This year, the organization is awarding 150 scholarships totaling 1.58 million dollars.
HELP GRADUATING SENIORS GETFINANCIAL HELP AS THEY HEADOFF TO COLLEGE.STUDENTS NORMALLY RECIEVETHEIR SCHOLARSHIPS DURING ANAWARDS CEREMONY..
BUT AS WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS SHOWS US, IT'S NOW ADRIVE- THOUGH SCHOLARSHIPPRESENTATION.GRADUATING SENIOR PATRIANAVICKERS SAYS SHE WILL BE GOINGTO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAWITH PLANS TO MAJOR INCRIMINOLOGY.
FINANCIALLY SHE'SABLE TO AFFORD IT THANKS TOTHE GEORGE SNOW SCHOLARSHIPFUND.
"IT'S VERY AMAZING, IFEEL VERY SPECIAL RIGHT NOW.I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TOTHIS MOMENT SO I'M VERY HAPPYTO HAVE MY FAMILY AND LOVINGPEOPLE AROUND ME." "I'M GOINGTO PURSUE A CAREER IN LAWENFORCEMENT I WANT TO BE APOLICE CHIEF WHEN I GET OLDERFOR PBSO." TIM SNOW SAYS THESCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS INSPIREDBY HIS LATE FATHER.
"HE WASALWAYS INTERESTED IN HELPINGYOUNG PEOPLE THAT WERE TRYINGTO HELP THEMSELVES WHILE HEWAS ALIVE." THIS YEAR THEORGANIZATION IS AWARDING 150SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING 1.58MILLION DOLLARS.
"ALL OF OURSCHOLARS WILL GETCERTIFICATES, WE HAVE LITTLEMEDALS FOR THEM, AND WE GIVETHEM A GOODY BAG THAT HASABOUT 1000 DOLLARS WORTH OFSTUFF.
THEY GET A LAPTOPCOMPUTER IF THEY WANT ONE, IFNOT THEY GET A COLLEGE SUPPLYSTIPEND, COMPUTER SOFTWARE.""IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITYFOR ME.
I THINK THE GEORGESNOW FUND DOES AN AMAZINGTHING INVESTING IN OURFUTURES." "I'M GOING TOVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AND I'LLBE MAJORING IN, I'LL BE DOINGTWO MAJORS IN COGNITIVESTUDIES AND NEUROSCIENCE."TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.NEW AT 5.
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