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YMCA
Awards Scholarship for Enhancement of Diversity
 The
YMCA of Greater Rochester has presented its 2004 Scholarship
for the Enhancement of Diversity to Chaquita Pringle
of Rochester. The $3,000 scholarship was presented to
Ms. Pringle at the YMCA's 150th Annual Meeting held
May 26, 2004 at the George Eastman House.
Chaquita
has been a member of the YMCA Minority Achievers Program
since 1999. She served as President of the Maplewood
YMCA's Minority Achievers Program in 2002 and 2003.
She is truly an asset to the YMCA Minority Achievers
Program, and has received the program's Dedication Award
as well as the Enthusiasm and Participation awards.
A
senior at Nazareth Academy, Quita has been accepted
to SUNY Mooresville and plans to pursue a career in
nursing. Compassionate and committed to excellence,
Quita is very involved in extracurricular activities
at school, including the Campus Ministry Program, the
school bowling team, the Multi-Cultural Assembly and
the Cultural Awareness Club. She is highly regarded
as an extremely mature and responsible student, and
recently worked at a co-op at Strong Hospital's Colorectal
Surgeon's Group.
Committed
to her community as well as to academics, Quita has
volunteered many ours with local organizations including
the March of Dimes and the Girl Scouts. She has also
worked at St. Monica's, helping to supervise and instruct
Preschool through Sixth Grade students. She was selected
by Program Chase this past summer to intern in the JPMorgan
Chase Home Equity Department.
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