417G scholarship to Ozone Park girl

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA) recently awarded a $17,000 scholarship to Sabrina Hussain of Ozone Park,a graduate of John Adams High School.
This year alone, RMHC-NYTSA is awarding more than $85,000 in scholarships to local graduating high school seniors.
Hussain will be attending Pace University and plans to study biology. She hopes to become a pediatrician, specializing in neonatology. Aside from her studies she is an active member of the John Adams High School Key Club, National Honor Society and Boys and Girls Club of America, among other organizations.
“Sabrina exemplifies all of the qualities of a true leader and role model, working very hard throughout high school to achieve her goals,” said Diane Koury, president of RMHC-NYTSA and local McDonald’s franchisee. “Looking at all of her academic achievements and volunteer positions within the community, we have no doubt Sabrina will be extremely successful at Pace University and one day become a very talented pediatrician.”
Recipients were selected based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and community involvement. To be eligible, the applicants had to be graduating high school seniors who planned to attend a two or four-year college or university with a complete course of study.
RMHC began its support of scholarship programs in 1985 by committing $50,000 toward the first scholarships awarded through the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources (HACER) program. In 2001, the RMHC/ASIA (Asian Students Increasing Awareness) and RMHC/AAFA (African American Future Achievers Scholarships) began. By 2007, the U.S. RMHC Scholarship Program had awarded more than $29 million in scholarships. To date, RMHC National has awarded more than $32 million to help high school seniors attend college.