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Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars
Kathy Wright, Interim President
GRDOLLARS4SCHOLARS@YAHOO.COM
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars Annual Meeting
Please see information below for the details on the upcoming Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars Annual Meeting.
- Date: Monday, September 12, 2011
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Riverside County Administrative Center
5th Floor Conference Room C
4080 Lemon Street
Riverside, CA 92501
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Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars
Kathy Wright, Interim President
GRDOLLARS4SCHOLARS@YAHOO.COM
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Students Receive 2010 Community Volunteer Service
Award from Dollars for Scholars
Riverside, June 20, 2010—Greater Riverside Dollars for scholars is pleased to announce that ten local high school students in the Class of 2010 have been selected by Dollars for Scholars, a division of Scholarship America, to receive a Community Volunteer Service Award (CVSA). These ten students were among 57 chosen nationwide to receive a scholarship for his/her postsecondary education. Each student will receive $500. All CVSA winners are eligible to win the National Dollars for Scholars Student Volunteer of the Year Award, an additional $5,000 scholarship.
The recipients are: Joseph Oh, Eleanor Roosevelt High School; Arielle Dennis, John W. North High School; Chung-Sheng Lin, John W. North High School; Elizabeth Naameh, La Sierra High School; Najia Mansoori, La Sierra High School; Amanda Clarke, Norco High School; Daniella Alyssa Banario, Ramona High School; Kevin Pham, Ramona High School; and, Temitayo Akinyemi, Ramona High School.
Applicants for the Community Volunteer Service Award are evaluated on their record of volunteerism and community service, making the award atypical among nationally distributed scholarships. The scholarships, which also recognize academic achievement, are sponsored each year by a number of companies, foundations and individuals.
Open to all Dollars for Scholars chapters, this year’s program drew applications from 87 chapters throughout the country. A total of 57 awards amounting to $28,500 were granted through the 2010 Community Volunteer Service Awards program.
About Dollars for Scholars
Dollars for Scholars, a division of Scholarship America, is a national, community-based, volunteer-driven network of over 1,100 grassroots scholarship foundations in 40 states and the District of Columbia that raise funds and provide financial and academic support to local students seeking postsecondary education.
About Scholarship America
Scholarship America is the nation’s premier scholarship and educational support service organization. Since 1958, more than two million students have received more than $2 billion in scholarship aid through Scholarship America’s Dollars for Scholars and Scholarship Management Services divisions. In fiscal year 2009, Scholarship America awarded more than $210.4 million in education assistance to more than 114,000 students. To learn more about Scholarship America and its programs, visit www.scholarshipamerica.org.
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Contact: Kathy Wright
GRDOLLARS4SCHOLARS@YAHOO.COM
Michelle Showalter, Scholarship America®
mshowalter@scholarshipamerica.org
952-830-7317
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Elizabeth Naameh Named National Student Volunteer of the Year by Dollars for Scholars® National Office, Receives $6,000 in Scholarships
Riverside, Calif. (July 8, 2010) – Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars® is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Naameh has been named National Student Volunteer of the Year by Dollars for Scholars®, a program of Scholarship America®, and awarded $6,000 in scholarships for her postsecondary education. Elizabeth was chosen for her dedication and service to her community, as well as strong academic achievement at La Sierra High School in Riverside.
During the past four years, Elizabeth has participated in service projects through St. Joseph Church Maronite Youth Organization; served on the Riverside Youth Council; served as a high school math tutor; volunteered at local hospitals through Kids First Association, planted trees through Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful, volunteered with the Riverside Dickens Festival; served as a 12th Grade Representative for the California Scholarship Federation, and participated in service projects as a member of National Honor Society
“We’re very proud that Lizzy has received this recognition for her exemplary volunteer service. She is an excellent representative of the many involved and dedicated young people in our community,” said Kathy Wright, President and Scholarship Chair of Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars.
Elizabeth will begin attending UCLA this fall. She hopes to eventually earn a Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School and become a pediatrician.
“On behalf of Scholarship America, we are honored to be able to award such a talented and giving young woman with this scholarship,” said Lauren Segal, President and CEO, Scholarship America. “Elizabeth embodies exactly what Scholarship America and our Dollars for Scholars program is about—serving communities at a grassroots level to improve the lives of local citizens from the ground up.”
In order to be eligible for the National Student Volunteer of the Year, students from Dollars for Scholars’ communities first applied to receive a Community Volunteer Service Award. Fifty-three students were chosen to receive a $500 scholarship based on volunteerism, community service and academics. The top applicant was chosen as the National Student Volunteer of the Year and received an additional $5,500 scholarship, made possible through Scholarship America’s participation in Best Buy’s @15 Exchange program.
About Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars®
Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to provide scholarships for postsecondary education. The chapter serves schools in Alvord, Riverside, Corona-Norco, and Jurupa unified school districts as well as California School for the Deaf, Sherman Indian High School and the Riverside County Office of Education alternative programs. Since its founding in 1994, Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars has awarded over $1.6 million in scholarships to students. Over the past two years alone, 175 students have been awarded $149,300 by the chapter.
About Dollars for Scholars®
Dollars for Scholars®, a program of Scholarship America®, is a national, community-based, volunteer-driven network of more than 1,140 grassroots scholarship foundations in 39 states and the District of Columbia that raise funds and provide financial and academic support to local students seeking postsecondary education.
About Scholarship America®
Scholarship America® is a national education service organization that mobilizes support for students getting into and graduating from college. Since 1958, Scholarship America has awarded more than $2 billion in scholarship assistance to more than 1.7 million students through three programs: Dollars for Scholars®, Scholarship Management Services®, and Dreamkeepers. More information is available at www.scholarshipamerica.org.
