Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship
Program recognizes kids for exceptional volunteer service
Today, Kohl’s
Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) named 10 remarkable young volunteers
as the national winners of the Kohl’s
Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program. With the cost of
tuition rising at nearly three times the rate of family income and
student borrowing for college more than doubling over the last decade1,
scholarships are more important than ever to help families make
post-secondary education accessible to their children. Of the nearly
18,000 kids who were nominated for the annual Kohl’s
Kids Who Care Scholarship Program, these 10 kids, ranging in age
from 8 to 18, went above and beyond with their volunteer efforts and
have made outstanding positive contributions to their communities. Each
national winner receives a $5,000 scholarship for post-secondary
education. Kohl’s will also donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization of
each winner’s choosing.
This year’s Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarship recipients exemplified the
spirit of volunteerism by providing new socks and clothing essential to
the homeless, running triathlons to raise money for cancer research,
providing eyeglasses to those with no access or means to afford proper
eyewear and starting organizations to raise money and support for U.S.
military troops.
Scholarship recipients are:
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Mimi Ausland, 13, Bend, Ore. – Mimi volunteers with the Humane
Society of Central Oregon and raised $250,000 worth of pet food for
animals at 11 shelters.
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Paul Carey, 18, West Chester, Ohio – Paul helped raise $300,000
for Amyothrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease, and lobbied in Washington D.C. for ALS support and funding.
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Rocco Fiorentino, 12, Voorhees, N.J. – Born blind, Rocco has
been the ambassador for his family’s organization, The Little Rock
Foundation, providing resources for families with blind children.
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Patrick Foster, 18, Sachse, Texas – Patrick co-founded Dallas
is Love, a nonprofit providing $290,000 worth of goods, such as books,
CDs and personal items, to soldiers.
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Jeffrey Hanson, 15, Overland Park, Kan.
