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Here is a press release from The Freedom Forum.
I downloaded the press release from the PR On-Line BBS in Maryland
at 410-363-0834. I do not work for or belong to the Freedom Forum.

 Black High School Seniors to Meet College Reps During Freedom
Forum/Project Excellence Scholarship Day Nov. 4
 To: Assignment Desk
 Contact: Molly O'Connell of The Freedom Forum, 703-284-2807

   News Advisory:

   Five hundred top-ranked black high school seniors from the
Washington metropolitan area will meet with representatives of
42 of the nation's leading colleges and universities in an effort
to win financial aid during The Freedom Forum/Project Excellence
Scholarship Day on Friday, Nov. 4.
   Students selected to participate in Scholarship Day were drawn
from more than 80 high schools -- public and private -- in the
District of Columbia; the city of Alexandria; Fairfax and Arlington
counties in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George's counties
in Maryland.  They each have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
on a 4.0 scale.
   Last year, nearly $2 million in scholarship money was committed.
Many scholarship offers -- including full four-year scholarships
-- are made on the spot.

   Event:  The Freedom Forum/Project Excellence Scholarship Day

   Date:   Friday, Nov. 4

   Time:   1 to 5 p.m.

   Place:  The Freedom Forum World Center
           1101 Wilson Blvd.
           Lobby Level
           Arlington, Va.

   Note:  There will be a welcoming reception for college and
university representatives and presidents on Thursday, Nov. 3, from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  Reporters are welcome to attend the
reception to interview syndicated columnist Carl T. Rowan, founder
of Project Excellence, and presidents of the participating colleges
or universities in advance.  Rowan, school officials and
students also will be available the day of the event.
   For more information call Molly O'Connell, media relations
specialist, The Freedom Forum, 703-284-2807.

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