[BHS Etree] FUNDRAISING: Aragon Family Scholarship

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Hello Berkeley High School Community,
 
For many years, the Berkeley High School counselors have been managing a couple of scholarship programs for BHS seniors. One in particular is focused entirely on supporting our undocumented seniors as they head off to college. As you can imagine, the pandemic has hit undocumented families particularly hard. Many work in the service industry and have lost hours or jobs altogether, and they are generally ineligible for much of the existing government assistance. Scholarship support is more urgent than ever during this time.

The Aragon Family Scholarship was created in memory of Raul Aragon from Cal State University Northridge who began supporting our undocumented BHS seniors many years ago. 100% of money donated goes directly to undocumented BHS seniors as college scholarships.
 
Although California does a lot to support undocumented students, these young scholars are not eligible for any federal grants/scholarships/loans. This often leaves them struggling to be able to afford college like their documented peers. The BHS counselors have been raising money for this scholarship ourselves, but our resources are limited and we are never able to award as much money as we would like to our undocumented seniors. I know that many generous community members are interested in supporting our English Learners and our undocumented students, and this is an option that could make a huge difference in the lives of these amazing young people.
 
If you would like to help support these students with scholarship donations, here is the relevant information:
 
Aragon Family Scholarship
* Donations of any amount are welcome.
* All donations are tax deductible.
* Checks should be made payable to BHSDG with Aragon Scholarship noted on the check. They can be mailed to: BHSDG at PO Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701-0519.
* Alternately donations can be made online at http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/ <http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/> with Aragon Scholarship typed into the Pay Field.
* For online donations using the PayPal Giving Fund (also at http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/ <http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/>), there is no opportunity to state Aragon Scholarship. Instead please follow up the donation by forwarding the donation receipt to: bhsdgbookkeeper at gmail.com <mailto:bhsdgbookkeeper at gmail.com> and then stating in the email that the donation is for the Aragon Scholarship.
* For any questions, feel free to contact terigoodman at berkeley.net <mailto:terigoodman at berkeley.net> or 510-644-6711.
 
Thank you!
 
The Berkeley High School Counseling Department

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