Kaylee Hamilton Named Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Recipient for 2010/2011

 The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kaylee Hamilton of Norman Park, Ga., has been named its 2010/2011 Scholarship recipient. The scholarship, totaling $2,000, was established on December 19, 2002 by the Trustees of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation to encourage and support higher education endeavors by sons and daughters of individuals involved in the fruit and vegetable industry. 

 Hamilton, currently a Senior at Colquitt County High School, plans to attend Georgia College and State University where she will pursue a degree in Nursing with a minor and Spanish. She is currently involved in numerous activities including competition cheerleading and the Heritage Church youth group and choir.

 An active member of the community, Hamilton has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, her church nursery and area nursing homes. Additionally, she has earned numerous awards and honors including National Honor Society, the Choir Director’s Award, Senior Homecoming Court representative and the Packer Spirit Award.

 Hamilton is the daughter of Kent and Pam Hamilton of Hamilton Growers and Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable Company in Norman Park, Ga.

 For more information, please contact Charles Hall, Executive Director, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, phone 706-845-9085 or e-mail chall@asginfo.net.