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Link Virginia Smith, Chairperson

“Links to Success: Children Achieving Excellence” (An Award-Winning Umbrella Program), a mentoring program and partnership with Bear Lakes Middle School

The Services to Youth Facet is dedicated to improving the lives of under-privileged children by exposing them to the arts, focusing on the importance of education and helping to become well-rounded and successful citizens. Each year, the West Palm Beach Chapter awards college scholarships to students dedicated to pursuing a career in the arts. Some of the Services to Youth Facet’s programs include:
  • The Links Young Ladies (LYL):
  • Scholarships: for students pursuing a career in the Arts funded by the Annual White Rose Luncheon Scholarship Benefit
  • Borders Bookstore’s Black History Month Day: featuring readings and presentations by the Links Young Ladies on African-American trailblazers
  • Financial assistance for local students of the Arts to visit and perform in London, England
  • Sponsored 5 students for the two-week Theatre Arts Camp at the Middle School of the Arts

West Palm Beach Chapter Honored With Community Partnership Award!

The West Palm Beach Chapter of The Links, Incorporated was honored with a Bronze Community Partnership Bronze Community Partnership AwardAward on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The award was presented at the School District of Palm Beach County's Community Partnership Awards Breakfast, held at the Kravis Center. The West Palm Beach Links were nominated by Bear Lakes Middle School for the Links Young Ladies Project, a group comprised of middle school girls. The Links provide the girls with seminars on education, etiquette, leadership, interviewing and a host of other topics each school year. At the end of the school year, the girls participate in a closing banquet, highlighting their achievements. Congratulations to Link Virginia Smith, Chairperson, and the entire Services to Youth Facet for a job well done!

Principal McTier and Links K. Montine Butler, Judith La Grange, Sia Baker-Barnes, Lynda Augustus, Jackie Haygood, and Rosalyn Baker
Principal McTier and Links K. Montine Butler, Judith La Grange, Sia Baker-Barnes, Lynda Augustus, Jackie Haygood, and Rosalyn Baker
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