Submitted by Susan Lotierzo
Liverpool DFS Board Member
The Liverpool chapter of Dollars for Scholars will hold its annual Phone-a-thon/Mail-a-thon on Sunday, March 11.
From 6 to 8 p.m., student volunteers will make phone calls to district residents, family members and friends to seek donations for Dollars for Scholars, the volunteer community organization that raises money for scholarships for Liverpool High School graduating seniors. Other volunteers will stuff envelopes with a letter and pledge form to be mailed to those who pledge over the phone as well as anyone who couldn’t be reached by phone. Students will arrive at 5 p.m. for training and a light supper. Mailing will continue until 9 p.m., an hour after students stop making phone calls.
Almost 200 scholarships, worth nearly $109,000, were awarded to members of the Class of 2017. We hope to award even more money this year. The Phone-a-thon/Mail-a-thon is our largest annual fundraiser. Help us reach our goal of a scholarship for every eligible college bound senior who applies.
Even if you are not called or contacted by mail, please consider making a donation to this worthwhile cause at liverpooldfs.org or mail a check to Liverpool Dollars for Scholars, P.O. Box 32, Liverpool, NY 13088-0032. Any donation, regardless of size, will be appreciated by the Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors as well as the winning students and their families.
There are other ways you can help, too. You can establish your own scholarship in honor of a special person or event. Perhaps, someone close to you passed away and you would like to sponsor a scholarship in that person’s memory. Smaller donations will be pooled with funds from other sources to award scholarships and sponsor fundraising events. Maybe you would like to become a member of the board of directors and help with projects to raise money for scholarships. Contact John Cerrone at (315) 451-4653 if you have questions.
Without tremendous school and community support, this worthwhile program to honor Liverpool High School graduates would not be possible. Thank you for your help!
