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Three CWA Families Win Union Plus Scholarships

The children of three CWA members were awarded Union Plus scholarships for 2015.

Gabilis Castillo of Yonkers, N.Y., was awarded a $2,000 scholarship; she is in her second year of study at Fordham University. Her mother, Lisette Rodriguez-Castillo, is a member of CWA Local 1032.
Amber Garland of Barnhart, Mo., was awarded a $4,000 scholarship; she plans to study nursing. Her father, Mark Garland, is a member of CWA Local 6300.
Rupal Parikh of Somerset, N.J., was awarded a $1,000 scholarship; Rupal attends Robert Woods Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University. Her father, Sunil Parikh, is a member of CWA Local 1037.

For 2015, Union Plus awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 106 students representing 36 unions. Learn more about the Union Plus scholarship program, and obtain an application, at www.UnionPlus.org/Education.