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PRESS RELEASE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - CONTACT:
National Scholarship Fund
David Unger; Executive Director
(207) 510-7502
info@nationalscholarshipfund.org

April 12, 2007 � For Immediate Release

Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship Established
Honoring a Maine Army Soldier

On March 25, 2007, Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, of South Portland, Maine, was killed in Iraq by a suicide bomber while on patrol handing out candy to local children. Sgt. Swiger grew up in a home occupied by many foster children in South Portland. Swiger was always trying to help others, and see them for who they really are. As Sgt. Swiger wrote in his high school senior journal, �Nothing in this world would please me more than to see the world, one day, look at people for who they really are and what they are capable of doing.�

The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship has been established to allow foster youth in Maine, like Sgt. Swiger, to reach their dreams and full capability. The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship has been created through the National Scholarship Fund's Maine Program, Sgt. Swiger�s widow, Alanna Swiger, and his mother, Valorie Swiger.

Sgt. Swiger was fortunate to be able to live his life long dream of serving in the Army 82nd Airborne Calvary. The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship will provide an opportunity to Maine�s deserving foster youth to further their dreams and continue their education.

The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship, and other scholarships for these youth �aging out� of foster care, are being created by the National Scholarship Fund, to help bridge the financial gap left by many traditional scholarships and grants that may not entirely pay for tuition, room and board, books, computers, college supplies, etc. Through efforts such as this, the National Scholarship Fund will help these deserving young adults not only receive a college education, but to graduate with a degree debt free.

With the appropriate funding, the first award of the Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship will be distributed in the Fall of 2007 to a deserving high school graduate who has aged out of the foster care system in Maine. This will allow a deserving youth in Maine to achieve their career goal, just as Jason did.


Tax Deductible Donations to this and other NSF scholarships can be sent to:
The National Scholarship Fund
Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship
15 Holly Street Suite 202
Scarborough, ME 04074
info@nationalscholarshipfund.org
www.nationalscholarshipfund.org/Maine
(207) 510-7502


The National Scholarship Fund is registered with the Internal Revenue Services and has 501 (c)(3) Tax Exempt Status. A copy of this can be obtained by contacting the NSF�s office. Gifts can be tax deductible as allowed by law.