Oberlin Scholarship and Welfare Fund

“State of Florida annual corporation registration fee $61.25 Bank fees $90.00”

“Most of the students assisted by the Fund at Oberlin High School are from relatively poor families lacking the means to pay for significant portions of the costs associated with their children's attendance at school. For the most part they live in rural villages and towns. In many cases students travel significant distances to school by public transportation as school bus services do not exist. At times some of these children miss significant periods from classes when they are unable to meet their transportation costs. A similar situation exists in regard to school meals. These are not free and although subsidized to minimize cost, if a student does not pay that students does not eat. Oberlin, like all other high schools in Jamaica, requires its students to dress in uniforms that they provide for themselves. Many parents have difficulty paying for their children's uniforms or being able to purchase enough so that their children have access to clean changes of clothes on a regular basis. Another area of assistance is subsidizing tuition and various fees associated with examinations. The Fund is trying to alleviate some of the foregoing difficulties by subsidizing a limited number of students selected on the basis of academic performance coupled with need. In addition the Fund provided money for the purchase of a printed for the senior class study room. Students studying for their final exams have benefitted significantly from access to this printer. In an effort to encourage academic excellence the Fund provides an annual award of $250 and a plaque to a senior student for academic performance and general community involvement.”