Irene Gibson Clay Memorial Scholarship Fund

Irene Gibson Clay believed in the power of education as a path to a better life—and a stronger community. She was a longtime education and community activist, who left segregated schools in West Palm Beach to teach in South Bay. She began as an intern at Rosenwald Elementary School in 1953 and soon began teaching. A West Palm Beach native, she became assistant principal in 1972.
She kept that job until she retired in 1987. While she was a teacher, assistant principal and after she retired, Irene was active in the community while raising her two daughters. When Sanjena and Calvina Clay lost their mother, Irene Gibson Clay, they wanted to do something in her honor that depicted her lifestyle and love for the community and education. They decided to create
a scholarship fund at the Community Foundation.The Irene Gibson Clay Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide
college scholarships to help high school seniors living in Belle Glade or South Bay pursue degrees in elementary education. To learn more please read our annual report, A Place, A Reason, A Season for Giving: http://www.cfpbmc.org/report. Video produced by Stephen Leek Photography and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

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