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Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Relations Ohmar Land, D.M., was recently honored with the Founder’s Award from the Charlotte Housing Authority Scholarship Fund (CHASF). He was recognized during the fourth annual CHASF Gala on April 13 at the Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte. The mission of CHASF is “To make certain that every child living in our public housing communities has both the opportunity for and an expectation of a college education.”
The Founder’s Award is presented to an individual who through their years of patronage has supported the scholarship fund with their time, talent and treasure. Land served as the fund’s first executive director and helped raise more than $3 million for the organization. As a result, 100 students can attend college in perpetuity. He continues to serve as a mentor for students in the program and contributes financially and in other ways to the organization.
Land has also been working diligently to immerse himself in the Spartanburg community since joining Sherman College last year. Earlier this month, he graduated with the 2019 Leadership Spartanburg class. Leadership Spartanburg is a nine-month course from the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce designed to better prepare leaders and volunteers for community service through exploration of issues, challenges and opportunities facing Spartanburg County now and in the future.
Finally, Land has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Upstate, part of the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. According to the organization’s website, Big Brothers and Big Sisters has led one-to-one youth service for more than 100 years, “developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people.” The organization serves children ages 6-18.
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