Clover Park High's Leilani-Jade D. Pecher Wins Comcast Foundation Scholarship

Leilani-Jade D. Pecher, a senior at Clover Park High School  is among the 90 local 2013-14 recipients of the Comcast Foundation’s annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards, the Foundation has announced.

Among Pecher’s impressive past and present accomplishments: member of Key Club and the National Honors Society, the Wai'anae Marching Band and the Student 2 Student Welcoming Committee, president of the Journalism Club, and Relay for Life Youth Representative, which means recruiting young people to participate in the Relay for Life.

At the time of her application, she was planning to study communications at Hawaii Pacific University. The Comcast Leaders and Achievers  Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Charisse R. Lillie, president of the Comcast Foundation and vice president, Community Investment of Comcast Corp. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.  These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success.”

To date, Comcast has awarded nearly $19 million to nearly 19,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Winners.