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verylittlebithelps afteraPEFcouncilleaderatthestate isbelow.Youmayalsocompletethe
whenyouarefooting DepartmentofLaborwhofoughttooth- applicationonlinebygoingtothePEF
thebillsforyour and-nailforhismembers. Website,www.pef.org, andselecting
child’seducation, Inhismemory,everyyear10 “scholarships.”ItisdueMarch19.
especiallywhenthe studentsareeachawarded$1,000 Ifthepreliminaryapplicationis
nationispullingoutof annuallyforfouryears.Thestudent approved,afinalapplicationwillbe
arecession.Oneofthe mustbeachild,stepchildorwardof mailedtoyouandisduebackatPEF
bestwaystolightenthefinancialload anyactive,retiredordeceasedPEF headquartersbyApril30.Winnersare
ofcollegeisbyhavingyoursonor member,andahighschoolsenioror selectedfortheiracademic
daughterapplyforaunion-based collegefreshman. achievements,communityservice,
scholarship. BonnieWoodheadsPEF’s interestsandhobbies.
PEFhashelpedeasethecrunchby ScholarshipCommitteewhichincludes Youalsoshouldcheckwithyour
givingmorethan$780,000tostudents DebiChowdhury,MaureenHogle, councilleaderorregionalcoordinator
throughtheJosephScacalossi EvaristNicholasandSteveSherokey forinformationonPEFregionalor
ScholarshipProgramsince1988.The andisstaffedbyJoanneWright. divisionscholarships.
SEIU FonerfoundedtheSEIU1199Breadand expendedover24monthsistheJohn
TheServiceEmployeesInternational RosesCulturalProjectandtappedinto GeaganScholarship.Itwascreated
Union(SEIU)hasfivedifferent NewYork’sthrivingartisticcommunity, mainlyforadultswhohavebeeninthe
scholarshipprogramsavailabletoPEF whilemakingSEIUoneofthemost workforceandhavedecidedtoreturnto
members.March1isthedeadlinefor recognizableunionsinthenation. collegetopursueadegreeinlabor
applications. ApplicantsfortheFonerscholarship studies.
Atotalof48lotteryapplicationsare mustsubmita200-words-or-less TheSEIUNoraPioreScholarshipis
selectedannually.Fifteenstudentswill summarydescribingwhatthelabor offeredtoSEIUmembersandtheir
receive$1,000scholarshipsrenewable movementhasmeanttothemandtheir childrenwhoplanhealthcarecareers.It
foruptofouryears,and33applicants families. isa$4,375scholarshiprenewableforup
areawarded$1,500scholarshipsforone SEIUalsooffersthe$5,000Jesse tofouryears.
yearofstudy. JacksonScholarship,renewableforup Formoredetails,visittheSEIUWeb
SEIU’sMoeFonerScholarshipisa tofouryears,toastudentwhosework site,www.seiu.org. Toapply,request
$5,000non-renewablescholarship andaspirationsforeconomicandsocial thespecificprogrambywritingto
availabletostudentswhoarepursuinga justicereflectthevaluesand ScholarshipProgramsAdministrators
degreeortraininginthevisualor accomplishmentsoftheRev.Jesse Inc.(SPA),POBox23737,Nashville,TN
performingarts,andwhobelievethearts Jackson. 37202-3737orcall(615)320-3149.
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