EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Three culinary arts students at El Paso Community College received scholarships from The Woman’s Department of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce.
The 100-year-old organization is dedicated to spurring community involvement and leadership in women.
EPCC Culinary Arts students Linda Lugo, Celia Morales, and Sandra Miller were awarded $1,000 scholarships each by the Woman’s Department.
“We do try to support our community as much as we can,” Woman’s Department of the El Paso Chamber Chairman Director Jackie Morgan Tomko said. “We donated lots of silver trays to the Culinary Arts department as well, so we just love supporting this program.”
“It’s a huge blessing for me, I’ve been through a lot of hardships in my life, a lot of ups and downs to get here,” EPCC Culinary Arts student Linda Lugo said. “And being in this program has definitely put me exactly where I feel I need to be, and more than anything else, I’m grateful, humble and also very much blessed for this scholarship.”
The Woman’s Department of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce is a long-standing civic and community organization, founded in 1924, that focuses on community involvement and leadership for women. It is a historic organization that works to promote women’s involvement in civic duty, business, and the community through various events and initiatives.
For more on the El Paso Culinary Arts Program, click here.
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