College-Bound Youth Prepare for the Future
Education Desk
August 04, 2005
College-Bound Youth Prepare for the Future at Send-Off Rally for CORE Philly Scholarship Recipients
U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and Philadelphia School District CEO Paul Vallas will gather with the nearly 2,000 CORE Philly 2005 scholarship recipients, their families, teachers and counselors to share information and network as the students prepare to begin college. The Send-Off Rally will take place on Wednesday, August 10, with entertainment beginning at 2 p.m. and the program starting at 4 p.m. in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
"Education and opportunity are the cornerstones of the CORE Philly agenda," commented CORE Philly Executive Director Thomas Butler. "Pursuing the dream of a college education will significantly increase opportunities for Philadelphia's next generation of leaders."
CORE Philly is a not-for-profit program that combines funding from the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia, providing "last dollar" scholarships to enable Philadelphia high school seniors attending public, charter, parochial and private schools to pursue higher education opportunities at one of the following institutions of higher education: Community College of Philadelphia, Bloomsburg University, California University of PA, Cheyney University, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Indiana University of PA, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Millersville University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University, West Chester University, Lincoln University, Penn State University, Penn College of Technology, Temple University and University of Pittsburgh. The program is administered and supported by the Educational Advancement Alliance and the Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) with support from the Sallie Mae Fund, which also provides free workshops on financial aid and college preparation.
This initiative, founded by Congressman Fattah along with Mayor Street and Paul Vallas, enjoys the distinction of being the first program in the nation to offer system-wide scholarship assistance to seniors graduating from every public, private and parochial high school.
In its first year CORE Philly awarded nearly $5 million to assist over two thousand Philadelphia students with scholarships for their first year of college.
This year's class of 3,000 CORE scholars will receive between $1,000 - $3,000 to pursue their education.
"Philadelphia has once again taken a position of leadership by becoming the first city in the nation to offer college scholarships to every graduating high school senior," said Congressman Fattah. "I am counting on the entire Philadelphia community to support our efforts to ensure that this opportunity remains available for generations to come."
Congressman Fattah is currently spearheading a campaign to build a $150 million endowment to provide permanent funding for CORE Philly. Support for this effort has been well received throughout the Philadelphia community by business and civic leaders as well as Philadelphia school students who rallied to collect spare change and became the first contributors to the CORE Philly endowment fund. A series of upcoming public events including a prayer breakfast are being planned to build continuing support for the endowment fund.
U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and Philadelphia School District CEO Paul Vallas will gather with the nearly 2,000 CORE Philly 2005 scholarship recipients, their families, teachers and counselors to share information and network as the students prepare to begin college. The Send-Off Rally will take place on Wednesday, August 10, with entertainment beginning at 2 p.m. and the program starting at 4 p.m. in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
"Education and opportunity are the cornerstones of the CORE Philly agenda," commented CORE Philly Executive Director Thomas Butler. "Pursuing the dream of a college education will significantly increase opportunities for Philadelphia's next generation of leaders."
CORE Philly is a not-for-profit program that combines funding from the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia, providing "last dollar" scholarships to enable Philadelphia high school seniors attending public, charter, parochial and private schools to pursue higher education opportunities at one of the following institutions of higher education: Community College of Philadelphia, Bloomsburg University, California University of PA, Cheyney University, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Indiana University of PA, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Millersville University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University, West Chester University, Lincoln University, Penn State University, Penn College of Technology, Temple University and University of Pittsburgh. The program is administered and supported by the Educational Advancement Alliance and the Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) with support from the Sallie Mae Fund, which also provides free workshops on financial aid and college preparation.
This initiative, founded by Congressman Fattah along with Mayor Street and Paul Vallas, enjoys the distinction of being the first program in the nation to offer system-wide scholarship assistance to seniors graduating from every public, private and parochial high school.
In its first year CORE Philly awarded nearly $5 million to assist over two thousand Philadelphia students with scholarships for their first year of college.
This year's class of 3,000 CORE scholars will receive between $1,000 - $3,000 to pursue their education.
"Philadelphia has once again taken a position of leadership by becoming the first city in the nation to offer college scholarships to every graduating high school senior," said Congressman Fattah. "I am counting on the entire Philadelphia community to support our efforts to ensure that this opportunity remains available for generations to come."
Congressman Fattah is currently spearheading a campaign to build a $150 million endowment to provide permanent funding for CORE Philly. Support for this effort has been well received throughout the Philadelphia community by business and civic leaders as well as Philadelphia school students who rallied to collect spare change and became the first contributors to the CORE Philly endowment fund. A series of upcoming public events including a prayer breakfast are being planned to build continuing support for the endowment fund.
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