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Today we celebrate Senior Master Sergeant Andrew Eugene Edwards Day.⠀⠀Our founder, Mr. Edwards, was recognized by the Prince George's County Council for his contribution to his community as a decorated veteran and as founder and chairman of the Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Throughout his years of serving the DC/MD/VA community, he has helped over 16,500 high school senior football players pursue their higher education goals.⠀⠀We are honored to continue his legacy.⠀⠀We continue our founder's commitment to helping students' prepare for and get through college with our semi-annual book grant, SAT & Financial Aid sessions, and sharing relevant information with you, our AEF Family. We hope you'll help us honor Mr. Edwards on his day and continue his legacy by visiting our website (www.academicempowermentfoundation.org) and making a donation of any amount. ⠀⠀If Mr. Edwards’ work impacted you in any way over the years, we encourage you to leave a kind note or memory in the comments below. Thank you!

July 3, 2022

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Today we celebrate Senior Master Sergeant Andrew Eugene Edwards Day.⠀⠀Our founder, Mr. Edwards, was recognized by the Prince George's County Council for his contribution to his community as a decorated veteran and as founder and chairman of the Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Throughout his years of serving the DC/MD/VA community, he has helped over 16,500 high school senior football players pursue their higher education goals.⠀⠀We are honored to continue his legacy.⠀⠀We continue our founder's commitment to helping students' prepare for and get through college with our semi-annual book grant, SAT & Financial Aid sessions, and sharing relevant information with you, our AEF Family. We hope you'll help us honor Mr. Edwards on his day and continue his legacy by visiting our website (www.academicempowermentfoundation.org) and making a donation of any amount. ⠀⠀If Mr. Edwards’ work impacted you in any way over the years, we encourage you to leave a kind note or memory in the comments below. Thank you!

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Testimonials

Mr. Edwards: The work you are doing is incredible. Continue to save lives.

Carl FrancisNFL Players Association

Thank you so very much Mr Edwards for your most generous book scholarship!

With your scholarship I was able to purchase much needed psychology books at Bowie State University.

Thank you for your continued support!

Rodenard Davis III

I would like to thank all the sponsors on the HBCU Week Tour because they really went out their way to help young, hungry students get into a college that can fit them and what they want to do. I really love the experience of being around such rich culture and I would love to be a part of that. Even… Read more

Jontae DavisClass of 2020

Thank you for selecting my daughter as a recipient of the AEF Book Grant Award for Spring 2020. Your generosity has helped her to purchase books for 2 courses this semester.

We appreciate the AEF’s support and investment into the educational goals of our youth. Thank you for all that you do for stud… Read more

Caryn

Dear Ms Belton,

Thank you and the Academic Empowerment Foundation for the book scholarship you gave my grandson, Adrion Henley. Our family really appreciates it.

I do hope that in time he will be able to assist in helping other students.

Marze Barnes

Contact Information

Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 824
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773

Lynett Belton, Executive Director
Phone: (301) 970-9784

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