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City of Promise Awards $1,000 Scholarships

On August 1st, City of Promise hosted their annual Gamechangers Event at IX Park. At the gathering to celebrate the relationships built and collective impact made through community-focused partnership, they also awarded two deserving Charlottesville High School Seniors with $1,000 to put toward college, vocational school, or the start of their career. These scholarships were generously funded by Charlottesville community members and honor two impactful community leaders, Sarad Davenport and Desoto "De" Jordan.


Thanks to IX Park for the venue, Pearl Island for the food, and the Albemarle High School Jazz Ensemble for the music.


More about the Sarad Davenport Promise of Education Award:

The Sarad Davenport Award was established in 2022 by Steven and Nicole Le of Charlottesville. A 1997 graduate of Charlottesville High School, Sarad earned a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University and a master's degree from Virginia Union University.

In 2012, he was named founding director of City of Promise, where he established deep relationships and program models that continue to thrive. Sarad is founder of DSID, a consulting firm focused on human centered design. He lives in Louisa County with his wife and three children.


More about the DeSoto Jordan Senior of Promise Award:

The DeSoto Jordan Award was established in 2022 by Gene and Ann Gartner in honor of their long-time friend DeSoto "De" Jordan.

De Jordan was born in 1944 into extreme poverty, yet he earned his master's degree in political science from Colorado State University, was the first African American to integrate the college's fraternity system, served the United States Army in the Vietnam War, and went on to a highly successful corporate career at Electronic Data Systems, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Perot Systems. 

Mr. Jordan and his wife are horse enthusiast, residing on their farm in Culpeper, Virginia.

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