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HUNTING DONATES 15 SCHOLARSHIPS TO LINDA LORELLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
HOUSTON, Hunting PLC announced that it has donated 15 scholarships to the Houston-based Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund in connection with the international oil service company’s 2009 Hunting Art Prize. The scholarships are funded through a donation from Hunting and from sales generated at the award ceremony by finalists in the 29th annual art competition, which relocated to Houston in 2006 after a quarter century in the United Kingdom. This is the second consecutive year Hunting has supported to the scholarship program.
Robyn O’Neil’s painting, A Death, A Fall, A March: Toward A Better World won the $50,000 Hunting Art Prize this year. The Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund provides scholarships, support, and ongoing guidance to Houston-area high school students in need of financial assistance to fulfill their academic potential in college.
“This is a great program that does a lot of important work for these students,” said Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive of Hunting, whose North American headquarters are in Houston. “We’re honored to support the fund’s commitment to making a difference in the lives of some truly deserving young people.” “We are very grateful for Hunting’s generosity, especially given the general slowing of corporate support for not-for-profits in this economy,” said Lorelle. “These scholarships will play an important role in transforming the futures of these students.”
About the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund.
The mission of the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund is to seek out Houston area high school sophomores and juniors whose potential may be unfulfilled due to circumstances beyond their control, and to provide them with support (mentoring, major scholarships, internships, and jobs) to enable them to access and complete a college education. For more information, visit www.lindalorelle.org.
About Hunting PLC
Hunting PLC is an international oil services company providing support solutions to the world’s largest oil and gas concerns. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company, traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further information, visit www.hunting.plc.uk. For more information on the Hunting Art Prize, visit www.huntingartprize.com.
