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Detroit
area
McDonald's
Restaurant
Owners
Award
$16,000
in
Faith-Based
College
Scholarship
Sixteen
local
participating
churches
each
selected
one
scholarship
winner
 DETROIT
- A
group of
16
accomplished
students
involved
in their
churches
and
communities
each
have
been
selected
to
receive
$1,000
for
college
from a
scholarship
program
funded
by the
Detroit
area
McDonald’s
restaurant
owners.
Each
church
named
one
winner
following
a
thorough
selection
process
that
included
longstanding
church
membership,
a
500-word
essay
highlighting
leadership
skills
and
community
involvement,
a 3.5
grade-point
average
during
senior
year,
and
proof of
college
or
vocational
school
acceptance.
The
scholarships
may be
used for
any
education-related
expense,
such as
tuition,
books,
classroom
materials
or
housing.
All 16
scholarship
recipients
are now
college
freshmen
whose
persuasive
application
essays
demonstrated
a desire
to
practice
their
faith,
pursue
fulfilling
careers
and make
a
difference
by
helping
people
in need.
The
McDonald’s
Faith-Based
College
Scholarship
Program
is one
example
of the
many
ways in
which
the
Detroit
area
McDonald’s
restaurant
owners
give
back to
the
communities
in which
they do
business.
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