cityXtra Magazine

JACKSONVILLE LGBT SCHOLARSHIPS

For nearly 20 years, the area chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — also known as PFLAG of Jacksonville — has been providing scholarship funds that help talented local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students pursue their college ambitions.

Since it launched the educational initiative in 1996, PFLAG of Jacksonville has distributed more than $260,000 in scholarship funds.

And the local chapter awarded $28,0000 alone during its recent 2014 scholarship awards banquet.

This year’s scholarship recipients are:

■ Haileigh Baier.
■ Jillian Kalish.
■ M.J. Cranston.
■ James Flowers.
■ Charles J. Griggs.
■ Traveon Olden.
■ Deanna Iovino.
■ Steven Peano.
■ Jonathan Joseph.
■ Katelyn Rowland.
■ Mycheal Levine.
■ Jordan Rutter.
■ Ernie Lightfoot.
■ Tierra Shepherd.

Cheers to PFLAG of Jacksonville for continuing to support so many students through its scholarship program, and congratulations to the 2014 recipients.