The Tyrell Harrison Memorial Scholarship ($2500)

Tyrell Harrison was a BONA Camper, a level nine gymnast, a competitive cheerleader, the younger brother of Camp BONA EOTO scholarship recipient Dante' Harrison and the son of Coach Wayland Harrison and Stephanie Harrison.  Tyrell was a gifted athlete that had a passion for life that was truly contagious. Tyrell had the heart of a lion and a world class work ethic. 

On December 14, 2023 Tyrell transitioned to the promise land after a courageous 22 month fight with Leukemia.  The BONA Foundation honors Tyrell and the Harrison family by giving a $2500 scholarship to qualifying campers . 

This scholarship is available to High School Juniors and Seniors who have been to at least three Camp BONA Leadership Camps and have a 2.8 GPA or better. Recipients receive $500 per year for college tuition, room or board. 

  The Purple Necks Outdoors (PNO) FFA Scholarship was created to honor the legacy of William “Bill” McCarroll of Birdell, Arkansas. Bill was the son of an ex-slave (generational freedman) and a first-generation farmer who purchased his initial 40 acres in 1922, just 59 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation (https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation), 57 years after the civil war (https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history) and in the middle of the Jim Crow Era (https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws). On his farm Bill raised pigs, cows, chickens and farmed cotton and corn to support his wife and 7 children. With the earnings from his farm and wages from labor jobs, Bill grew his farm to 180 acres and instilled in his family the value of hard work, honesty, and land ownership. Each generation has added to Bill’s legacy. Purple Neck Farms (named by Bill’s great grandsons: Keith Scruggs and Marcus McCarroll) is now 485 acres and the Purple Necks Outdoors brand is proudly spreading Bill’s legacy of farming, hunting, and outdoor activities for minority people throughout the world. 

The BONA Foundation PNO Scholarship is aligned with the National FFA Organization Federal Charter(https://www.ffa.org/ffa-for-all/) which states, “That one of our purposes is to seek and promote inclusion and diversity in its membership, leadership, and staff to reflect the belief of the FFA in the value of all human beings. At National FFA, we are dedicated to providing our members with the tools and experiences to be successful in an interconnected and diverse world.”

This scholarship is available to high school minority (culturally, ethnically, or racially) FFA students in Texas and Arkansas who have a 3.0 GPA or better.

Recipients receive funds to support animal purchase, feed cost and show preparation.  Four (4) scholarships will be rewarded in 2024.

 Bernice "Bunny" Shumpert loved to read and was an educator for over 30 years in South Carolina. Bernice taught several subjects throughout her teaching career, but had a special passion for teaching special education and helping adults get their GED.   The BONA Foundation honors Bernice and the Shumpert family by giving a $2500 scholarship to qualifying campers. 

This scholarship is available to high school Juniors and Seniors who have been to at least three Camp BONA Summer Camps and have a 2.8 GPA or better. Recipients receive $500 per year for college tuition, room or board. We currently have three (3) recipients of this scholarship and four (4) new eligible students in 2023.

 Available to students who have been to three Camp

BONA Summer Camps and requires financial assistance 

for coaching in the areas of academics, sports

or the arts. (New in 2023)

  Available to single parents who have a desire to improve their

current health standards, but are unable to due to financial circumstances. The intention of the

scholarship is to improve the health literacy of the parent with the hopes that the new health standards are mirrored by the children in the home. The scholarship pays 

one third (⅓) of personal training fees, one hundred percent (100%) of supplementation fees, and a one hundred dollar ($100) per month 

fresh food grocery stipend.