Jonathan Holland, the namesake for both the Fat Boy Foundation and the Jonathan Holland Memorial Scholarship. (Contributed Photos)
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Jonathan Holland, the namesake for both the Fat Boy Foundation and the Jonathan Holland Memorial Scholarship. (Contributed Photos)
Henderson’s Fat Boy Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Jonathan Holland Memorial Scholarship.
The funds available in these memorial scholarships will range from $500 to $1,500, with the foundation expecting to award up to $20,000 in total.
Applications for the scholarships can be found on the Fat Boy Foundation‘s Facebook page and must be submitted by April 15. Specific completion instructions are detailed within the application.
Completed applications can be returned via email at LBTWHITE@gmail.com or by mail to:
Jonathan Holland Memorial Scholarship
c/o Amelia White
2768 CR 265 N
Henderson, TX 75652
The foundation and scholarship was created by Holland’s parents, Nathan and Karen, to honor the memory of their son, who was killed, along with 10-year old neighbor and family friend Addison “Addi” Shepherd, in a multi-vehicle collision in Nov. 2023.
From a young age Holland had a plan for his future and just months before the tragic accident he had enrolled in the lineman program at Texas State Technical College, a major step in his intended journey.
“He had a plan,” his mother said. “He knew exactly how he wanted his future to look and he was building that life. He always knew trade school was the way he intended to go.”
His ever-supportive parents encouraged his dream, installing a trio of poles in their yard for Holland and his friends to practice climbing. Even after his death, these poles still stand and are regularly used by his friends and classmates in the TSTC program.
While scholarship opportunities do exist for students bypassing the typical college experience and opting, instead, for vocational and trade schools, these career focused students are often overlooked, a fact that the Hollands are hoping to combat.
“If we can change a child’s life by giving them a scholarship and they can make it, then we’ve done something,” said Karen. “We’ve honored Jonathan’s journey by helping another child walk in his footsteps.”
So far the foundation has awarded $25,000 in scholarships, a number that will grow exponentially as their Fat Boy Foundation continues to do its good works.
— Amber Lollar can be reached at alollar@thehendersonnews.com.
Managing Editor
Managing Editor of The Henderson News. Off-grid forest dweller happily married to a partially domesticated Sasquatch, working together to raise a clowder of fur-bearing children, while bringing you the most exciting and informative news in Rusk County.
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