I just realized that the video link to the story of Kashia wasn't working properly.
Take it from me, this is more than worth your time. So, I intend to leave her story up through the remainder of the day today and all day tomorrow, January 23.
Kashia represents thousands of precious children who live in the areas where we work. Talk about an asset to our city!
We cannot afford to fail to invest in these promising, incredible young lives.
Sorry about the foul up on my first attempt at this post.
Please, do try again! Just scroll down to the post just below.
A terrific video about a great subject. I loved every second. Thanks for posting it, Larry.
ReplyDeleteFree? Somebody has to pay for it.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:52: Yes, we, the tax payers, will pay for it. In my opinion, spending taxpayers' money to provide an education for kids who want it but can't afford it (but for the helping hand) is a very smart and benefecial use of our tax dollars and Lord knows the Government spends our tax dollars on pet projects that are clearly a waste and that do not benefit any of us. In my view, we can pay now (to help the poor but motivated get an education) or pay later (to help take care of the uneducated who can't get job). I prefer paying now. I simply wish our Government would use our current tax base in a smarter and more effecient and beneficial manner. David D.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting:
ReplyDeleteOil Company Offers $50-Million in Scholarships
The nation’s ninth-largest oil company has pledged to spend $5-million per year for 10 years to send hundreds of high school students in economically depressed El Dorado, Ark., to college, reports the Associated Press.
Murphy Oil, a Fortune 500 company based in El Dorado, will pay up to $6,000 per year—the cost of attending a public university in Arkansas—to the city’s approximately 250 eligible high school graduates, starting this year. It is one of the largest scholarship programs ever offered in the United States.
Only students enrolled in the El Dorado school system since kindergarten are eligible for the full award, which can be applied toward tuition at any college in the country. Students who have been enrolled in the school system for four or more years receive two-thirds of the full amount.
Many El Dorado residents have recently lost jobs in the local logging industry, and Murphy spokesmen said the company hopes the program will help revitalize the city.