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| 8/12/2009 | Email this article • Print this article | High School Students Awarded $80,000 in Scholarships from APIASF and Farmers Insurance in a Ceremony at the State Capitol with State Senator Mee Moua
High School Students Awarded $80,000 in Scholarships from APIASF and Farmers Insurance in a Ceremony at the State Capitol with State Senator Mee Moua
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| From left to right - Elaine Love (Farmers Insurance), Katie Tran-Lam (APIASF), Senator Mee Moua, Mysee Chang, Mai Lor, Ka Zoua Vang, H.C. Huynh (Farmers Insurance), Locke Pierce (Farmers Insurance). (Courtesy of HT Group) |
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St. Paul, Minn. (August 4, 2009) - Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted solely to providing college scholarships to Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) students, recently awarded $80,000 in scholarships to high school students from around the country. State Senator Mee Moua took part in today's ceremony to present the scholarships to the students at the State Capitol.
Ka Zoua Vang of Minneapolis, Mai Lou Thao of St. Paul, Mai Lor of St. Paul, Monzong Cha of Minneapolis, Cheenou Her of Maplewood and Mysee Chang of Corcoran were among 32 scholars selected nationally to receive the APIASF / Farmers Scholarship for $2,500 each. The students are graduates of Arlington High School, Central Senior High School and Buffalo High School and plan on staying close to home. They will be attending Minnesota colleges including the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Bethel University, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Olaf College and St. Catherine University this fall. More than 3,000 students around the country applied for the 225 scholarships awarded by APIASF in 2009.
"Service to the community is an important value to Farmers and it is an honor to be able to recognize deserving students for their hard work and commitment to our community," said Locke Pierce, Farmers State Executive Director. "I am proud to be able to support our local students."
The APIASF / Farmers Scholarship was made possible by a two-year partnership between Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and APIASF to provide direct scholarship support and student outreach initiatives aimed at increasing access to higher education in underserved communities across America.
"Thanks to Farmers support, APIASF is able to help students like (insert student name) achieve their dream of higher education," said Neil Horikoshi, APIASF President & Executive Director. "We know that investing in education and in our future leaders is the best way to ensure that our communities continue to grow and flourish."
Since 2003, APIASF has provided a critical bridge to higher education for APIA students across the country by awarding more than $2.4 million in scholarships. APIASF's vision is to see that all APIA students have the access to higher education and the resources they need to achieve academic, personal and professional success.
About Farmers Insurance Group
Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.
About APIASF
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted solely to providing scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA). Since 2003, APIASF has provided a critical bridge to higher education for APIA students across the country by awarding more than $2.4 million in scholarships to 1,075 students. APIASF manages two scholarship programs: APIASF's general scholarship and the Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Corporate supporters include, but are not limited to: AT&T Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, ING, Macy's Inc., McDonald's, Sodexo Foundation, United Health Foundation, USA Funds, Wachovia Foundation, Wal-Mart Foundation and Wells Fargo. For more information about APIASF, visit our Web site at www.apiasf.org.
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