Phone-A-Thon to Fund Scholarships

Scholarship Foundation of East Providence will sponsor its annual phone-a-thon on March 17 and 18. East Providence High School students and volunteers will be calling East Providence residents between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. on those dates. Hosting the fund raising event is Nordson EFD, Inc. of Catamore Boulevard, East Providence.

Last year, the phone-a-thon raised more than $92,000 in scholarships. “We are grateful to the families, organizations and businesses who continue to support students in our city,” noted Phone-a-thon Chairman Louise Paiva. This year, the Carter Family Charitable Trust will match, dollar for dollar, the first $45,000 in donations to the phone-a-thon postmarked by April 30, 2015.

Scholarship Foundation of East Providence administers more than 200 scholarships and book expense awards annually to East Providence residents who are entering or already enrolled in a four-year college or two-year career or technical school. Each student receives one or more scholarships totaling a minimum of $1,000.

Residents who do 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, Inc., to P.O. Box 154438, Riverside, RI 02915.