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Raffle Raises over $2000
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 by JRF Staff |
Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets, JRF raised over $2000 on the diamond bracelet raffle. Proceeds will fund one of this year’s JRF scholarships. The winning ticket was drawn at the Annual Dinner last Thursday, and the lucky winner was Laura Jolly, Dean of UGA’s College of Fam...
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Diamond Bracelet Raffle
Posted on Sep 9, 2009 by JRF |
You could win a beautiful diamond bracelet, valued at $9,385! This 14 kt gold basket weave wide-link bracelet with .96 carat diamonds, generously donated by JWR Jewelers, is being raffled to support JRF’s scholarship program. Tickets are just $10 each, or you can increase your odds AND yo...
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Live Auction at Annual Dinner
Posted on Sep 4, 2009 by JRF Staff |
Thanks to Wilbur Mull at Classic Realty & Auction Co. Inc., we are going to have a great live auction at the Dinner this year. One of the items up for bid is a 2 night/3 day getaway to the Blue Ridge Mountains! Warren’s Ridge has 3 bedrooms with 3.5 bath along with a spacious finished b...
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Georgia Shares recognizes outstanding performance at UGA
Posted on Aug 13, 2009 by JRF Staff |
The University of Georgia was presented with the Georgia Shares MVP Award for its role as the top contributor in the state. Leaders of several Athens area non-profit charities presented the award on August 5, 2009 to UGA in appreciation for stellar performance. University employees pledged a tota...
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White House proposes simpler FAFSA
Posted on Jun 24, 2009 by JRF Staff |
We’re excited to hear about President Obama’s proposal for simplifying the FAFSA. The FAFSA, which is the federal government’s required form for college financial aid, is currently over 100 questions long. It’s so complex that as many as 1.5 million Pell grant-eligible stu...
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