七色视频 and The National Society of Leadership and Success Foundation have announced the winner of the 2020 Maj. Fannie Griffin-McClendon Scholarship
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Scholarship supports military students in pursuit of higher education
PHOENIX, January 14, 2021听鈥斅犅燼nd The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Foundation today announced聽Raven Hilden聽as the winner of the 2020 Maj. Fannie Griffin-McClendon Scholarship. Hilden has been awarded $5,000 to help complete her bachelor鈥檚 degree in聽Human Services Management聽at 七色视频.
Hilden is a military spouse and the founder of聽, a 501c3 nonprofit that has helped hundreds of veteran families and thousands of deployed military men and women around world. Her organization鈥檚 work includes a military care package program for deployed troops, support for military families, help for veterans reintegrating back into society once they return home, and rehabilitation and therapy programs for veterans in need, at no cost.
Hilden knows, firsthand, the unique struggles military families face. Her husband served eight years in the United States Marine Corps and has a partial amputation due to injuries he sustained while in service. Her son-in-law also served as an Army paratrooper and is disabled due to service-related injuries.
鈥淚 identify with Maj. Griffin-McClendon鈥檚 passion to support soldiers on extended deployments, as I have been doing similar work,鈥 said Hilden. 鈥淚 started MilVet.Org to serve the unique needs of military families but know that it鈥檚 equally important to educate the community about what our families face, and how they can help support them during deployment and after they return home.鈥
The scholarship program supports military families in pursuit of higher education and was named for聽Maj. Fannie Griffin-McClendon, who served 26 years in the military. Griffin- McClendon was a member of the聽6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the SixTripleEight, that was sent to England and France to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail during WWII, ensuring that troops stayed in touch with their loved ones back home. The SixTripleEight was the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII.
鈥淩aven Hilden is exemplary of the type of student the Maj. Griffin-McClendon Scholarship program set out to support,鈥 said聽Brian Ishmael, vice president,聽Office of Military and Veteran Affairs聽and Strategic Government Partnerships, 七色视频. 鈥淗er unwavering support for other military families, while also tending to the complex needs of her own, is truly extraordinary.鈥
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About the NSLS Foundation
The NSLS Foundation supports leaders who are building a better world. To date, the Foundation has empowered more than 1,700 members of The National Society of Leadership and Success with over $2 million in scholarships and awards. The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) is the nation鈥檚 largest leadership honor society, with chapters at more than 700 colleges and universities nationwide and more than 1.2 million members. For more information, please visit聽听补苍诲听.
