Ministry of Tourism Updates
Honorary Consul and Bahamas Tourism Lend Support to Scholarship Event
Jul 21, 2016 - 9:23:16 AM

Pictured left to right are: Certificate Winners: Mr. Derrick Booth and his wife, Assistant Majority Leader, Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth; Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago Michael C. Fountain; Assistant Majority Leader, Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Joint Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus; and Event Chair, Representative André Thapedi, Chairman, House International Trade and Commerce Committee.

CHICAGO, Illinois -- Hon. Michael C. Fountain, Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, working closely with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, supported the work of a key stakeholder in his jurisdiction by donating a gift certificate stay to the iconic Atlantis property at the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship and Golf Outing on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.

Since 2002, the ILBCF has given deserving students scholarships to assist them in advancing their academic and career goals. This year the ILBCF presented 62 students $1000 each, providing more scholarships in 2016 than any previous year, bringing its disbursement total to over $420,000 in awards since the organization's inception. In addition, one of the application requirements mandated an updated voter registration file, which registered over 340 students to vote.

Established in 1968, the mission of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is to ensure that the interests of all Black citizens are given equitable representation in the Illinois General Assembly.

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