Scholarship America's Northwest Dollars for Scholars region held its Light the Fire for Education event yesterday; as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer mentions, University of Washington president Mark Emmert was honored with the 2008 Community Hero Award, thanks to his work in developing the Husky Promise scholarship program (which provides free tuition to UW for low-income students.)
We'd like to congratulate President Emmert, and Northwest Dollars for Scholars; stay tuned for a full recap of the Light the Fire event.
We'd like to congratulate President Emmert, and Northwest Dollars for Scholars; stay tuned for a full recap of the Light the Fire event.
Of all the ways we've seen to raise money for scholarships, volunteer Leroy Werkhoven of Toppenish-Wapato Dollars for Scholars in Washington just might have hit on the most grueling: starting this September, Leroy is hitting the road on his Trek Pilot 2.1 and cycling 3,000 miles from Santa Barbara, CA to St. Augustine, FL ... all to raise money for his local Dollars for Scholars chapter. His goal is to raise $100,000 for his chapter, a pledge of around $30/mile.You can follow Leroy's training and his journey at his blog, Cycling 4 Scholarships: Leroy Pedals Coast 2 Coast. We'll also be setting up an online donation page; for now, if you'd like to sponsor a mile or two of his trip, you can donate by mail to: Kit Brown, Treasurer,Toppenish-Wapato Dollars for Scholars, 241 Joyce PL., Yakima WA 98908.
Best of luck to Leroy; check his blog -- or back here -- for updates.
