Students, parents and volunteers from Scholarship Foundation of East Providence recently called thousands of East Providence residents during their 20th 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 postmarked by April 30 will be matched by a challenge grant from the Carter Family Charitable Trust. The goal is to raise $90,000 for scholarships this year. Members of the volunteer scholarship organization are grateful for the initial contributions that have been received from local residents who were called during the two-day phone-a-thon. There is still time to help. Residents who have not yet sent in their donation or 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 Phone-a-thon, P.O. Box 154438, East Providence, RI 02914.
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