Moussa Temple Public Relations — Continuing to assist college-bound students with the cost of attaining a higher education, the Prince Hall Shriners of Moussa Temple No. 106 awarded two $1,000 Student Aid Grants to two young adults during their Past Potentate CW Bankston Memorial Student Aid Program held at the Masonic Temple on the city’s eastside.
“One of the pillar programs of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Inc. (A.E.A.O.N.M.S.) is to assist in providing student aid to our youth,” said Noble Andre Gholston, Moussa’s student aid director. “Education is very important and we, as Prince Hall Shriners, should assist those who need funds to pay for a higher education.”
Awardees were Mollesia McDaniel, a graduate of Judson High School, who will be studying Kinesiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Bryson Adams of Sam Houston High School, who will major in Agricultural Science at Florida A&M University. Accepting the student aid check on her son’s behalf was Tasha Adams.
Noble John Janice Jr., the Illustrious Potentate of Moussa Temple thanked all for attending and wished the students the best in the future.
“Providing student aid is not just important to Moussa, but also to the A.E.A.O.N.M.S. as a whole,” said Janice. “It is important to Moussa because it shows everyone that we are thoroughly invested in the youth in our community. They are our future, and we must assist them in any way that we can to ensure that our future is in great hands.”
Prior to the conclusion of the ceremony, the commander of Fred Brock American Legion Post No. 828, Honorary Past Imperial Potentate Burrell Parmer presented an additional $500 in student aid to McDaniel.
Moussa Temple No. 106 is a fraternal, non-profit organization created on Aug. 2, 1921, in the City of San Antonio. The Temple is comprised of men, mostly military veterans, who are committed to providing an environment of friendship and fellowship.
