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News Releases—2003

The Sallie Mae Fund, VFIC announce scholarships for local college students
The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) along with The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, today announced that 15 students at VFIC-member institutions have been awarded The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships. Read more ...(12/10/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund donates $1 million to Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center
U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski applauds The Sallie Mae Fund for giving back to the Wilkes-Barre community
U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (PA-11) and officials from the Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center (CYC), today joined area children as The Sallie Mae Fund presented the CYC with a check for $1 million. Read more ...(11/25/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund teams with Reading Is Fundamental to improve local literacy
As part of an ongoing effort to promote academic achievement, The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, has increased its commitment to Reading Is Fundamental's National Book Program. Read more ...(10/22/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund donates to local eighth grade career day
The Sallie Mae Fund today donated $2,400 to the Wyoming County Business Education Council in support of its county-wide Eighth Grade Career Day. The event, which was held today at Attica Central School, attracted more than 800 students, representing six school districts. Read more ...(10/3/2003)

School Night '03 raises over $2.8 million to benefit thousands of D.C. students
Washington, D.C.'s premier fundraising gala for education, raised over $2.8 million tonight to build brighter futures for local students. Huey Lewis and The News provided entertainment and U.S. Senator. Read more ...(10/3/2003)

NAACP to hold National Day of College Preparation Saturday, October 18, 2003
To close the widening gap in SAT scores and increase access to college for minority students, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), The Princeton Review Foundation, and The Sallie Mae Fund have partnered to host free college preparation clinics across the country. Read more ...(10/2/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund awards more than $2.5 million in college scholarships
The Sallie Mae Fund today announced it has awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships to help more than 1,000 students. Read more ...(9/15/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund launch 10-city tour to increase the number of Hispanics going to college
The Sallie Mae Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund announced today the launch of the First in My Family: Paying for College tour, a 10-workshop tour visiting high schools in five states. Read more ...(9/09/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund donates $5,000 to A Shepherd's Hand Resource Center
The Sallie Mae Fund today presented A Shepherd's Hand Resource Center, Inc. with a $5,000 donation at a luncheon in Havana, Fla. Read more ...(6/13/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund celebrates ten years of Kids to College in Massachusetts
The Sallie Mae Fund today joined Massachusetts higher education officials at Northeastern University to celebrate ten years of Kids to College in Massachusetts. Read more ...(6/6/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund donates $30,000 to support Army Emergency Relief of Fort Hood
The Sallie Mae Fund today presented Army Emergency Relief with a check for $30,000. Read more ...(6/3/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund launches television program to educate students and families about planning, paying for college
The Sallie Mae Fund today launched a new educational television program—"Paying for College and What You Should Know"—which will initially air on television stations in seven cities across the country. Read more ...(4/10/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund and ABC27 preview television program "Paying for college and what you should know"
The Sallie Mae Fund will launch a new, educational television program "Paying for College and What You Should Know” this evening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Read more ...(4/9/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund launches Unmet Need Scholarship Program as part of Project Access Initiative
$1 million in scholarships will help fill growing financial aid gap
The Sallie Mae Fund today announced the creation of a $1 million Unmet Need Scholarship Program to help low-income students overcome financial barriers and meet the cost of college this fall. Read more ...(4/2/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund partners with the Self Reliance Foundation to raise awareness about college among Hispanic families
The Sallie Mae Fund today announced their partnership with the Self Reliance Foundation to air Spanish-language education radio programs on the Hispanic Radio Network to help increase the number of Hispanics going to college. Read more ...(3/27/2003)

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Lower income families, minorities have least information about college financial aid, Harris Poll finds
Lower income families, who most need information about financial aid for college, have the least information about how to pay for higher education, according to a new Harris Poll, commissioned by The Sallie Mae Fund. Read more ...(1/20/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund presents MLK Historically Black College Fair; Provides free information to Chicago-area families on planning and preparing for college
More than 8,000 students and their parents will meet representatives from more than 50 of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during the annual MLK Historically Black College Fair. Read more ... (1/13/2003)

The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, achieves its mission—to increase access to a post-secondary education for America's students—by supporting programs and initiatives that help open doors to higher education, prepare families for their investment, and bridge the gap when no one else can. For more information visit www.salliemaefund.org.