Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Jacksonville, Fla.     City Council President Michael Corrigan and the City of Jacksonville Disabled Services Division will present awards to the 2007 Jim Brady Scholarship recipients tomorrow.

When:   Thursday, June 21, 2007               
              3:30 p.m.

Where:  City Council Offices
              117 W. Duval Street Suite 425

What:    16^th Annual Jim Brady Scholarship Awards Presentation

Three awards of $2,500 will be presented to graduating participants in the Duval County School's Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program. Selection of the honorees was based on grade point average, goals, achievements and extracurricular activities. Since its inception in 1992, approximately 40 students have been awarded the scholarship, which is funded by proceeds from the $250 parking fines incurred by individuals who park illegally in disabled parking spaces.

"It's an honor to provide this award to these deserving students," said Jack Gillrup, chief of the city's Disabled Services Division. "Unfortunately, the unemployment rate among people with disabilities is between 68 and 70 percent.  But we know that education is essential to combating this statistic. I am living proof of what a good education can do for you."

James Scott "Jim" Brady, for whom the scholarship was named, served as Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. After becoming permanently disabled as a result of an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981, Brady became an ardent supporter of gun control.