EDDIE & THELMA LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
The Eddie and Thelma Lewis Scholarship Foundation was founded August 2011 in Morton Texas.
The purpose of this organization is to help generate opportunities for kids attending Morton High School and surrounding areas of the Panhandle of Texas. Eddie and Thelma Lewis were both community leaders and committed their lives to helping support the youth and families of that area.
HISTORY - INSPIRATION - DEDICATION
August 18, 1922 - January 21, 1996
Thelma Haliburton Lewis played a crucial role in the developing of a Head Start program in Morton Texas. She was one of the first teachers with this program and helped many young childern finish school. Thelma, before teaching, worked with Cochran County helping families find the support needed through providing WIC services, and job placement. She volunteered many hours working with and supporting unfortunate families, housing those in need, providing food for hungry children and families, visiting the nursing homes and hospitals frequently, and supporting youth programs.
Thelma loved and was very active in her church, New Trinity Baptist Church, where she was a teacher and sang in the choir. She worked many hours in the community and gave over 20+ years in the School District before retiring. Thelma died January 21, 1996 of cancer. She is remembered in this community heavily and will definitely be missed.
July 23, 1924 - October 16, 2007
Eddie Lewis also worked for the Cochran County School District. He was a custodian and bus driver for Morton High School. Eddie also played one of the most important roles in many of the youth in this community.
He volunteered many many hours helping youth by providing sports programs thru open gym, coaching, hosting tournaments and contests, worked with the Boy Scouts Of America, umpire for the baseball league, referee for the basketball teams. He volunteered his time helping kids believe in themselves, he supported the sports and attended all games. He was a motivator for every kid who had a dream of someday playing professional sports or just to reach a dream.
He was the Sunday School Superintendent of New Trinity Baptist Church. He believed in education and spent his life making sure his kids, grandkids, and kids in the community gave their all and attended college becoming productive citizens of the world but more importantly he inspired them all to GIVE BACK.
Eddie died October 16, 2007 with complications dealing with Alzheimer's. He will never be forgotten in this community, when you walk into the gymnasium in Morton you see nothing but trophies and banners that demonstrate the fruits of his labour.
GIVING BACK
In honor of these two great people XTREME HEAT SPORTS MANAGEMENT, TAMAR ENTERTAINMENT, and the Lewis Family would like to continue this legacy in Morton Texas through this scholarship fund. Each year Xtreme Heat Sports host a girls basketball camp and exhibition game in Morton to announce the recepient of the scholarship.
All proceeds from the camp and game go into the continuing building of this Scholarship Fund.
Eligibility
Only seniors are elgible and must submit an application in order to be considered for one of the available scholarships. All applicants must be a Senior of Morton High School, must have a satisfactory GPA, active in school and in the community, and have turned in all necessary paperwork by the deadline dates.
DEADLINE
The deadline to have all forms in is March 30th each year.
All scholarships will be given out by May 25th.
GOAL
The goal is to be able to provide as many scholarships possible in this area for those kids who really aspire to attend college or trade school and need the extra assisstance. The scholarship is not limited to athletics but ALL qualified seniors. Each year our goal is to add more activities and fundraisers for this community meeting the needs of all programs available to the students, arts, education, sports and special trades.
Mr and Mrs. Eddie Lewis- Morton Texas
MR. EDDIE AND MRS. THELMA LEWIS
To Apply for a Scholarship
Download application
here
If you would like to be a sponsor for the 2012 girls camp or
you would like to make a donation
feel free to do so by mail or online here.
To find out more about sponsorship packages
send an email to xtremeheatsports@gmail.com
or call (832) 407-1082.
EDDIE & THELMA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
P.O. BOX 664
Morton, Texas 79346
GIRLS CAMP
August, 2010
Morton 2010
Girls Camp
August, 2011
Edna Dancer is the recepient of the first College Scholarship from The Eddie and Thelma Lewis Scholarship fund.
Edna will be attending South Plains College
Eddie&Thelma Lewis Girls Basketball Camp 2011
The girls camp could not be a success without the hard work of everyone who participated. We would like to thank our sponsors and Morton Independent School District for your support and your efforts and we look forward to the future of great things.