Minority Men’s Network Educational Foundation

THANKS YOU

for Your Support During the
2025 CoMoGives Campaign

YOU DID IT AGAIN!

The Minority Men’s Network is grateful for your support during the 2025 CoMoGives Campaign. Your generous donations through our CoMoGives webpage and other donation sources, helped us reach our goal of $10,000. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Donations to the Educational Foundation are used to fund scholarships for African-American high school seniors pursuing post-secondary education. In May 2025, thanks to additional support from Veterans United, the Network was able to provide EIGHT scholarships, each in the amount of $2000 to Columbia Public Schools students. We have been awarding scholarships since 2003 and have been able to increase the number of scholarships and the dollar amount over time. The Network greatly appreciates the support of our members and the community. We could not do this without your help!!

Your support in 2025 means we will provide much needed financial support in the form of scholarships to 2026 African-American graduating seniors pursuing post-secondary education. Right now APPLICATIONS for the Ron Marley Memorial Scholarship and the Sehon Williams Jr. Heritage Scholarship are available on our website at the following link: https://minoritymensnetwork.org/educational-foundation/.

— Thank You again for your ongoing support!! —

IF you missed the opportunity to contribute during CoMoGives, you can still support MMN by donating on our website:
MINORITY MEN’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

MEET OUR MMN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

Minority Men’s Network 2026 Scholarship Applications Available

The Network is excited to announce the availability of the Minority Men’s Network Educational Foundation Scholarship Applications. The Ron Marley Memorial Scholarship is offered at Battle, Hickman, and RockBridge. The Sehon Williams Heritage Scholarship is offered at Douglass. The submission deadline to submit applications is Friday, March 13, 2026. The Network plans to again award a $2000 scholarship at each of the Columbia Public Schools high schools. The CoMoGives Community Campaign supports these scholarships, so please make sure you include the MMN Educational Foundation in your December 2025 giving. Follow the website link to our Educational Foundation page for eligibility information and to download the application.

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MMN Receives Grant to Update Website

The Minority Men’s network gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a $4000 grant from the Missouri United Methodist Church Foundation to support updating our website. We are still tweaking the website, but we plan to include more complete information about our Educational Foundation, Scholarships and scholarship recipients, as well as the application to apply. In addition to updating security and functionality, the updated site will include more content depicting positivity and connected with issues affecting People of Color in our Community. We also want to have more opportunities for website visitors to connect with us. MayeCreate Design is our website partner for this upgrade.

THANK YOU again to the Missouri United Methodist Church Foundation for your generosity and strong community advocacy!

Minority Men’s Network and Educational Foundation

The Minority Men’s Network consists of a members’ network of men primarily in Columbia/Boone County who serve as a support group for individuals to provide leadership and to address issues that are vital to the minority community. The primary participants of the Minority Men’s Network are African-American and other “at risk” minority males. Dr. Eliot Battle and Dr. Arvarh Strickland were the “co-conveners” of our organization and like them, we strive to be positive role models who STEP UP to lead and serve our community.

The Minority Men’s Network Educational Foundation provides scholarships annually to African-American students pursuing a post-secondary education. These scholarships are an INVESTMENT in our youth and our future. The Men of the Network believe that EDUCATION is the gateway to better options and greater opportunities. Through mentoring we encourage and support minority youth all along the continuum from early childhood to adulthood and career in pursuing academic excellence.

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