A Promise To Care Award by Firestone Kenwood: This scholarship was started by Derek Lester on behalf of Firestone in Kenwood to award a deserving student each year who has shown exemplary service to others and improved his/her academic standing during their high school career.

One award of $1,500

Criteria for selection:

• Scholarships may be used for continuing education in accredited vocational or non-proprietary universities, colleges, or vocational schools.
• A Promise to Care scholarship recipient is free to accept other scholarships and is eligible to receive other scholarships funded by the Madeira Schools Foundation.
• This scholarship identifies a student who has shown exemplary service to others, above and beyond expectations and is well-rounded and may have been positively recognized for his/her achievement in areas other than academic grades. He/she will have maintained at least a B/C average and will have shown a positive trend in GPA and/or a determination to succeed during his/her high school career.

Additional documentation: Any interested student must provide a short essay explaining what “A Promise to Care” means to them.

• Recipient selection/Judging Committee: (3) judges who may be MSF Trustees and/or members of the MSF Scholarship Committee.
• Awards will be granted on the following basis: 25% based on need, 75% based on service to others, determination to succeed, and academic performance or improvement.