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charity that provides major college scholarships and support to
Houston area students. The LLSF targets students with average grades from challenging backgrounds. To date, the LLSF has awarded more than $ 4.6 million in scholarships to nearly 400 students. In September of 2023, Linda and her
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mid-day and 4 pm shows. Throughout her years at KPRC, she anchored
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Gregory, turned over the LLSF to 5 former scholars and their daughter, Lindsey. The next generation is now paying it forward and running LLSF 2.0.
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Linda's community activities include current and past, board and advisory board memberships in: the Linda
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