 Hi, I am Justin Blunt, one of the winners of the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards. The City of Columbus sponsors this scholarship every year and the year's deadline is fast approaching. Me winning the scholarship has taught me a lot about helping the community and getting involved in what you're supposed to as a citizen. Helping out with the community also allowed me to become a better citizen and better student as well. The scholarship benefited me as I was going off to college and it is still benefiting me now. Applicants should demonstrate social responsibility, political empowerment, diversity, racial harmony, non-violence and unselfish service in support of his or her community and fellow citizens. If you are of the age of 18 or younger and are enrolled in an elementary middle or high school with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average, I urge you to apply. The deadline for this application is Friday, November 22nd. For more information, call the Park and Recreations Department at 803-545-3100. To download the scholarship application, visit the Parks and Recreations website at columbiasc.gov.