WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, December 3 at 10 AM, Third District Congressman Jon Porter will host a post-secondary education financing event for Southern Nevada parents and students.  Representatives from the education community will be in attendance to answer questions and offer valuable insights on federal and state student aid benefits.

“As parents across Southern Nevada face the skyrocketing costs associated with higher education, they are constantly looking for ways to help ease the financial burden,” said Porter.  “This event is designed to identify grant, loan and scholarship programs that will help them invest in their children’s future while saving more of their hard-earned money.”

This is the first in a series of events Porter will host that will help provide parents and students with the tools they need to prepare for the costs of post-secondary education.

Members of the media are invited to attend.

WHO:

Third District Congressman Jon Porter

Joyce Haldeman, Executive Director of Community and Government Relations for the Clark County School District

Kathy Besser, Chief of Staff, Nevada State Treasurer’s Office

Donna Foxley, Regional Representative of the U.S. Secretary of Education

Neil Woolf, Research Analyst for the Nevada System of Higher Education

Financial Aid Representatives from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada State College, and the Community College of Southern Nevada

WHAT:

A post-secondary education financing event for Southern Nevada parents and students, hosted by Third District Congressman Jon Porter.  Topics will include federal student loan programs and Pell Grants, as well as the state of Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship program.

WHEN:

Saturday, December 3, 2005

10 AM

WHERE:

Del Sol High School

3100 E. Patrick Lane

Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

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