With its annual scholarship dinner tonight, the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni club celebrates 20 years of contributing to students, now giving nearly $300,000 a year. The club has an endowment of $1.2 million and from that, spends about $80,000 a year on cash awards for 50 students, ranging from $500 up to $2,500. From money raised each year, the group gives full-tuition awards to another 50 students, spending about $200,000.

It’s great to see that this Alumni club is providing opportunities to future Latino college students. Aside from providing scholarships, the club also provides networking opportunities for students as well as a support system to assist students. I can just imagine how this club impacts the students that they help. It must be very comforting to Latino students, when they know that there is someone there to help them in their time of need. It also goes to show that as college graduates we have the responsibility to help facilitate higher education for others.

Via / Arizona Daily Star