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We're not lion: The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are a good laugh

12/31/2022

December 10, 2022, Ashley Ahn, Photo Stories from NPR

Michael Eastwell's photo of two wallabies playing on the beach in Australia's Cape Hillsborough. Michael Eastwell/Comedy Wildlife 2022

November 11, 2022 / Mental Health
Why Laughing Is Good for You
"No joke, laughter can relieve stress, strengthen your relationships and even do your body good"
Good News is Also Good for Us- Here’s Where to Find It

We can all use some good news too with the overwhelming amount of bad news we’re fed daily; the good news is out there somewhere, and you’ll find sources beyond All Out for Change® news of how we help partial scholarship students with limited financial resources start college with a laptop in hand, and get through college with less debt.

"Just as reading bad news stirs up hormones and sparks neurotransmitters that change mood, so does good news. We can benefit greatly in our personal lives and relationships from exposing ourselves to positive information."
Scroll down to the bottom of this article to find ways to connect to a daily good news feed: "Why We Need Good News And how to find it."

Additionally, our Inspiring Stories/Impact Page is full of good news; have a look.
The Cleveland Clinic also reported recently, December 7, that
“Giving Is Good for Your Health”.

So if you’d like to end 2022 on a good note and step into 2023 with your brain full of “feel good chemicals”, click the links: laugh, read good news from All Out for Change® on our Inspiring Stories/Impact page.

Franklin: “I will major in Politics with a concentration on World Politics at Catholic University...in order to pursue careers in international relations and government, utimately, to work at the Department of State as a diplomat.”

And Remember, Gratitude, is another one of those good for you “to-dos”

- We appreciate all of you who pitched in this year

- And thanks to our 2022 AOFC team and supporters who made our Celebration of Achievements fundraising campaign a great success, allowing us to fulfill needs for Fall semester Supplemental Scholarship awards: Lido Civic Club · Barbour & Associates · DuPont Circle Pharmacy · Infinity Design Solutions LLC · Epic Consolidated Services LLC · Donohoe Hospitality Services · Jim Cocco, CPA, PLLC · Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC · Matthews Carter & Boyce, CPA & Advisors · FIS Global Foundation · Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center Inc · Georgetown Auto Service · Residence Inn Marriott Dupont Circle · Hospitality Partners · EagleStone Tax & Wealth Advisors · Steven A. LeBeau DDS, FAGD · Mac of All Trades · EagleBank · W. S. Jenks & Son · Walker Enterprises · Fight Juice · Macs on Demand · Chris’ Marketplace · Al Tiramisu · Impasta Gluten Free · Valley Brook Tea · Call Your Mother · Blues Alley and the many Circle of Friends contributors.
If you haven’t contributed and want to see how good it feels to give, it’s not too late.

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Wishing you lots of laughs, good news & gratitude in 2023!
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Tuition Gaps, Meals, Transportation, Books, & More; It All Adds Up

12/26/2022

Take it all in...Year-end Big Picture in Videos, Student Conundrums & Fall Semester Impact-Solutions, Spring Semester Need

Your Late Summer Through December Donations Fund Spring Semester Supplemental Scholarship Awards

"Learning how little of the whole is covered by scholarships by engaging with students, learning from our conversations and emails, reading news articles and books, gives me more reason to stand behind our amazing select group of college scholarship recipients to help them avoid ScholarShipWreck.” MaryAnn Puglisi, Chief Engagement Officer & Founder of All Out for Change®.

Get the picture by watching short videos below; and from our eye-opening stories page; and from “Financial aid letters can hide real cost of college”, Michelle Singletary, The Color of Money columnist, The Washington Post, Dec. 7, 2022

Most Scholarship Recipients Do Not Receive Full Ride Scholarships; usually, full or partial tuition, and sometimes partial room & board.

Every semester our select group of college scholarship students will face college and living expenses such as $100 textbooks, $6000 tuition gaps, housing and meals, transportation, school supplies, and more, they and their families can’t afford. Our Celebration of Achievements fundraising campaign, thanks to donations, allowed us to purchase laptops and provide fall semester Supplemental Scholarship awards. Spring Semester is upon us and them.

Our Goal in 2023 is to provide larger awards for scholarship gaps to minimize the ScholarShipWreck effect.

DONATE FOR SPRING SEMESTER SUPP0RT

State Department, Law, Marine Biology, Opera Singer, Nursing, Medical Research. Except for their professional dreams, the lives of students we support are vastly different from their wealthier peers. All Out for Change®, through donations toward our Supplemental Scholarship fund, helps financially disadvantaged, ambitious, college scholarship recipients with great potential ease their journey toward degrees, professions, and upward mobility for themselves and their families.

Video clips below shed light on conundrums interwoven into the pursuit of higher education, and the higher earnings that degree buys at the expense of burdensome debt for scholarship recipients.

Get Schooled with Mary Schaffner
Founder of DC International Public Charter School (DCI),
Celebration of Achievements Honoree

Mary, choking up and teary-eyed: “I’m so incredibly thankful to MaryAnn and All Out for Change® for their support of our students. They’ve jumped in to help with funding for computers, to funding for travel and last minute needs. It’s exactly what the students need, because small funding needs can keep a kid from going to school. We’ve seen it! … Thank you, you have been instrumental in ensuring DCI alumni success as they pursue their college plans."

Get Schooled on Campus Food Insecurity with Andy Sonn
Faculty Advisor for The Store (GW University student run food

To understand our student scholarship recipients’ realities watch a short revealing, eye-opening presentation from our Celebration of Achievements event. Andy Sonn, speaks about campus food insecurity and other challenges students with limited financial resources face. And listen to a recent NPR Takeaway about hunger on college campuses.

Get Schooled with the Fireside Chat Panelists

Paola & Franklin, summer 2022 were out of the starting gate, DCI grads; Andy, a GW faculty member who knows what scholarship recipients are up against and what keeps them in the race; Cody, dedicated DCI team member for 15 years; and MaryAnn, Chief Engagement Officer & Founder of All Out for Change®, engaging with students, learning from our conversations and emails, gives me more reason to stand behind them.

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“My Posse scholarship is a full tuition scholarship so there's still a gap of housing and meals not covered unless another generous scholarship can be attained,” Paola states regarding a typical scholarship conondrum. Then Andy follows, "Dining plan and residence hall can be up to $14,000/year.”

"How Much does College Cost?"

Average price of tuition and fees 2022-2023 academic year:

$39,400 at private colleges
$10,940 at public colleges (in-state residents)
$28,240 at public colleges (out-of-state residents)

Average room and board costs 2022-2023 academic year:

$14,030 at private colleges
$12,310 at public colleges

"Financial aid letters don’t reveal the real cost of college"

A newly released GAO report criticizes colleges for sending letters that don’t help students pick the school they can afford, leaving them to rack up debt. Michelle Singletary, The Color of Money columnist, The Washington Post, December 7, 2022

“...The financial aid letters colleges issue are supposed to help students determine how much they can afford. But they aren’t as helpful as they should be and, in many cases, can be misleading, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office…”

First on the GAO itemized list of what letters should include:
"1. Direct and indirect costs are itemized. Yes, tuition, room and board make up most college costs. But families ought to understand that other expenses can result in additional borrowing. Books, transportation and personal expenses can be daunting for many students…"

I GET THE PICTURE & I'D LIKE HELP

Let's keep them on track towards degrees and professions; and through every donation, we chip away at student loan debt.
Your Late Summer Through December Donations Fund Spring Semester Supplemental Scholarship Awards

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We're not lion: The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are a good laugh

Tuition Gaps, Meals, Transportation, Books, & More; It All Adds Up

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