< Back to All News

Sierra College Gets Big Check

Posted: Feb. 28, 2013 6:00 PM PST

The Sierra College Foundation is able to provide emergency grants for students in need as a result of a generous donation. Wells Fargo Bank  presented the Foundation with a check for 100,000 dollars on Thursday. Foundation Executive Director Sonbol Aliabadi says part of the money will be used for an Emergency Fund to support students in financial crisis.
Click here to listen to Executive Director Sonbol Aliabadi

Aliabadi says the type of emergencies vary in severeity and occur to students at all Sierra College campuses.
Click here to listen to Executive Director Sonbol Aliabadi

Students facing a financial emergency can apply for a one-time grant of up to 500 dollars.
The Executive Director also says some of the funds from Wells Fargo will go towards establishing and supporting internships to help jumpstart Sierra College student careers.

More from my site

More from my site

KNCO Web Comments Guidelines

  1. Keep it clean. Comments with inappropriate language, no matter how cleverly spelled or decorated will not be posted.
  2. Comments on the way the story was written or misspelled words will be passed on to the story authors and not posted.
  3. Please use your real name. Anonymous comments or comments posted using a fake name or web handle may not be posted.
  4. Please use your real email address so we can contact you.
  5. No flaming. Any comments that are primarily of a name calling finger pointing nature may not be posted.
  6. The comment section is not a right it is a privilege. KNCO retains all rights as to what is posted on its website.

Leave A Comment

*

*

* captcha