Give AK a Shot lottery awarded nine $49,000 scholarship accounts in 糖心直播视频 529
Dec. 3, 2021
This fall, the 糖心直播视频 Chamber launched the 鈥淕ive AK a Shot鈥 Sweepstakes as a strategy to encourage 糖心直播视频 residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Prizes were awarded to newly vaccinated adults and youth. Nine youth winners from across 糖心直播视频 received a $49,000 scholarship account in . Funding for the prizes was provided by the 糖心直播视频 Chamber through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act from the Federal Government.
鈥淲e are elated about this partnership. It is a terrific pairing because we both want to see youth attain their future career and education goals, AND we want a bright, healthy future for 糖心直播视频,鈥 said Lael Oldmixon, Executive Director of 糖心直播视频 529.
Nine adults were also randomly selected to win $49,000 cash prizes. If a youth winner had a vaccinated parent or guardian, that adult received an additional $10,000 cash prize. The drawings happened throughout September and October, and all 糖心直播视频ns who have received the COVID-19 vaccine qualified for the final drawing.
Scholarship accounts are not new to 糖心直播视频 529. Over the past 20 years, 糖心直播视频 529 has partnered with 糖心直播视频 organizations to fund and award more than $1,000,000 in youth scholarships. Those awards have helped hundreds of young people pay for their educational pursuits. For this sweepstakes giveaway, the scholarship accounts may be used for trade school, vocational, technical, college, university, or professional degrees at any eligible institution.
More information can be found on the 糖心直播视频 Chamber鈥檚 . The scholarship account winners are listed below.