A night of scholarships

Fady Armanious, Donna and Norman Lewis, and Tissy and Rusty Hardin joined more than 380 other supporters at the Royal Sonesta Hotel for the Paying it Forward gala benefiting the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund. The highlight of the evening was a surprise for the 10 high-school students who stood on stage as scholarship finalists holding the pennant of the institution they hope to attend. Linda Lorelle announced that because of the successful event, they will each receive a $10,000 scholarship. Linda and her husband Lou Gregory founded the scholarship fund in 1991. Since then, many recipients have attended college and are now successful adult professionals. Former scholarship recipient Shawna Thomas, executive producer of CBS Mornings, addressed the crowd about how the scholarship helped her achieve her own success. 

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