The phone number in the contact information for Abigail Harper should
read 302-451-0230 (instead of 302-283-4060).
The corrected release reads:
SALLIE MAE ANNOUNCES MONTHLY $1,000 PLAN FOR COLLEGE SWEEPSTAKES
Students and Families Who Register for Any of Sallie Mae’s Free Plan
for College Tools and Resources Will be Entered into Drawing
Sallie Mae – the nation’s saving, planning, and paying for college
company – today announced its monthly sweepstakes to encourage more
families to plan for college in 2015. Each month, Sallie Mae will award
$1,000 to a recipient who registers for one of the company’s free plan
for college tools available at SallieMae.com/planforcollege.
The money can then be used towards tuition and fees at their current or
future college or university.
Sallie Mae’s Plan for College offers free interactive tools, including a college
planning calculator and a comprehensive
scholarship search home to more than 3 million scholarships worth
more than $18 billion. In 2014, two high school students and 10 college
students received $1,000 of free money from Sallie Mae by registering
for one of these free tools.
“When Sallie Mae told me I won the sweepstakes, I was thrilled,” said
Holli Walden, from Taylorville, Ill., sweepstakes winner for December
2014. “Every bit counts when it comes to paying for college, so winning
this money will really help. I’m so grateful to Sallie Mae for providing
free planning tools and for offering this sweepstakes.”
In addition, the following high school and college students received
$1,000 for college in 2014 through the Sallie Mae $1,000 Sweepstakes:
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Alyssa Aguilar, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
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Alissa Rosen, Lynn, Mass.
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Shaquita White, Chesapeake, Va.
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Rachael Jackson, Houston, Texas
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Javen Cook, Gilbert, Ariz.
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Kyla Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Nia Joseph, Bradenton, Fla.
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Jeanna Kawamoto, University Place, Wash.
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Manoah Farmer, Evansville, Ind.
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Clarissa Kristie, Ridley Park, Pa.
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Gary Cecil, Okmulgee, Okla.
“Time and again through research and conversations with families, we
hear that those with a plan for college are better prepared to meet the
cost of college,” said Martha Holler, senior vice president, Sallie Mae.
“Our monthly sweepstakes is, we hope, a motivator that incents families
to start thinking about planning for college and to take advantage of
the free resources available to help them do just that.”
Sallie Mae recommends following a 1-2-3 approach when paying for
college: students should maximize money that does not need to be repaid
such as scholarships and grants; second, explore federal student loans;
and, third, consider a responsible private education loan.
To register for the Sallie Mae $1,000 Sweepstakes, or for more
information on planning for college, visit SallieMae.com/PlanForCollege.
For official sweepstakes rules, visit SallieMae.com/SweepstakesRules.
Join the conversation on how to save, plan and pay for college at Facebook.com/SallieMae
and Twitter.com/SallieMae.
Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is the nation’s saving, planning, and
paying for college company. Whether college is a long way off or just
around the corner, Sallie Mae offers products that promote responsible
personal finance including private education loans, Upromise rewards,
scholarship search, college financial planning tools, insurance, and
online retail banking. Learn more at SallieMae.com.
Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are
not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.
Copyright Business Wire 2015