FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauretta Holloway August 29, 2018 (919) 875-8901

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE® OF THE TRIANGLE AREA ANNOUNCES $145,000 IN FINANCIAL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 34 STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGES

Raleigh, NC - Assistance League® of the Triangle Area, a non-profit 100% volunteer organization awarded $145,000 in scholarships to 34 young adults. Financial assistance is provided to students residing in Wake, Durham and Orange counties to further their education at North Carolina post-secondary institutions. Since 2000, the Triangle Area chapter of National Assistance League® has provided 252 scholarships totaling over $775,000.

High School Students University/College High School Attended Luisa Anaya-Sandoval NC State University Durham School of the Arts Lauren Brooks UNC – Greensboro Wake Early College Dejare Cumberbatch University of Mount Olive North Raleigh Christian Academy Danielka DaCunha UNC – Chapel Hill Sanderson High School Dillon Davis NC State University Gicari Davis UNC – Greensboro City of Medicine Academy Ali Reza Hamdoon UNC – Greensboro Broughton High School Tiye Jones Amen Hetep UNC – Chapel Hill Jesse Leeder NC State University Heather Poole Appalachian State Longleaf High School Crystal Rivera UNC – Chapel Hill City of Medicine Academy Daysean Scott UNC – Charlotte Riverside High School Megan Sweeney UNC – Chapel Hill Wake Early College Anna Thome East Carolina University Broughton High School Undergraduate Student Kyle Dua NC State University Returning Scholars Assistance League Scholarship Sandra Addo East Carolina University 3rd time recipient Jennifer Beasley Central Carolina Community College 2nd time recipient Jean Carlos Ferman NC State University 2nd time recipient Renuka Gogusetti NC State University 3rd time recipient Chekera Hunter NC Central University 3rd time recipient Hannah Jordan NC State University 3rd time recipient Mila Korobkina UNC - Chapel Hill 4th time recipient Rebecca Lepore UNC - Chapel Hill 3rd time recipient Alexis Long UNC - Greensboro 2nd time recipient Evan Martinez Western Carolina University 4th time recipient Austin Panameno NC State University 3rd time recipient Marilyn Reyes UNC - Chapel Hill 4th time recipient Sara Sanders East Carolina University 2nd time recipient Karen Silva-Flores NC State University 2nd time recipient Sarah Summers Wingate University 4th time recipient Elexys Thomas East Carolina University 3rd time recipient Julia Wielgus NC State University 2nd time recipient Magdalena Wielgus NC State University 4th time recipient Christina Wilkins NC State University 2nd time recipient

Front Row: Julia Wielgus, Danielka DaCunha, Luisa Anaya Sandoval, Tiye Jones Amen Hetep, Lauren Brooks, Marilyn Reyes, Crystal Rivera, Gicari Davis

Back Row: Jean Ferman, Karen Silva Flores, Austin Panameno, Heather Poole, Anna Thome, Chekera Hunter, Sarah Summers, Dillon Davis, Ali Reza Hamdoon, Daysean Scott, Jesse Leeder, Alexis Long

Mission: Volunteers transforming the lives of women, children and families through community programs.

For more information about Assistance League of the Triangle Area, please visit: http://www.altriangle.org

Lauretta Holloway (919) 875-8901 Marketing Communications Chair Assistance League of the Triangle Area ***