Ms. Darlena R. Moore
Please address your thank you letter as follows:
Dear Ms. Moore
The Gilbert Scholarship
This scholarship is specifically for students that are in the foster care system or have aged out of former foster care. Applicants can be in any program with a 2.5 GPA and have a financial need. An essay is required.
Impact
About The Gilbert Scholarship
Proceeds for the sale of Mountain Girl Granola go to The Gilbert Scholarship, Inc., which helps kids aging out of foster go to college, like Cape Fear Community College.
You can purchase granola locally from The Donut Inn, 1427 Military Cutoff Rd, Wilmington or from Ms. Moore’s website below.
This scholarship was created by Darlena Moore, a former foster youth and named in honor of her foster parents, Richard and Mary Gilbert of Asheville, NC. The Gilberts changed the lives of hundreds of children in foster care and guided Darlena through the college process.
“Dick and Mary added so much beauty and purpose to my life. They taught me about healthy, sustainable eating; being socially and politically conscious; and thinking deep, beyond my own pain to help others. They also taught me about the importance of education and helped me through the college process. The Gilberts always drove home the words that many kids in foster care never hear. “You have a right to be here,” they’d say. " -Darlena Moore
Click here to purchase Mountain Girl Granola and learn more about the Gilbert Scholarship