The Hour-A-Day Study Club

10/09/2026

✨HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Natalie Ellsworth✨

My name is Natalie Ellsworth, and I am a graduate of Tecumseh Vista High School in the Greater Essex County District School Board . I am attending the University of Windsor, enrolled in the Human Kinetics - Health Sciences Program working toward my career goal of becoming an occupational therapist. My interest in healthy living, human mechanics, and rehabilitation has helped shape the career path I would like to pursue, along with my passion for supporting and helping others. I would like a career where I can work directly with people and help them be able to complete everyday activities. I think this career will let me combine my interest in human movement with my passion for helping others.

Outside of the classroom, I have been involved in many sports teams and clubs, including Jack.org and the GECDSB Black Student Advisory Committee, where I had the opportunity to help plan the annual symposium. These experiences have allowed me to develop my teamwork, leadership, and communication skills while contributing to my community. I look forward to growing both personally and professionally throughout this next chapter of my life. Ultimately, I hope to use my education and future career to make a positive impact on the lives of others and contribute to creating a healthier and supportive future for generations to come.

🌟Natalie Ellsworth received the 2026 Ada & Leo STEM Scholarship of $2250.🌟

🌟Congratulations, Natalie Ellsworth!🌟

10/04/2026

✨HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Tyrel Brown✨

My name is Tyrel Brown and I am a graduate from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School. I am attending the University of Windsor studying Aerospace Engineering, a field that combines my passion for physics and mathematics with my interest in how complex systems are designed, built, and improved. I am excited to develop the technical knowledge and problem-solving skills necessary to pursue a career in an industry where innovation and precision are essential. Long term, way down the road, I aspire to work for NASA as an aerospace engineer on future space crafts. I plan to elevate my education and knowledge to new heights in order to achieve this goal. A second option of mine is to work on the aerodynamics of F1 cars. Ever since I started watching F1, I've been invested in how the cars travel absurdly fast yet appear to defy all physics as they seamlessly stick to the ground. The possibility that an engineering career can offer a career of one day working for NASA, contributing to an F1 team, or helping design and manufacture rollercoasters is exciting. Although these industries are very different, they all involve advanced engineering, problem-solving, and the pursuit of better and more innovative designs.

Outside of academics, I am passionate about tennis, playing the flute, and spending time with my friends and family. Both tennis and music have taught me the importance of discipline, consistency, and patience. As I begin my university journey, I look forward to challenging myself academically, gaining practical experience, and developing the knowledge and skills needed to turn my interests into a meaningful career. I hope that the years of study and experience ahead will allow me to grow not only as an engineer, but also as an individual, and ultimately make one, or perhaps all, of these career goals a reality.

🌟Tyrel Brown received the 2026 Elizabeth Washington Memorial Scholarship of $2250.🌟

🌟Congratulations, Tyrel Brown!🌟

09/27/2026

✨HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Mikayla Primus-Firr✨

My name is Mikayla Primus-Firr, and I am a graduate of Holy Names High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending the University of Windsor, enrolled in the Concurrent Education and Mathematics Program. I aspire to become a professor at a university because I want to be able to help shape others to become their best selves. My dream would be to teach abroad and travel around the world to share what I have learned. I enjoy expanding my knowledge, whether through reading, academics, or exploring new things. When I am older, I aspire to become a successful professor at a university.

Outside of academics, I love staying active and being creative. In my freetime, I enjoy baking, reading, and working out. These activities help me maintain a healthy balance and stay motivated. My friends and family would describe me as empathetic, dependable, compassionate, and caring. I appriciate meaningful relationships and always strive to support the people around me. I have also been involved with many extacurricular activities and volunteer opportunities. At my high school, I was in a variety of clubs such as, the African Diaspora Club, the Biology Club, and Prom Committee. By joining these clubs, I was able to make an impact around the school. During all four years of my high school career, I was also on the Holy Names Girls Basketball Team. This opportunity allowed me to create life-long friendships, have new experiences, and helped me learn of to balance multiple commitments at once.

