On Friday, May 13, 2016, Buddy and I presented our 2nd Annual Thomas Alexander Lambert V Memorial Scholarship to Moody High School First Priority Student Kaleb Shane Parker. This year’s scholarship was in the amount of $500 per semester, with a total amount of $1,000. We were honored to present the scholarship to Kaleb for outstanding qualities including strength, hope and love, and for Christian leadership, academic excellence, involvement and leadership in First Priority and commitment to a local church. We are very proud of Kaleb, and so thankful we could remember Thomas in such a big way.
Buddy and I presented our first-ever Thomas Memorial Scholarship in May 2015. We are committed to educating people about Thomas’ condition as well as to remember and recognize his precious life. We believed a scholarship would be a great way to honor him. I am the communications and event coordinator for First Priority Greater Birmingham, a ministry that connects the church to the school campus to share the hope of Christ with elementary, middle and high school students. We have amazing students that lead their First Priority clubs. Each year, we plan to present a scholarship to an exceptional First Priority student in memory of Thomas.
At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, I spent time attending First Priority clubs, and after much observation, chose a student for the scholarship whom I believed best exemplified the qualities of our sweet baby boy. Thomas may have only lived a short life here on this Earth, but he made a huge impact on many people’s lives all across this world. To be a young baby, he exemplified the qualities of strength, hope and love. Thomas was such a strong fighter. He fought a long, hard and painful battle. He never gave up. Thomas gave us so much hope. Our faith in God was strengthened and we prayed like we had never prayed before. God chose to heal Thomas completely in Heaven, so we now cling to the hope that we will see him again one day soon. An abundance of love surrounded Thomas. He gave and received eternal love. Kaleb exemplified those same qualities and made a huge impact on other students’ lives in his school and community.
Our goal is to make the Thomas Alexander Lambert V Memorial Scholarship not only big, but HUGE. We would love to be able to give away more than one scholarship per year, and we plan to do this for the rest of our lives. We look forward to holding fundraisers to raise money for scholarships and also to create awareness about KID Syndrome. If you are interested in learning more about our ideas or would like to make a donation to the Thomas Alexander Lambert V Memorial Scholarship Fund, please e-mail us at: changedbythomas@gmail.com. We appreciate your support! We hope you’ll take a moment to view pictures from the recent scholarship presentation.
At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, I spent time attending First Priority clubs, and after much observation, chose a student for the scholarship whom I believed best exemplified the qualities of our sweet baby boy. Thomas may have only lived a short life here on this Earth, but he made a huge impact on many people’s lives all across this world. To be a young baby, he exemplified the qualities of strength, hope and love. Thomas was such a strong fighter. He fought a long, hard and painful battle. He never gave up. Thomas gave us so much hope. Our faith in God was strengthened and we prayed like we had never prayed before. God chose to heal Thomas completely in Heaven, so we now cling to the hope that we will see him again one day soon. An abundance of love surrounded Thomas. He gave and received eternal love. Kaleb exemplified those same qualities and made a huge impact on other students’ lives in his school and community.
Our goal is to make the Thomas Alexander Lambert V Memorial Scholarship not only big, but HUGE. We would love to be able to give away more than one scholarship per year, and we plan to do this for the rest of our lives. We look forward to holding fundraisers to raise money for scholarships and also to create awareness about KID Syndrome. If you are interested in learning more about our ideas or would like to make a donation to the Thomas Alexander Lambert V Memorial Scholarship Fund, please e-mail us at: changedbythomas@gmail.com. We appreciate your support! We hope you’ll take a moment to view pictures from the recent scholarship presentation.