Tom Joyner Foundation, Dennys Recognize Single Parent Scholars at Black Colleges
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Dallas, TX, July 10, 2009 --( The partnership, which started last year, provides winners of the Tom Joyner Foundation® and Denny’s Single Parent Student Scholarship $1,500 grants toward their education at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs).The students hail from cities large and small all around the country, including Richmond, VA, Talladega, AL, Winston, NC and Dover, DE.“During a time when many companies have been cutting back, Denny’s has stepped it up, and it really making a difference.” April Kelly-Drummond, Dennys Director of Corporate Diversity, said, “The partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation® helps Denny’s further their commitment to building strong families, promoting community service and advancing educational opportunities.The students hail from cities large and small all around the country, including Richmond, VA, Talladega, AL, Winston, NC and Dover, DE.“This partnership with Denny’s has been huge reason why single parents at our black colleges are completing their education,” said Tom Joyner, the nationally syndicated media personality and host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, who created the Foundation in 1998 to help keep students enrolled in HBCUs.“During a time when many companies have been cutting back, Denny’s has stepped it up, and it really making a difference.”April Kelly-Drummond, Dennys Director of Corporate Diversity, said, “The partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation® helps Denny’s further their commitment to building strong families, promoting community service and advancing educational opportunities.