🌟Mikayla Primus-Firr received the 2026 Patty Alexander Memorial Scholarship of $2500.🌟

🌟Congratulations, Mikayla Primus-Firr!🌟

09/23/2026

✨HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Melah Mulder✨

My name is Melah Mulder and I am a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. I am enrolled in the History- Dual Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts program. My biggest career aspiration has been to be a professor of History at a university level and impact future generations in any way that I can. My whole life, I have been fascinated with education and history. From doing my own little research projects as a young girl to even working as a tour guide at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, my passion for history has continued to evolve. Studying history is important to me because it allows us to learn about the past and how so many aspects of humanity develop. History teaches origins of cultures and traditions and also gives us lessons that we can learn from and carry into our day-to-day lives. As an educator, I will pride myself in sharing the reality of what people in the past went through and be able to have that platform in a classroom to educate my students and allow them to think critically and compassionately. I am very proud and excited to be going stateside to pursue my post-secondary education.

I have maintained an honour roll status all four years of high school, I have been involved in many extracurricular activities and have attained over 400 hours of community service. I have been involved in my school dance team, theatre program, and Co-President of our school Diaspora Club for Black, African and Caribbean students. Outside of school, I am active in competitive dance outside of school and stay very involved in my church community in various leadership roles. My passion has always been learning about history, being able to learn from it and sharing it with others

🌟Melah Mulder received the 2026 Glendora Watkins Memorial Scholarship of $3000.🌟

🌟Congratulations, Melah Mulder!🌟

09/20/2026

✨ : Clinton Tynes✨

My name is Clinton Tynes, and I am a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending Mohawk College for their Aircraft Maintenance program. In the future, I aspire to be a commercial airline pilot and an aircraft mechanic, and fly around the world and represent my Black culture in the world of aviation. I am currently studying and training to obtain my private pilot's license so I can get a head start on my flight progress. I am so excited to begin my journey in aviation, and I hope to set an example for other young Black people and let them know that they can do anything they put their mind to.

I am committed to both my community and my education. I have participated in school musicals, volunteered at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum in Windsor, and helped organize and participate in three Remembrance Day ceremonies at my school. These experiences have strengthened my leadership, confidence, and sense of responsibility. This bursary would ease the financial challenges of pursuing flight training and maintenance costs and help me move closer to my goal of becoming a pilot who inspires greater representation in aviation.

🌟Clinton Tynes received the 2026 top scholarship, the Eleanor Patricia Alexander Scholarship of $3500.🌟

🌟Congratulations, Clinton Tynes!🌟

09/13/2026

Today the The Hour-A-Day Study was honoured to distribute 17 scholarships totalling $36000 to Windsor-Essex Underground Railroad Descendants at The Historic Sandwich Baptist Church. The Hour-A-Day Study Club is celebrating 92 years of continuing to support Underground Railroad Descendants' educational pursuits in post-secondary education. The seventeen students represent St. Clair College, The University of Windsor, Mohawk College, Northwood University, Liberty University & Wayne State University.

The 2026 Hour-A-Day Scholarship recipients are:

Clinton Tynes - Eleanore Patricia Alexander Scholarship
Melah Mulder- Glendora Watkins Scholarship
Mikayla Primus-Firr - Patty Alexander Memorial Scholarship
Tyrel Brown - Elizabeth Washington Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Ellsworth- Ada & Leo Ellsworth STEM Scholarship
Mariah Farah- Hilda Watkins Greater Essex ETFO Bursary
Braylon Travis - Leona Olbey Memorial Scholarship
Makai Murtty - Martha C. Tolson-Elliott & George R. Tolson Scholarship
Nyobi Lewis - Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarship
Ariana Hurst-Hudson - Jane McCoy Robbins Scholarship
Cayla Marson - Dennis Olbey Memorial Scholarship
Ayla Wilson - Elsie Bishop Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Sims - Alice Allen Memorial Scholarship & The Guy Allen Memorial Scholarship
Trinity Miles - Michael Shreve Memorial Scholarship
Jasmyne Johnson - Ethel Irene Christian Memorial Bursary
Anthony Scott Jr. - Evelyn & Lornie Hurst Sr. Memorial Bursary
William Bigelow- Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarship

Over the next several weeks, we will be honouring each recipient with their own Hour-A-Day Study Club spotlight. Stay tuned.
Thank you to Sandwich Baptist Church for allowing us to distribute our scholarships and bursaries at the museum. It made the event particularly special, with part of our Underground Railroad History as a backdrop to the photos. Sandwich Baptist Church, a National Historic Site, holds incredible importance not only to the local Underground Railroad Community and Windsor-Essex but also the larger North American Black Community both in Canada and the U.S.

