$15,000 in scholarships to students at two schools. It's a surprise to the
students, so keep this a secret!
Jack Brandais
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San Diego Unified School District
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THREE SAN DIEGO-AREA STUDENTS WIN $5,000 SUN LIFE RISING STAR AWARD
Sun Life Financial to Surprise Students with Giant $5,000 Check
WHAT: The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF, TSX: SLF)
will make three surprise scholarship presentations to: Latrice Brown, San
Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, Priscilla Elizalde, Kearny
High School, and Eric Jackson, Kearny High School, each a local winner of a
$5,000 Sun Life Rising Star Award.
WHO: Latrice Brown, Sun Life Rising Star Award Recipient, San Diego School
of Creative and Performing Arts
- Priscilla Elizalde, Sun Life Rising Star Award Recipient, Kearny High
School
- Eric Jackson, Sun Life Rising Star Award Recipient, Kearny High School
- Brian McArthur, Sun Life Financial Representative
- Jeremy Ross, Sun Life Financial Representative
- Leslee Hatch, Sun Life Financial Representative
- Performers representing Cirque du Soleil
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 (9 a.m. 1 p.m.)
WHERE: 9:00 a.m. Kearny High School (check-in at Main building), Room 303
Construction Tech Academy Building 7651 Wellington Street San Diego, CA
92111
1:00 p.m. San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts Check-in at Main
office 2425 Dusk Drive, San Diego, CA 92139
BACKGROUND:
The Sun Life Rising Star Awards program is a new program developed by Sun
Life Financial to recognize and provide resources to high school students
who have overcome the odds and remained committed to furthering their
education and the nonprofit organizations who work on their behalf. The
awards program will give away a total of $1,000,000 in grants and
scholarships in 2010, of which $165,000 will be awarded in the San
Diego-area alone. For more information on the program, please visit
www.sunliferisingstar.com <http://www.sunliferisingstar.com> .
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