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Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship |
The Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship has moved to the Horizons Foundation. Please follow the link below for up-to-date information on the Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship.
http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/page/scholarships/griffith
Since 1990, the Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund has funded scholarships for Contra Costa County high school graduates who contribute to the community by improving the environment for LGBTQ youth. Each year, the scholarship is awarded through Ally Action and the eQuality Scholarship Collaborative.
Help Support This Scholarship!
Your contribution will continue the hope that LGBTQ youth will someday receive the validation and acceptance they deserve. Checks can be made out to Ally Action, with "Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund" in the memo, and mailed to:
Ally Action
106 San Pablo Towne Center, PMB #319
San Pablo, CA 94806
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Please contact GriffithFund@aol.com for more info!
All contributions to the Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund are fully tax deductible - Tax ID# 20-4089126.
Bobby Griffith was a gay youth in Walnut Creek, California who committed suicide in 1983 after his family would not accept his sexual orientation. After his death, his mother, Mary Griffith, came to better understand and accept what happened to her son. She became an advocate by joining PFLAG.
Mary was also instrumental in the publication of a book by Leroy Aarons titled Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son. This book has now been dramatized as a TV special on Lifetime TV.
To Apply
Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship recipients are chosen through the eQuality Scholarship Collaborative application and selection process. See the eQuality Scholarship Collaboratie website for more details and information.
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