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• DEADLINE APPROACHING - JANUARY 6TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Created Jan 03, 2012 - Expires Jan 10, 2012 - High Priority
  
  For Jan 03, 2012

  Scholarship Applications DUE Friday, January 6
  Las Vegas, January, 2012 – Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of Greater Las Vegas and
  The McDonald’s® Owner Operators of Greater Las Vegas would like to announce that the 2012 RMHC of
  Greater Las Vegas Scholarship Program application deadline is this Friday, January 6, 2012.
  RMHC representatives will be available at the following Las Vegas area McDonald’s locations
  from 2:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday, January 6 to accept applications in person and answer questions:
  1) Las Vegas Blvd. & Nellis - 4215 Las Vegas Blvd. North
  2) Owens & Eastern - 2513 East Owens
  3) Sahara & Maryland Pkwy. - 1195 East Sahara
  4) Sunset & Eastern - 2550 East Sunset Rd. (across from Sunset Park)
  5) Sunset & Stephanie - 601 North Stephanie
  6) Rainbow and 215 - 6990 South Rainbow Blvd.
  7) Lake Mead & Buffalo - 7662 West Lake Mead Blvd.
  8) N. Durango & Farm Rd. - 8480 Farm Road (right off of US I-95)
  Applicants must be a high school senior in Clark or Nye counties, have a minimum un-weighted
  cumulative GPA of 2.7, and submit a complete application with all required documents by the January 6th
  deadline. Eligible students can get an application through their high school counseling office, online at
  www.rmhlv.com, or by calling (702) 252.4663.
  “This scholarship program allows us the opportunity to say to these young adults, ‘we believe in
  you and your future,’” says Eva Martin, McDonald’s Franchisee and Board President of RMHC of
  Greater Las Vegas. “We know that a number of these students wouldn’t have the chance to go to college
  if it weren’t for the support they’re receiving from these scholarships.”
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  The Program plans to award over $280,000 in scholarships in 2012 to local students. Since the
  Program began in 1999, over $2.4 million in scholarships has been awarded to over 1,000 high school
  seniors in Clark & Nye counties in Nevada. Las Vegas McDonald’s and the Las Vegas Review-Journal
  support the Program by donating a portion of every Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper sold at
  participating McDonald’s restaurants. McDonald’s donations and in-store newspaper sales will fund
  more than $150,000 in local scholarships in 2012. Thanks to McDonald’s customers, McDonald’s has
  contributed over $1.2 million in newspaper revenue to the RMHC scholarship program.
  RMHC of Greater Las Vegas also partners with several local community organizations in an
  effort to offer a wider scope of scholarship opportunities. The partners for 2012 include 100 Black Men
  of Las Vegas , Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Hispanic Educators
  Association of Nevada, The Links Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., United Fire Fighters of Southern
  Nevada, and Through the Eyes of a Child Foundation.
  Scholarship recipients are chosen based on financial need, academic achievement, community
  involvement, and future goals. Recipients will be formally announced in early April, 2012.
  Recipients must attend an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the fall
  immediately following their high school graduation, and scholarship funds can only be used for tuition,
  books and supplies. For more information, please call (702) 252-4663 or visit www.rmhlv.com.