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Simpson School News

Oct 13, 2007

Simpson School News
The Alhambra Foundation for the Future makes dreams come true for 149 college bound students! In May the Alhambra Elementary School District?’s Governing Board awarded $178,500 in college scholarships to former Alhambra Elementary students. A number of years ago, Alhambra District employees started the Alhambra Foundation for the Future, a nonprofit organization that solicits funds solely for college scholarships. Employees donate money directly out of their own pockets to this one-of-a-kind scholarship program. This year alone, the Foundation raised more than $300,000. Alhambra students even participated by holding their own penny campaign that brought in more
than $33,000. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded 841 scholarships and received approximately $1.5 million in donations!
Graduates from any Alhambra elementary school are eligible to apply for scholarships if they graduated from high school and were accepted at an Arizona community college or university. Scholarships are also available for post-secondary education such as trade, craft, and technological schools, and/or health-related programs. If you are interested in making a donation to the Foundation, or for more information about scholarship applications, call (602) 336-2925.