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Lord Botetourt student strives for scholarship after dire diagnosis

Vote  between October 6-10 to help Thomas Devon Robinson win a four year scholarship  to Liberty Univeristy

Vote between October 6-10 to help Thomas Devon Robinson win a four year scholarship to Liberty Univeristy

Help this reader out! This fine young man, Devon Robertson, a Senior at Lord Botetourt High School, has been diagnosed with a disease that will cause blindness and he has made it to 10 semi finalists in the scholarship contest. He needs us to help him by voting on spiritfm.com

Vote October 6-10.Go to the American Scholar link.

From Robertson:

“MY NAME IS THOMAS “DEVON” ROBERTSON. I ATTEND LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL. A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY IS HAPPENING! THERE IS A SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION FOR A 4 YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WITH LIBERTY UNIVERSITY. IT IS THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR CONTEST. I ENTERED THE CONTEST AND HAVE MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS!! 10 OF US ARE COMPETING FOR THIS AWESOME CHANCE AT A COLLEGE FUTURE.

I have longed to go to Liberty University since I can remember. My goals are to excel at LU during my undergraduate years and then enter LU’s School of Law. I am in a race against time. I have been recently diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), an eye disease that leads to blindness. This scholarship will allow me to begin my education immediately and follow it through. I hope to get through my undergraduate years while I can see and I know God will guide me through all of this. But while I can see, I want to experience everything Liberty will provide me. And I hope to see the long line of fellow graduates as we march to collect our diplomas. This scholarship is a chance at a strong future. “

OTHER RECENT LORD BOTETOURT COVERAGE

* Oct. 2: Photo of Lord Botetourt runner at Metro cross country meet
* Sept. 29: Photos from Lord Botetourt homecoming dance
* Sept. 27: Photos from the Lord Botetourt homecoming game
* Sept. 26: Four inducted into Lord Botetourt Sports Hall of Fame
* Sept. 25: Lord Botetourt's Clay O'Connor is district golf Player of the Year
* Sept. 25: Lord Botetourt inducts four into Sports Hall of Fame on Friday
* Sept. 24: Photo from See You at the Pole event at Lord Botetourt
* Sept. 22: Photos of Lord Botetourt cross-country team in action
* Photos of Lord Botetourt’s fall sports teams.

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