Successful 2018 Dollars for Scholars Phon-a-thon Reaches an Important Milestone

Student callers at the 2018 Phone-a-thon: Front row; Isabella Santiago, Isabel Hon-Anderson; Second row; Cole Parks, Mack Wright, Datev Gevorkian; Third row; Casey Millar, Noah Parenti, and Grace Rosier – Courtesy image (c) 2018 all rights reserved

Submitted by CSF Phone-a-thon Chairs Silvester and Alma Pomponi

A few of the adult and student volunteers stuffing follow-up letters – Courtesy image (c) 2018 all rights reserved

CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars held their annual Phone-a-thon on March 3 and 4 and reached an important a milestone: Donations received from the town from this annual event have now exceeded one million dollars since the program began. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of our generous supporters.

Bedford residents pledged a total of $32,000 for college scholarships to the 87 energetic Bedford High School student callers. Residents who were not at home for a phone call received a solicitation letter. It is anticipated that the amount that will be received for Bedford’s graduating high school seniors will exceed $50,000 for the 8th consecutive year.

Editor’s Note: The CSF scholarship application period is now open through March 21. Click this link to open the CSF flyer that answers a few questions about the application process. All students attending BHS, whether you reside in Bedford or not, ARE eligible for the CSF scholarships. Also, if you have friends who reside in Bedford but attend a different high school (Shawsheen Tech, private high school, or home-schooled), please let them know they ARE eligible.