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Press Release

Win $2,000 For College From SLEMCO

SLEMCO customers take note!  If you, your spouse or your dependent child or legal ward will be attending a Louisiana public university this fall, this information is for you. “SLEMCO will give away 20 scholarships worth $2,000 each, by random drawing at our Annual Membership Meeting which will be held at the Lafayette Cajundome on Saturday, June 4th,” said Director of Governmental Affairs, George Fawcett.  “It couldn’t be easier to win.” 

The deadline for entering the 2005 SLEMCO Scholarship drawing is Thursday, May 5, 2005.  Sponsoring SLEMCO customers must be present to win but the applicants themselves do not have to attend unless the sponsor is also the applicant. 

Students must be at least a senior in high school to enter. Continuing college students and those going back to school to earn an undergraduate degree are also able to apply if they have a 2.0 cumulative GPA or a “C” average from their high school. 

Applications will be mailed out in every SLEMCO bill during February, March and April. Applications can also be obtained on the company website—www.slemco.com. Winners must use the scholarship funds to attend a Louisiana public university this fall and during the spring of 2006 on a full-time basis while working toward an undergraduate degree. Technical colleges do not qualify for the program.

Parents can only sponsor children who are still legal dependents. Grandparents cannot sponsor their grandchildren. If a family has more than one eligible child, each child can enter the drawing but only one family member can win per year. Once a student has won a SLEMCO scholarship, he/she cannot enter the drawing again.

Questions concerning the scholarship program can be directed to SLEMCO at 337-896-5384. 

2/2/05

For more information, contact SLEMCO's Mary Laurent at 337-896-2520.