Community Outreach - Philanthropic Programs
College Scholarships
Two (2) College Scholarships in the amount of $4,500 each and seven (7) scholarships of $3,000 each are awarded to students who are entering their Junior or Senior year in a four year college or university in Bexar County, Texas. The scholarships are paid directly to the four-year college or university in Bexar County which student will attend.
Scholarship Application
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Applications must include:
Completed Assistance League application--This may be obtained from your school financial aid office or at www.assistanceleaguesa.org
Biographical letter of no more than one typed page which should include the following:
Personal information you choose to share about your family or background
Educational goals
Letter of acceptance from a 4 year college or university in Bexar County and date you will be attending.
Minimum of three letters of recommendation--two should be from professors, one from other school personnel or employers, not from family members or personal friends.
Official undergraduate transcript, including most recent semester completed.
$2,500 scholarships are paid directly to the four year college or university in Bexar County which the students will attend.
All applications must be postmarked by Friday, Feb. 22, 2013.
Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
Please submit applications to:
Assistance League of San Antonio
PO Box 13130
Attention: Scholarship Chairman
San Antonio, Texas 78213
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Assistance League of San Antonio: Quick Facts |
- Largest active membership of Assistance League Chapters in the country
- Current membership - 491
- Located at 2611 West Avenue
- Touched the lives of over 65,000 members of the San Antonio community last year
- 100% of philanthropic work done by volunteers
- Last year’s volunteer hours - 66,000
- Major source of funds for philanthropic work - Thrift House at 2611 West Avenue
- Projects serviced through agencies, schools and organizations that verify needs of individuals
- Sponsors seven Philanthropic Programs:
- Adopt A Resident - gift of time and friendship to Chandler Nursing Home residents
- C.A.P.S. - donation of 950 caps last year to acutely ill children and teens in local hospitals
- College Scholarships - Twelve $2000 scholarships to qualifying juniors and seniors
- I'm In Charge - reaches over 6,000 elementary students with a program about personal safety
- Operation School Bell - provides school clothes for over 4,000 elementary children in need of clothing in order to attend school
- Togs for Tots - provides clothing for more than 5,600 children from birth to age five at the request of 27 community agencies
- Watch Me Grow - distributes over 20,000 booklets as a guide for parents about the developmental stages of their children
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