Kent Station's March Fundraiser Yields Four Scholarships Totaling $5,000 for GRCC Students
Kent Station is proud to announce that it received nearly 5,000 postcards from its customers during the Green River Community College scholarship fundraiser held in March each year.
Online, April 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Kent Station is proud to announce that it received nearly 5,000 postcards from its customers during the Green River Community College scholarship fundraiser held in March each year. Kent Station donated $1 to the scholarship fund for every completed postcard submitted by shoppers and visitors. Four scholarships will be awarded in 2010 and, since starting the program in 2007, Kent Station has donated 15 scholarships totaling over $20,000. Scholarships are awarded to Kent students who may not otherwise be able to attend college without financial assistance.
Miranda Green, a 2009 scholarship winner, said, "I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Kent Station Scholarship. Thanks to [Kent Station's] support, I am the first in my family to attend college. Without this scholarship, I would not be able to go to college."
"Kent Station is proud to partner with our merchants to provide scholarship money for local high school graduates," Sommer Ueda, Kent Station marketing coordinator, said. "We are particularly proud of the community's ongoing support of this annual fundraiser. It shows us that Kent really cares about its future."
"This program is really a win-win for everyone. The GRCC Foundation is thrilled to partner with Kent Station to support educational opportunities for youth in our community," said Beth Gatzke of Green River Community College.
Kent Station encourages other businesses in the community to donate scholarships to the GRCC Foundation and help make a difference in educating our youth.
For more information about Kent Station's annual scholarship fundraiser, call Sommer Ueda at 253-856-2301. For more information about Green River Community College, visit GRCC online at http://greenriver.edu.
Located on 18 acres in the heart of downtown Kent, Kent Station is an urban shopping village developed by Seattle-based Tarragon Development Company. The 470,000 sq. ft., mixed-use development features locally-owned and national retail stores, professional office space, and dining and entertainment, including a 14-screen AMC Theatres Cineplex and a branch campus of Green River Community College.