McDonald's has announced that the company is again working with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) for the third consecutive year to conduct a series of workshops designed to help encourage greater college enrollment among Hispanics. The free, bilingual workshops will provide parents and students with extensive information in regard to the college application process, including financial aid and how to apply for scholarships.
"We understand how challenging the college application process can be and we want students and parents to know we are here to help," said Cristina Vilella, director of marketing for McDonald's USA. "These workshops offer the necessary tools and information needed to make that college dream a reality, and it is also a great way for students and their parents to become aware of all the available resources out there for them, such as the RMHC /HACER Scholarship Program."
The workshops, held in 10 cities over nine weeks, will introduce students and parents to scholarship programs such as RMHC/HACER, a program of Ronald McDonald House Charities and its local U.S. chapters. Launched in 1985, RMHC/HACER is one of the largest educational scholarship programs in the country, having provided more than $19.1 million in scholarships to nearly 13,000 students. In the latest expansion of the program, four RMHC/HACER national scholarships of $100,000 each were awarded to deserving high school graduates this year. This is the second consecutive year that the RMHC/HACER national scholarships were awarded.
