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WASHINGTON D.C. (April 29, 2008) - Operation Homefront has
extended the deadline for those interested in one of 25 American
Patriot Freedom Scholarships the group offers to children of
military families for tuition and other education-related
expenses.
"The organization is extending its application date to allow the
children stationed at military bases abroad additional time to
submit their applications," Arthur Hasselbrink, founder and
president of Homefront America, said.
With the change in deadline, applications must be postmarked by
May 30.
Homefront America, with the help of the W. Daniel Tate family
and Sara's Hope, which offers annual scholarships to high school
students performing random acts of kindness, will award 25 $1,000
scholarships in June. This year's awards will bring the value of
the scholarships awarded since the program's 2006 start to
$70,000.
Military dependent children of retirees, disabled or fallen
servicemembers or active-duty servicemembers stationed stateside or
abroad are eligible to apply. This eligibility extends to activated
or deployed Guardsmen and reservists, officials said.
Applications consist of an essay of 500 words or less on one of
four pre-approved topics. They will be judged on originality,
length, and relationship to the topic chosen, as well as grammar
and spelling.
Complete guidelines, instructions and application materials are
available on the Homefront America Web site,
www.homefrontamerica.org.
Homefront America is a supporter of America Supports You, a
Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with
servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
Editor's Note: To find out about more individuals,
groups and organizations that are helping support the troops,
visit www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil. America
Supports You directly connects military members to the support of
the America people and offers a tool to the general public in their
quest to find meaningful ways to support the military
community.
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