Annual Scholarship Phone-a-thon Underway

Scholarship Foundation of East Providence announces that volunteers will be calling residents in February for donations for scholarships for local students. High school students, current and past scholarship recipients and their families, and members of the scholarship fund will take part in the annual fundraising event, held virtually again this year.

“This is the only fundraiser we will hold this year,” notes Scholarship Foundation President Joseph Durand. “So, your support is crucial to East Providence students beginning or continuing their studies at college or trade school.” Last year, local residents donated more than $128,000 through the virtual phone-a-thon. Volunteers will make calls to residents from their homes from Wednesday, February 7 to Saturday, February 17.

Donations of any amount are appreciated. To commemorate this year’s 30th community-wide phone-a-thon, a contribution of $30 or more would be most welcome. Thanks to a grant from The Carter Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation, the first $45,000 in contributions will be matched, dollar for dollar. Individuals who do not receive a call during the phone-a-thon week and would like to participate, can send a tax-deductible contribution, payable to Scholarship Foundation of East Providence, to P.O. Box 154438, East Providence, RI 02915. Contributions of $200 or more can be awarded as a named scholarship. All funds contributed through the phone-a-thon will be awarded as scholarships in 2024. Students or adults who would like to volunteer at the phone-a-thon can call Louise Paiva 401-742-2751.

Scholarship Foundation of East Providence is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that has been assisting East Providence students with the cost of higher education for more than half a century.