Dr Janice Witt Smith Foundation

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Dr Janice Witt Smith Foundation We developed this foundation to honor the life and legacy of Dr Janice Witt Smith. We want her legacy of giving to continue for generations.

Our purpose is to empower women leaders and leaders of color to realize their leadership potential.

๐Ÿ’™ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐‹๐„๐†๐€๐‚๐˜: ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜! ๐Ÿ’™We're giving away ๐Ÿ‘ ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ of Dr. Janice Witt Smith's Step Up, Speak Up, and R...
09/16/2026

๐Ÿ’™ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐‹๐„๐†๐€๐‚๐˜: ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜! ๐Ÿ’™

We're giving away ๐Ÿ‘ ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ of Dr. Janice Witt Smith's Step Up, Speak Up, and Rise Up! And entering is easy!

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One of the ways we continue the legacy of Dr. Janice Witt Smith is by sharing the wisdom she left behind. Dr. J believed in helping others recognize their potential, find their voice, and become the leaders they were created to be. We're excited to place her words of wisdom into the hands of ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž.

Know someone who could benefit from Dr. J's wisdom? ๐“๐š๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ! Sharing and tagging are encouraged, but not required to enter.

The giveaway runs ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ and closes September 24 at 11:59 PM ET.

One entry per person, per platform. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ after the giveaway closes and contacted privately.

No purchase necessary. Books will be mailed to U.S. addresses only. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook or Instagram.

๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ. ๐Ÿ’™

Dr. Janice Witt Smith believed deeply in the power of education, encouragement and investing in others. Through the Dr. ...
09/10/2026

Dr. Janice Witt Smith believed deeply in the power of education, encouragement and investing in others. Through the Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation, we are honored to continue that legacy by investing in the next generation of leaders.

In just four years, the Foundation has awarded $๐Ÿ–,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ— ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, helping them pursue their educational goals and continue building brighter futures.

Behind every scholarship is a student with a dream, a story and tremendous potential. We are incredibly proud of each of our scholarship recipients and grateful that honoring Dr. J allows us to help open doors for others in her name.

๐Ÿ— ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. $๐Ÿ–,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ’ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐.

Dr. J spent her life investing in others. We are honored to continue that legacy by investing in the dreams and futures of the next generation. ๐Ÿ’™

๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆโ€™๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ . ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘คโ€™๐‘  ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ .

๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐. ๐Ÿ’™Today, we honor the life and legacy of ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก by doing what came so naturally to her: ๐ ๐ข...
09/08/2026

๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐. ๐Ÿ’™

Today, we honor the life and legacy of ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก by doing what came so naturally to her: ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Dr. J generously shared her time, talents, resources, wisdom and encouragement. She believed in people, invested in their potential and found countless ways, both big and small, to make a difference in the lives of others.

Her impact continues through the lives she touched and through the work of the ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Today, we invite you to help carry that legacy forward.

๐Ÿ’™ Encourage someone who needs it.
๐Ÿ’™ Give your time or resources to help someone else.
๐Ÿ’™ Support a student or young person pursuing their dreams.
๐Ÿ’™ Perform an unexpected act of kindness.
๐Ÿ’™ Simply find a way to be a blessing.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž?

Whatever you choose, do it in honor of Dr. J and ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐. Her legacy lives on every time we choose to give, encourage, uplift and serve others. โค๏ธ

๐ŸŽ“โœจ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐‰๐€๐๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐“ ๐’๐Œ๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐…๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐€๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐„๐๐“๐’! โœจ๐ŸŽ“The Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foun...
06/06/2026

๐ŸŽ“โœจ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐‰๐€๐๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐“ ๐’๐Œ๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐…๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐€๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐„๐๐“๐’! โœจ๐ŸŽ“

The Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 scholarship awards. This year, the Foundation awarded $๐Ÿ,๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ to three outstanding students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership, service, and character.

๐Ÿ† $๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ
๐‰๐š'๐Š๐š๐ข๐ฒ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง

๐Ÿ† $๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐› ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

These remarkable students embody the values that Dr. Janice Witt Smith championed throughout her life: a passion for learning, a commitment to serving others, and the determination to make a difference in the world.

As we celebrate these scholars and their accomplishments, we are honored to continue Dr. Smith's legacy by investing in the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

We congratulate these outstanding students on their well-deserved recognition and wish each of them continued success as they pursue their educational and career goals.

๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ'๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ . ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ค'๐‘  ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ .

๐Ÿ“ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ!Thank you to every student who applied for the 2026 Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation Scholarship th...
05/29/2026

๐Ÿ“ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ!

Thank you to every student who applied for the 2026 Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation Scholarship this year. We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming response and proud to share that we received our largest number of applicants to date!

Each application reflected inspiring stories of perseverance, leadership, service, and academic achievement. We appreciate the time and effort each student invested throughout this process.

A special thank you to our Scholarship Committee for their dedication, thoughtful review, and commitment to supporting the next generation of leaders.

Applicants, please continue checking your email for important updates regarding the scholarship process.

โœจ Thank You for Applying! โœจA heartfelt thank you to everyone who applied for the 2026 Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation S...
04/04/2026

โœจ Thank You for Applying! โœจ

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who applied for the 2026 Dr. Janice Witt Smith Foundation Scholarship! Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to your education and community are truly inspiring. We are honored to learn more about your unique stories, experiences, and aspirations. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

We want to remind all applicants that you will receive an update regarding the status of your application by May 31, 2026. ๐Ÿ“…

Thank you again for your passion, perseverance, and the impact you are already making in your communities. We are cheering you on!

โฐ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘: ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ!Time is almost up to apply for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ...
03/26/2026

โฐ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘: ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ!

Time is almost up to apply for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ! ๐ŸŽ“

If you are a graduating senior who demonstrates leadership, academic excellence, and a commitment to making an impact in your community, we encourage you to submit your application before the deadline.

๐Ÿ’ก Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to receive a $๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ as you begin your college journey.

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: March 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM

๐Ÿ”— ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://forms.gle/AzHrrLec6gq1HL657

Tag a Class of 2026 senior who needs this reminder!

โœจ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ! โœจWe are excited to officially open applications for ...
03/01/2026

โœจ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ! โœจ

We are excited to officially open applications for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ! ๐ŸŒŸ

In honor of Dr. Janice Witt Smithโ€™s legacy of leadership, service, and excellence, the Foundation will award a $๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ to a graduating high school senior who exemplifies:
โœ”๏ธ Outstanding leadership
โœ”๏ธ Academic achievement
โœ”๏ธ A heart for service and community impact

This scholarship supports members of the Class of 2026 as they pursue their college aspirations. In addition to financial support, recipients will receive virtual mentorship and encouragement as they transition into the next chapter of their journey.

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: In just three years, the Foundation has proudly awarded $๐Ÿ“,๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ to deserving students โ€” and weโ€™re just getting started!

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ: March 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM

๐Ÿ”— ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค: https://forms.gle/AzHrrLec6gq1HL657

Tag a Class of 2026 senior who should apply and help us spread the word! ๐ŸŽ“โœจ

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