2003 Scholarship Recipients:

For Immediate Release
Chattanooga, TN
May 12, 2003

The Children of Breast Cancer Foundation® is thrilled to announce its first group of scholarship recipients, all of whom have lost a parent to breast cancer. They are:

Amy Carlson of New Gloucester, Maine
Ashley Hausman of Delafield, Wisconsin
Cherie Lui of San Jose, California
Kendra Leann Cleveland of Seneca, South Carolina
Marley Bruce of Berkeley, California
Randall Craycraft of Cincinnati, Ohio
Roxanne Cowan of Las Vegas, Nevada
Sewon Bestman of Germantown, Maryland
William Edward Pitt of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Brandie Lass of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Brian Vesely of Tampa, Florida
Colleen Wojnar of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michele McDonald of San Angelo, Texas
Stacie Hiratsuka of Sacramento, California

After reviewing dozens of deserving students whose families have suffered the tragedy of breast cancer, the Children of Breast Cancer Selection Committee is proud to present a minimum $1000.00 scholarship for each student to be applied towards his or her college education tuition for the 2003-2004 school year. This group of 13 students joins the first scholarship recipient, Ginny Straub of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the first class of students whom this unique scholarship program will assist with higher education.

The Children of Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund is designed to lift the financial and emotional burden faced by a growing number of children in our country who have lost a parent to breast cancer, or are children of breast cancer survivors.

The intent of these scholarships is to acknowledge the trauma these children experienced through their parents' illness, honor the memory of a deceased parent, and address the financial stress placed on these families due to medical expenses and/or loss of income. It also serves to encourage these children in creating the best future possible for themselves, and to
encourage cancer risk education in young adult students.

The Children of Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All gifts to the Children of Breast Cancer Foundation® are tax deductible. Checks should be made payable to Children of Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 4032 Chattanooga, TN 37405

For more information, please visit www.childrenofbreastcancer.org

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