Help Reach Phone-a-thon Goal

More than 80 students, parents and volunteers from Scholarship Foundation of East Providence recently called thousands of East Providence residents during their 22th annual phone-a-thon. Proceeds from the event will provide scholarships for East Providence students who are entering or already enrolled in a four-year college or two-year vocational or technical school.

Prompt response is important, as the first $45,000 in phone-a-thon donations received by April 30 will be matched by a challenge grant from The Carter Fund.

“Our goal is to raise $95,000 for scholarships this year,” noted Phone-a-thon Chairman Louise Paiva. Members of the volunteer scholarship organization are grateful for the initial contributions that have been received from local residents who were called during the phone-a-thon.

There is still time to help. Residents who did not receive a phone call during the phone-a-thon, but who would like to contribute, can send a check, made payable to Scholarship Foundation of East Providence, to: Scholarship Foundation of East Providence, P.O. Box 154438, Riverside, RI 02915.