Support Scholarships
In Celebration of Education
Show your support for St. Paul area high school seniors and meet our community’s future leaders on May 22 at Rice Park. The Celebration of Education honors the hard work of 100 seniors who have won local college scholarships.
Date: Thursday, May 22
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Rice Park (Landmark Center if it rains)
Music performance by the High School for the Recording Arts Jazz Band and Gospel Choir
Program
(noon to 12:45)Graduating seniors — plus:
Amelia Santaniello, WCCO-TV anchor
Chris Coleman, City of St. Paul mayor
Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, Major General, USMC (retired), president & CEO, Scholarship America
Dr. Meria Carstarphen, St. Paul Public Schools superintendent
Scholarship providers
- Beat the Odds — Children's Defense Fund Minnesota awards scholarships to young people who have overcome extreme adversity
- Optimist Club of St. Paul — seeks to honor achievement in the face of adversity. The club petitions all schools in the City of Saint Paul for applicants and annually awards 15 scholarships.
- Page Education Foundation
- Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation Career Investment — a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that will bring all business leaders together to build the necessary resources that will assure a competent, educated workforce of the future to compete locally, nationally and globally in tomorrow’s economy. It serves high school youth in the Saint Paul/East Metro area to achieve a post-secondary education through scholarships and e-mentoring.
- Wallin Partners Scholarship Program — provides scholarships and persistence services to students who demonstrate financial need, academic ability and the motivation to attend college and graduate. Wallin Partner donors endorse the belief that through education, students acquire the knowledge to secure a good job, expand their intellectual horizons and provide a foundation for their future success as workers, parents, and community leaders.
For more information about the event, contact John Tillotson, 651-215-8465.
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“I cannot tell you how much it means to me. Being the first in my family to go to college will give me opportunities my parents could only dream of.”
—St. Paul area scholarship recipient
