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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Donna Farrell
December 19, 2000
Marketing Communications Account Executive
Telephone: (410) 581-4190
E-mail: donnafarrell@mpt.org
MPT. This is bigger than television.
Tune into You Can Afford College 2002 on
Saturday, January 12
on Maryland Public Television
OWINGS MILLS: Need money for college? Whether you're a returning
student or just beginning, You Can Afford College 2002 has some
guidance that helps lighten the financial load. On Saturday, January 12th
at 11:00 a.m., and again at 1:00 p.m., Maryland Public Television (MPT)
airs its annual guide to financial aid, You Can Afford College 2002.
Understanding how to get money for college is made easy through interviews
with federal and state financial aid experts, high school guidance counselors,
bank lending experts, and students sharing their own financial aid success
stories Viewers learn about important applications and deadlines; the
basic types of grants, scholarships and loans available in Maryland; federal
financial aid programs; work-study programs; tuition free service academies;
important Web sites; how to avoid financial aid scams, and more.
Beginning with the 11:00 a.m. broadcast until 2:00 p.m., financial aid
experts from around the state take phone calls at MPT to provide detailed
answers to your financial aid questions. The toll-free number to call
is (800) 222-1292. You can also get valuable information and links to
financial aid resources online at mpt.org.
You Can Afford College 2002 is produced by Elliott Wiley for Maryland
Public Television and underwritten by Maryland National Guard, Sandy Spring
National Bank of Maryland, and Fannie Mae.
Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public
television station which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland
and beyond through a variety of broadcast and nonbroadcast activities.
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