ALBANY, GA --
Miss Albany State University Asia Love Cook has won the 2012 “The Ultimate Reign Competition” sponsored by Verizon Wireless.
Cook won $15,000 to support her community service initiative called, “Be The Key and Unlock the Life” for the American Red Cross; a $5,000 scholarship award and a “tech pack” that includes a Motorola Droid 4G Smartphone and Xyboard tablet, a Bluetooth headset and a $150 gift card valued at $1500.
Tuwisha Rogers and Krissy Pemberton-Flemmin, representatives from Verizon Wireless will present the package to Cook at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 in the ASU Student Center Ballrooms.
“It is this kind of initiative and leadership that solidifies Verizon Wireless’ commitment to the diverse HBCU community,” according to a statement in a letter of congratulations to Miss ASU according to the release. “We are excited for your accomplishment and we look forward to seeing how you will use your grand prize award money.”
According to Cook, “My winning this competition is solely from my faith in God, the never ending support of my mother and father, the Albany community and last but not least my unsinkable Golden Ram family. I am elated to be blessed with the award because the competition was fierce; however, God saw that I wanted to do something greater than myself and he has blessed me with this amazing opportunity.
”The money will be used to gear students and young people to become blood donors.
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