{"id":44740,"date":"2013-10-22T14:56:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T21:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=44740"},"modified":"2013-10-25T15:48:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T22:48:09","slug":"marroquins-announce-chasing-your-dreams-scholarships-ucla-football-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/10\/22\/marroquins-announce-chasing-your-dreams-scholarships-ucla-football-field-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Marroquins announce scholarships, UCLA football field trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hernando Marroquin, the franchise owner of 11 McDonalds restaurants in the Antelope Valley, speaks at a press conference at Lancaster High School Tuesday (Oct. 22) to announce his ‘Chasing Your Dreams\u2019 scholarships and UCLA football field trip. (Courtesy City of Lancaster.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 McDonald\u2019s franchise owners Hernando and Fran Marroquin on Tuesday announced 30 upcoming \u2018McDonalds Chasing Your Dreams\u2019 scholarships, ranging from $250 to $500, which will be presented to deserving high school seniors from Antelope Valley, Eastside, Lancaster, and Quartz Hill High Schools.<\/p>\n

The Marroquins also unveiled plans for a trip for 200 high school students to the November 2 UCLA football game, complete with a tailgate party, in order to further educate students of the many opportunities which await them in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marroquin\u2019s contributions to the youth of the Antelope Valley are incalculable,\u201d said Mayor R. Rex Parris in a city news release. \u201cFrom their $60,000 contribution to the City\u2019s Museum of Art and History, to their donation of $100,000 to Antelope Valley College, and Hernando\u2019s perpetual desire to speak to youth regarding the opportunities afforded by a college education, they leave me stunned by the sheer enormity of their devotion to our next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Marroquin, the franchise owner of 11 McDonalds restaurants in and around the Antelope Valley, including seven in Lancaster alone, intends for both the \u2018McDonalds Chasing Your Dreams\u2019 scholarships, as well as the UCLA trip, to become annual events. His goal is simply to knock down barriers that inhibit Antelope Valley students\u2019 desires to receive a higher education.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation does not discriminate,\u201d said Hernando Marroquin. \u201cToday you need a degree to get ahead in the job market. I have been involved with the community since I was a child, and every year I look for ways to impact people\u2019s lives. A lot of the youth I see in the Valley have few opportunities and even fewer role models. The Antelope Valley has been very good to Fran and I, and we aim to give back to those kids who need our help to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Any high school senior can apply for the scholarships, which will be awarded based upon grades, community involvement, and work experience. Applicants must submit an essay of 500 words or less discussing the various challenges they have faced and overcome. For more information, visit your school\u2019s guidance counselor. In addition, the Marroquins are also looking to identify partnerships which will allow them to expand the program so as to impact as many students as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe education of our youth is something which impacts all of us,\u201d said Vice Mayor Marvin Crist. \u201cIf we take the initiative as the Marroquin\u2019s always do, and draw together as a community to grant our young men and women opportunities to succeed, then we will have a bright future, not only for Lancaster, but for the entire Antelope Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Information via press release from the city of Lancaster.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 McDonald\u2019s franchise owners Hernando and Fran Marroquin on Tuesday announced 30 upcoming \u2018McDonalds Chasing Your Dreams\u2019 scholarships, ranging from $250 to $500, which will be presented to deserving high school seniors from Antelope Valley, Eastside, Lancaster, and Quartz Hill High Schools. The Marroquins also unveiled plans for a trip for 200 high school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}