was awarded $1,000 to aid in the cost of the initial application, tuition and book fees. The scholarship, named after Henry Armstrong, a World Triple Champion Boxer, was implemented to honor this gentleman who had a dream of attending medical school, but lacked the financial resources. As an alternative, he decided to pursue boxing as a career and rose to the top. To date, he is the only boxer in boxing history to hold three world boxing titles simultaneously, in three different weight divisions within a 10-month period during 1938. He deeply cared about empowering youth to realize their dreams. As a result, in the memory of Henry Armstrong, the scholarships are designed to help eliminate those financial boundaries and to promote more equal opportunity in college attendance. "Several factors made these scholarships possible, but two are most prominent - the fighting spirit of my grandfather, Henry Armstrong, and the generous donation of $5,000 by the Lincy Foundation," Edward Scott, Jr., founder of the Henry Armstrong Foundation, says. "We are so grateful for their support; they have been a blessing over the past few years." Scott adds that it was truly a community effort. 102.3 KJLH Radio Free worked to get the word out about the scholarship program and Dream Vision Realty in Los Angeles has been a supportive sponsor. About the Henry Armstrong Foundation Founded in 2006, the Henry Armstrong Foundation continues to partner with other organizations such as The Midnight Mission and Feed the Children. They also sponsor summer camp for children and support the Junior Achievement Foundation's Annual Campaign Fundraiser to grow and strengthen its mission. One of its ultimate goals is to develop a new youth center to replace the old one founded in 1952, and to empower and enhance young people's self-esteem through entrepreneur/vocational training and sports programs in the city of Los Angeles. To view a complete list of the scholarship winners, visit: www.HenryArmstrongFoundation.org. For more information on sponsorships or volunteer opportunities, call: 323-634-2199. NEWS SOURCE: The Henry Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Edward Scott, Jr. of The Henry Armstrong Foundation, Inc. +1-323-533-2313 Scottedward1 @ aol.com //Note to editors: * Print-ready images may be requested from the above media contact. ......... Plain Text Copy (UTF-8): http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-09-0916-002S.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-09-0916-002S.pdf Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/newswire/2009-09-0916-002.shtml Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. Information is believed accurate but is not guaranteed. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... SEPTEMBER 2009 Press Release / S-ST US=(CA) / pre = 7/4/35 / ytv = / agency = () / prt = N / / keywords = nonprofit /END OF DOCUMENT/