The DREAM Scholarship Program

D.R.E.A.M.
Distinguished, Respectable, Empowered, Accomplished, Marveled
Scholarship Program and Cotillion

The Experts Event Planners and Wedding Coordinators have established the D.R.E.A.M. Scholarship Program, which will offer educational scholarships to deserving graduating high school seniors.

In partnership with the African American Museum, The Experts Event Planners and Wedding Coordinators will conclude the D.R.E.A.M. Scholarship Program with a Cotillion Ball, which is to be held May 31, 2013.

The D.R.E.A.M. Scholarship Program was established to offer educational scholarships to deserving graduating high school seniors and enhance the development of our youth.

This is an outstanding opportunity for young ladies to experience a wide array of cultural, academic and social activities, while at the same time, gaining career development guidance and scholarship funds to support their college career. Our mission is to develop distinguished and respectable young ladies, who will be empowered to accomplish D.R.E.A.M.s, through maintaining academic excellence and integrity, while being marveled by society. We want to encourage each participant to be uniquely empowered and to remember that they will always find the strength within to succeed.

Each debutante will participate in activities designed to equip her for the next level in her life. These activities include, but are not limited to, workshops in self-enrichment, personal and professional etiquette training, cultural events attendance, ballroom dance training, and attending church services. This is opportunity for the selected participants to learn about themselves, prepare for college and future careers, and cultural diversity.

Young ladies under the age of 19, graduating from high school in 2012, who have achieved high academic standing, contributed positively to the milieu of their school, and who are actively involved in the community, are encouraged to apply for consideration. This is truly an experience that will remain in the hearts of each young lady.

The participants of the D.R.E.A.M. Cotillion are selected based on community and Foundation's recommendations. In order to be eligible to participate, the young ladies must possess a GPA of 3.0 or greater (based on a 3.0 scale conversion to calculate grade point average of a 4.0 scale equivalent), must be in good moral character and must provide three letters of recommendation. The D.R.E.A.M. Cotillion Foundation committee will review and choose participants.

Twenty remarkable young ladies will be selected into this outstanding program and will be presented into society as Distinguished, Respectable, Empowered, Accomplished, ladies to be Marveled for their academic, social and community involvement.

Awards are also given to participants in other areas of participation, including but not limited to, their collection of monetary contributions of advertisements submitted in the D.R.E.A.M. Cotillion souvenir book as well as total revenue generated for overall ticket sales.

We anticipate this annual event with great excitement!

Sincerely,

Tamika M. Johnson

Chairperson

2012/2013 D.R.E.A.M. Cotillion Scholarship Program

To Enroll please visit www.theexpertsinc.com/DREAM.html