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PRESS
RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 25, 2006
Contact: Christy Boardman/Tinisha Weigelt (202) 225-6365
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Media Advisory
Forbes, Sallie Mae Fund Announce
Free "Paying for College" Workshop
in Chesapeake |
WASHINGTON, D.C.
– Area high school students are invited to attend a free workshop
hosted by the Sallie Mae Fund on planning and paying for college, to
be held on Saturday, June 24, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) will kick-off the event. Two
high school students will win $500 scholarships toward the cost of a
higher education.
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WHO: |
Congressman
Randy Forbes, college-bound students and their families and
financial aid experts from the Sallie Mae Fund
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WHAT: |
Paying for
College,
a free workshop for high school students and their parents on
planning and paying for college presented by The Sallie Mae
Fund, in partnership with the National Association for College
Admission Counseling.
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WHEN: |
Saturday, June
24, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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WHERE: |
Oscar Smith High
School (Theater)
1994 Tiger Drive
Chesapeake,
Virginia 23320
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WHY: |
To explain the
benefits of continuing an education beyond high school; the
affordability of college through various types of financial aid
(e.g., grants, scholarships, work-study, and loans); and the
resources available to help families prepare for the college
admissions process.
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Individuals interested in attending
should RSVP by calling (toll-free) 877-840-8224 or register online
at
www.salliemaefund.org.
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