 My name is Henry Simons, I'm the Assistant City Manager of our operations for the City of Columbia, and the City of Columbia is accepting nominations for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamkeeper Scholarship Award. Applicants should demonstrate a few things, social responsibility, political empowerment, diversity, racial harmony, non-violence, and an unselfish service in support of his or her community and fellow citizens. If you are 18 or younger and enrolled at an elementary school or middle or high school with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average, I urge you to apply. The deadline for the application is November 22, 2019. For more information, please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 803-545-3100 and to download the scholarship application, visit the Parks and Recreation website at columbiasc.gov slash parks-recreation.