Scarboro Community Alumni Association picks officers


Executive officers elected for 2019 -2020 Scarboro Community Alumni Association were: President, Tina Henderson-Porter; Vice-President, John Spratling; Secretary, Rose Weaver; and Treasurer, Deborah Booker.
The Scarboro Community Alumni Association held its election of officers on June 27 at Spurgeon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church.

Executive Officers elected for 2019 -2020 were President, Tina Henderson-Porter; Vice-President, John Spratling; Secretary, Rose Weaver; and Treasurer, Deborah Booker.

The Association plans the biennial Scarboro Reunion weekend activities which will take place in 2020 and promotes annual scholarship support and enrichment activities for the Scarboro community. From its inception in 2011, the scholarship fund has assisted some 30 high school graduates with first year scholarships totally some $25,000. The 2019 scholarship applications are due July 8, 2019.

Membership to the Scarboro Community Alumni Association is $30 a year.

Memberships can be mailed to SCAA, P.O. Box 5418, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830 and should include contact information such as e-mail, street address, and telephone information.

Members will be apprised of upcoming meetings and community events.

Youth enrichment programs, fundraisers, and community resources will be forthcoming.

The mission of the Scarboro Community Alumni Association is to restore, revitalize, and rebuild the community, and to empower the community to become responsible citizens and stewards of the community through community service projects and support services to affirm the integrity of our neighborhood in an effort to enhance individual self-worth.

The Association invites the community to support them in their efforts to improve the quality of life in the Scarboro Community.