Fort Bend Junior Service League Accepting Educational Scholarship Applications

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for their annual Scholarship Awards for the 2021-2022 academic year.  Each year, FBJSL awards at least four $1,000 Volunteer Scholarships and one $2,000 New Beginnings Scholarship. 

The Volunteer Scholarships are awarded to female high school seniors in Fort Bend County who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in volunteerism and community service and plan to attend an accredited college or university. 

FBJSL Awards Grant to The Brookwood Community

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is pleased to announce its recent $3,500 Community Assistance Fund (CAF) grant to The Brookwood Community, a non-profit 501(c)(3) residential facility and vocational program for adults with disabilities. The grant award of $3,500 is to purchase and install a heavy-duty washer and dryer for the ceramic’s art studio at its Grand Parkway location, in Gallery Furniture. In the studio, adults with special needs produce an estimated 4,200 pieces of ceramics annually, which are then sold in its stores to generate approximately $100,000 per year for the Brookwood Community. This program allows disabled adults to develop tangible skills and a sense of purpose, earn a wage, and contribute to the overall community.   

20th Anniversary of the Sugar Plum Market at Stafford Centre

The 2021 Sugar Plum Market hosted by the Fort Bend Junior Service League and presented by Memorial Hermann Sugar Land,  kicked off the holiday season this year with a return to the Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre and Convention Center.  

The Sugar Plum Market featured more than 100 vendors, 44 of which are new this year.

All proceeds from the Sugar Plum Market benefit local charities serving Fort Bend County. Over the past 20 years, the Sugar Plum Market has donated over $3.3 million.