Kidney Recipient gives back through new non-profit Michal’s Hope/HORUS Scholars giving away thousands to High School Students

Charlyce Simmons is a two-time kidney transplant survivor and now provides for other patients and their families through her non-profit Michal’s Hope. They provide education, respite and social services like groceries, gas, mortgage, rent and utilities for patients dealing with dialysis and transplant surgery. Kia Blair from Our Legacy which is a transplant educational service through Advent Health gave information to dispel myths about the process to get on the transplant list and more. For info on the gala fundraiser www.michalshope.org and for info on organ transplant www.ourlegacyfl.org HORUS is a commercial general contracting company with offices throughout the country. They provide community support through a host of services and one of them is HORUS Academy. Their scholarship fairs have provided over $70 million dollars to over 3,000 students since they started three years ago. They are bringing the fair to Jones H.S. 801 S. Rio Grande Avenue in Orlando Wednesday January 24th 4:30pm – 7:30pm. Students need to dress for success and bring their transcript and a resume along with their ACT/SAT scores. They will also need a 250-word (1-page) essay on “Why They Want to Attend College.” The fair is open to all students – please register @ www.horus-cs.com