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Perry
Fund
Accepting
Applications
for
2003-2004
and
2004-2005
School
Years,
Providing
Scholarships
for
Students
Losing
Aid
Because
of
Drug
Convictions
10/10/03
The John W. Perry Fund, a
project of the DRCNet Foundation in association with Students for Sensible
Drug Policy, provides college scholarships to students losing federal financial
aid because of drug convictions. The Fund has monies remaining for fall
2003 as well as future semesters, and eligible students are urged to apply
as soon as possible.
Please visit http://www.RaiseYourVoice.com/perryfund/
to fill out a pre-application, print out an application form or brochure,
or for further information. Students, financial aid officers, friends and
family members and supporters of students, as well as media, activists,
potential donors and other interested parties, are all welcome to contact
us!
Supportive parties are urged
to take copies around to financial aid offices, social services agencies
whose clientele are likely to include drug ex-offenders, high school guidance
offices, and to forward information about the Perry Fund to appropriate
e-mail lists. Community and state colleges are of particular interest to
the Perry Fund, because the low tuition rates enable us to fully finance
a student's education in many cases, and because their student bodies include
a high proportion of low income with especially great financial need.
Any applicant losing federal
financial aid due to a drug conviction, however, attempting to attend any
school, is welcome and encouraged to apply. We continue to raise money
for the Perry Fund, and the more applications we have received, the more
money we will likely be able to raise for them. Please urge potential applicants
to visit http://www.RaiseYourVoice.com/perryfund/
for information and to apply, or to contact DRCNet at (202) 362-0030. Thank
you for spreading the word.
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Issue #306, 10/10/03
Editorial: Summer's Over -- Long Live Summer |
Curtain Closes on Ontario's Summer of Legalization: Court Ruling Reinstates Possession Law, Loosens Medical Marijuana Rules |
Change the Climate Ad Campaign Riles DC Pundits, Politicos |
California in the Era of Arnold |
New England "Governors' Summit" on Drugs: Drug War Horse and Pony Show Inside, Protestors Outside |
This Week in History |
Urgent Action Appeal on Singapore Drug Case from Amnesty International |
Newsbrief: In Fall Term, Supreme Court Rejects South Carolina Crack Mom Appeal, Accepts Case on Ex-Drug User's Rights Under Americans With Disabilities Act |
Newsbrief: Georgia Supreme Court Throws Out Driver Drug Test Law |
Newsbrief: Walters Lies Pile Up in Canada Diatribe |
Canadian Prime Minister Talks About Toking Up |
Newsbrief: Sarasota Police Lure Would-Be Drug Dealers for Profit |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cop Story |
Newsbrief: Pentagon Adds Drugs to List of Foes in Afghanistan |
Newsbrief: Vacation in Bermuda? Anti-Marijuana Campaign Underway |
DRCNet Temporarily Suspending Our Web-Based Write-to-Congress Service Due to Funding Shortfalls -- Your Help Can Bring It Back -- Keep Contacting Congress in the Meantime |
Perry Fund Accepting Applications for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 School Years, Providing Scholarships for Students Losing Aid Because of Drug Convictions |
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