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Phoenix Union College Bound Seniors Helped by Foundation Scholarships
For Immediate Release June 10, 2022
Contact: Richard Franco (602) 764-1530
Phoenix Union College Bound Seniors Helped by Foundation Scholarships PHOENIX, AZ – The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education awarded scholarships this year totaling $95,750 assisting 52 Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) seniors in furthering their education at colleges and universities next year. The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education is a 501(c)(3) that supports pathways to success in college, career, and life. The Foundation provides support for PXU college-going students, programs, and scholarships. It began in 1985 as the Phoenix Union Partnership of Business and Education, and in recent years, it has concentrated on generating need-based scholarships for PXU students. Scholarships range from $500 annually to $8,000 over a four-year academic career, distributed from a pool of scholarship resources provided by individual and organization donors to employee contributions and fundraising events. Six seniors received four-year scholarships of $8,000 each…[Continue Reading]
Phoenix Union College Bound Seniors Helped by Foundation Scholarships
For Immediate Release May 21, 2021
Contact: Richard Franco (602) 764-1530
PHOENIX, AZ – The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education awarded scholarships this year totaling $99,900 assisting 62 Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) seniors in furthering their education at colleges and universities next year.
The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education is a 501(c)(3) that supports pathways to success in college, career, and life. The Foundation provides support for PXU college-going students, programs, and scholarships. It began in 1985 as the Phoenix Union Partnership of Business and Education, and in recent years, it has concentrated on generating need-based scholarships for PXU students. [Continue Reading]
Phoenix Union College Bound Seniors Helped by Foundation Scholarships
For Immediate Release June 10, 2020
Contact: Richard Franco (602) 764-1530
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education awarded scholarships this year totaling $99,300 assisting 51 District Seniors in furthering their education at Arizona colleges and universities next year. [Continue Reading]
Phoenix Union Foundation for Education Creates $30,000 Emergency Relief Fund for PXU Families Impacted by COVID-19
For Immediate Release April 15, 2020
Contact: Laura Taylor (480) 289-5761
PHOENIX, AZ: The Phoenix Union Foundation for Education (PUFE) has created a $30,000 Emergency Relief Fund to benefit families of the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) impacted by hardships due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This Fund, unanimously passed by the Foundation’s Executive Board on March 31, will directly support students and their families in this time of need. [Continue Reading]