Elvira B. Pierce Scholarship Funds

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Education

“With rising educational costs and continued funding cuts it is more crucial now than ever for the community to pool its personal resources to assist our students. These are our young people, our future leaders, and our ancestors require that we assist them,” says EBPFund Chairperson Jaki Mungai.

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Empowerment

A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt college mentoring and student empowerment organization, the EBPFund is led by volunteers who are dedicated to the vision of giving graduating Overbrook High School students the tools they need to create the life they deserve.

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Enrichment

Founded by visionary Elvira B. Pierce, an amazing 98-year-old education advocate, the EPBFund is a nonprofit college mentoring and student empowerment organization dedicated to providing educational resources for graduating Overbrook High School students.

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Youth

Since its incorporation in 2000 as a nonprofit 501c3 organization, the fund has raised over $100,000, providing $1,000 scholarships for graduating Overbrook High School seniors through the generosity of donors and luncheon sponsors.

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Unity

Mrs. Pierce single-handedly raised more than $10,000 for Overbrook students, who have gone on to become distinguished teachers, principals, corporate executives and clergy, among other professions.

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Resilience

Because of failing health and her advanced age, she has recently been confined to a home and has passed the baton on to a younger generation.

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Dedication

Mrs. Pierce is a retired school teacher and leading educational advocate whose residence is merely steps away from Overbrook High.

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ELVIRA B. PIERCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND LUNCHEON APRIL 14, 2012

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ELVIRA B. PIERCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND LUNCHEON APRIL 14, 2012

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For Release: March 26, 2012 Contact: Mary Anna Best (215) 500-5030; ebpfund@gmail.com (Philadelphia, PA) The Elvira B. Pierce Scholarship Fund (EPBFund) will host its 13th annual awards luncheon on Saturday, April...