Cricket Wireless recently joined the Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas to celebrate 10 college-bound students during the organization’s 2014 Achievement Matters Awards Luncheon. During the event, Cricket presented $10,000 to the Urban League to benefit the students (see listing below), and trunk party-inspired care packages to further support their transition to college.
Additionally, Cricket received the Urban League’s award for Outstanding Community Support, accepted by Christian Lozano, Community Relations Manager.
Urban League students/Cricket scholarship recipients:
- Olanrewaju Akanni (University of Houston);
- Hadiyah Lambert (Falander Smith College);
- Whitney Edwards (North Platte Community College);
- Darian Sargent (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff);
- Tia Lay (Cedar Valley College); Tre Gardner (University of Texas at Arlington);
- Christian Johnson (Prairie View University);
- Christian Briones (University of Texas);
- Stephanie Hernandez (Texas A&M University); and
- Daijza Williams (Prairie View University)