We appreciate the recipients and their family members coming to not only support the awardees, but The Hour-A-Day Study Club as we continue to do important community work in Windsor-Essex.

We'd like to thank all of the generous donors supporters and volunteers of The Hour-A-Day Study Club.

Thank you to The Hour-A-Day Study Club member Shantelle Browning-Morgan for the wonderful photography.

The Hour-A-Day Study Club members pictured with recipients are Marium Tolson-Murtty Cari-Lynn Ristic K.A. Ellsworth Dena Dena Shreve Raquel Hurst Barbara K. Smith Irene Moore Davis Elena Fears Elana Freeman Natalie Browning-Morgan NaNa Angela Shantelle Browning-Morgan

University of Windsor St. Clair College Wayne State University Mohawk College Northwood Univeristy Liberty University

08/09/2026

08/07/2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 2026

ATTENTION 2026 WINDSOR-ESSEX GRADUATES

https://forms.gle/R8d6tb9YcYmh8Bia6

The Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarships and Bursaries are awarded annually to African Canadian students who are descendants (through either parent) of the Underground Railroad and/or historic Black communities of Atlantic Canada or Western Canada, who reside in Windsor-Essex County, and who are pursuing post-secondary education (trades, university, college, apprenticeship) upon graduation from high school.

Gmail account needed to apply. Link provided below.

Please contact Kaitlyn Ellsworth at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the 2026 Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarships/Bursaries.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY August 16, 2026

THE SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM WILL BE HELD SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12th, 2026, Location TO BE DETERMINED. More information to follow.

https://forms.gle/R8d6tb9YcYmh8Bia6

08/02/2026

Happy Emancipation Day!

Members of The Hour-A-Day Study Club were so happy to spend the day at the Jackson Park Emancipation Celebration Monument in Windsor Ontario and we offer our congratulations to the Emancipation Celebration Monument Committee who pulled off an incredibly successful tribute and unveiling of a monument commemorating The Greatest Freedom Show On Earth on August 1st 2026!

The Hour-A-Day Study Club played an interval role in helping to plan and support The Greatest Freedom Show On Earth and remain one of the only Organizations still in existence that supported the Emancipation Day Celebrations.

Congratulations goes out to committee chair Joi Morrison, co-chair Gale Carter, and mural artist Dennis Smith work to honour Windsor’s Emancipation Day Celebration.

We’d especially like to thank Marium Tolson Murtty who MC’d the event and Irene Moore Davis who wrote interpretable panels and selected quotes to be included on the monument design for wearing many hats today and representing The Hour-A-Day Study Club

Emancipation Day commemorates the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which took effect August 1, 1834, deeming slavery illegal in numerous British colonies across the Americas and Caribbean, including Canada.

07/15/2026

The Hour-A-Day Study Club would like to invite you to "Scholarships in Motion: Hustle for A Cause"

✨🪩 Get ready for an unforgettable evening of rhythm, joy, community, and purpose! 🕺🏾💫

Join hustle dance instructor Kewi Williams at Scholarships in Motion, a special fundraising celebration in support of The Hour-A-Day Study Club.

This vibrant evening will bring together culture, connection, music, and movement — all while raising funds to support scholarships for future generations. 📚🎓❤️

🗓 Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Mackenzie Hall, 377 Sandwich Street, Windsor, Ontario N9C 1A8
🪩 Theme: 70’s Disco Fever
👠 Wear comfortable attire & dancing shoes!
🎟 Tickets can be purchased at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/scholarships-in-motion

💃🏾🕺🏾 Step onto the dance floor for an exciting night of ballroom hustling, laughter, and celebration! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned dancer, this experience is designed for everyone to learn, connect, and move to the music in a fun and welcoming atmosphere. 🎶🔥

🎟 Every ticket purchased helps us move closer to our mission of supporting Descendants of the Underground Railroad in pursuing post-secondary education.

✨ Whether you come to dance, celebrate, support, or simply enjoy the vibrant energy of the evening, your presence truly makes a difference.

🪩 Let’s dance for a cause and keep our legacy in motion! 💫❤️

See you all there!