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The Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr.
Scholarship Program
Announces The
2024 Scholarship Recipient
The Judge Willie J.
Lovett, Jr. Scholarship Pro
gram (the “Lovett Scholarship
Program’’) proudly announces
the recipient of the 2024 Judge
Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Scholarship
(the “Lovett Scholarship’’).
Simone Alise Walker
is a Senior at Dutchtown High
School in Hampton, Henry
County, Georgia. Ms. Walker
ranks in the top 10% of her
graduating class and will enroll
at the historic Tuskegee Uni
versity in the Fall to major in
Biology/Nursing.
Ms. Walker volun
teers in numerous organiza
tions including the Girl Scouts.
In her leadership application
essay, she described how the
organization pushed her to be
a change agent. It is with her
local Girl Scouts troop that she
established “Smiles for Miles’’,
which program provides dental
hygiene products to individ
uals in the local community
in need of such products. Ms.
Walker also provides service
through the Knights of Shine’s
Special Needs Prom, Divine
Faith Church’s Youth Group,
Stockbridge Youth Council’s
Operation Lunchbox, and do
nuts to our first responders of
Stockbridge Firefighters.
In addition to her
exceptional academic perfor
mance and value-add com
munity service, Ms. Walker is
actively involved at her high
school including: Secretary
of the student government,
National Honor Society, Vice
President of the National Beta
Simone Alise Walker
Club, National Science Soci
ety, Future Farmers of Ameri
ca, and member of the Dutch-
town Starz-her high school’s
dance team.
The Lovett Schol
arship Program congratulates
Ms. Walker on being named
the 2024 Lovett Scholarship
recipient. This is especially
exciting for the Lovett Schol
arship family because Ms.
Walker will be attending the
alma mater of Judge Lovett’s
mother-in-law and majoring
in Nursing at Tuskegee as the
Late Honorable Elizabeth H.
Butler did in the 1950s.
We look forward to
working with Ms. Walker!
For more information
about or to contribute to the
Lovett Scholarship, please visit
https ://w w w.lovettscholarship-
program.org/.
Local Family Partners With
Daycare Center To Honor Their
Daughter’s Memory
The new outdoor space at Chunk’s Learning Center will be
dedicated to the memory of Josephine Boswell
A new outdoor play
space at Chunk’s Learning
Center will open on Saturday,
April 20, at 11:00 a.m with a
public unveiling ceremony.
The new play space will be
dedicated to the memory of Jo
sephine Boswell, daughter of
Savannah residents Kassandra
and Lee Boswell.
Josephine attend
ed Chunk’s Learning Center
from early infancy until she
passed away on July 13, 2023.
Now, the learning center has
graciously created a dedicated
outdoor space that will honor
Josephine’s memory. Not only
did Josephine love to attend
Chunk’s Learning Center and
look forward to going there
each day, but playing outside
was one of her favorite activ
ities, especially if there was a
swing set or a slide nearby.
Josephine loved her
teachers, classmates, everyone
at Chunk’s,’’ said Lee Boswell,
Josephine’s father. “When
we walked into school every
morning, she would wave at
each classroom on her way to
her own. It was like she was the
mayor of the place.’’
Tye Whitely, owner
of Chunk’s Learning Center,
shared that the love Josephine
had for the center was recip
rocated in every way, and that
Tye and her team were grateful
for the opportunity to honor Jo
sephine’s memory.
“There was never a
dull moment with Josephine
and her friends. She and her
crew were small but mighty!’’
said Tye. “I think dedicating
this play space to Josephine
will keep her spirit of adven
ture and fun on the campus of
Chunk’s Learning Center. She
will be our Forever Chunk-
ster.’’
The unveiling of the
new playground space will
also mark the official launch
of the newly-founded Jose
phine Boswell Foundation, or
JBF, which was established by
Josephine’s parents and loved
ones following her passing. In
spite of months of effort by her
family, Josephine’s cause of
death remains unknown, and
her family has found support
and community through those
similarly affected by sudden
unexplained death in childhood
(SUDC). Now seeking to ex
tend that support to others who
have been impacted by SUDC,
JBF has established a threefold
vision: To raise awareness to
support SUDC research; to
provide financial assistance for
quality child care to families in
need; and to create a supportive
environment for families that
have experienced similar loss.
“While this has been
our real-life nightmare, my
goal for this foundation is to
shine a light on this rarely dis
cussed topic, while also help
ing other families,’’ said Kas
sandra Boswell, who serves
as the Board President for the
foundation. “Josephine was
such an amazing little girl and
while we can’t imagine what
our future looks like without
her, we hope she’d be proud of
this legacy we are creating for
her.’’
Participants of the
unveiling will gather at 6610
Abercorn Street Savannah, GA
31405 at 11:00 a.m. for brief
remarks about the foundation
and its goals followed by light
snacks. Any donations or pro
ceeds raised at the event will be
used to fund the organization’s
vision.
JBF and Chunk’s
Learning Center invite all in
the community to participate
in honoring the memory of
Josephine Boswell and the
mission she has inspired them
to achieve: Honoring one little
girl by being the change she
would have been in the world.
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The Zeta Chi Chi Chapter, Inc. is hosting its Second Annual
Scholarship Brunch
SAVANNAH.
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The Zeta Chi Chi
Chapter, Incorporated is host
ing its Second Annual Scholar
ship Brunch on Saturday, April
27, 2024. The Chapter was
chartered in Savannah, Georgia
on May 28, 2011. Zeta Chi Chi
is a local chapter under the um
brella of Chi Eta Phi Sorority,
Incorporated which was found
ed in 1932 at Freeman Hospital,
today known as Howard Uni
versity. Zeta Chi Chi Sorority,
Incorporated has been active in
its thirteen years of existence
partnering with several organi
zations to promote community
health engagement. Some of
our local partnerships are with
Hope City Church, Greater
Gaines Chapel, Senior Citi
zen Incorporated, Gillard and
Company, and Second Harvest.
On a national level we support
the National Kidney Awareness
Campaign, Lupus Foundation,
Epilepsy Foundation, St. Jude’s
and the NAACP.
In honor of our 12th
year, May 2023, we decided
to offer nursing scholarships
to local nursing students and
host our Inaugural Scholarship
Brunch. Last year, we honored
our Soror and Founder Patri
cia Milton with a Trailblazer
Award for having the courage
to charter a chapter in Sa
vannah, Georgia and we also
awarded two scholarships to
local nursing students.
This year, we are
planning our 2nd Annual event,
“A Spring Fling’’, on Saturday
April 27, 2024 at 11:00 am at
the Crosswinds Golf Club, 232
James Blackburn Drive, Sa
vannah, Georgia 31408. We are
excited to have Dr. Francine
Baker Witt, CEO of the Eff
ingham County Health System
slated to deliver our Keynote
Address. We will also have a
special musical presentation
by gospel recording artist Mr.
Darryl Anderson, Saxophonist.
We are anticipating key leaders
from the city of Savannah as
well. Again, we consider it a
honor and privilege to be able
to award two more scholar
ships to some deserving nurs
ing students from our local
community. We are passionate
about the field of nursing and
we also care about creating
healthy communities. Zeta Chi
Chi Nursing Sorority is avail
able for health and wellness
events, churches, and other
civic organizations.
If you would like to
attend our Scholarship Brunch
or make a donation please
reach out to our Chapter via
email at zetachichil932@
gmail.com. Zeta Chi Chi is a
Non- Pofit Organization with a
501 C-3 designation.
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