Columbus Citizens Foundation to Announce College Scholarship Recipients

         -- Higher Education Put Within Grasp of 84 Students
 
     -- Commitments of $1 Million Through Four-Year Scholarships

MEDIA ADVISORY, June 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --

 DATE:      June 29, 2005

 TIME:      6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 LOCATION:  St. Ignatius Loyola School, 48 E. 84th St., Manhattan

 EVENT and
 PHOTO OP:  The Columbus Citizens Foundation will announce the
            84 recipients - 65 from the Tri-State area - of the
            Foundation's 2005 College Scholarship Program.  Many
            of the students will be present at the event and
            available for interviews and photographs.

 DETAILS:   Higher education will become a reality for 84 students
            from around the country who have been selected to
            receive four-year scholarships from the Columbus
            Citizens Foundation.  The students are from New York
            (57), including The Bronx: 6; Brooklyn: 10;
            Manhattan: 1; Queens: 15; Staten Island: 7;
            Westchester: 5; and Nassau: 4 and from the states of
            New Jersey (8), and the states of Pennsylvania (4),
            North Carolina (2); Texas (2), Delaware, Florida,
            Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,
            Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island and Tennessee (1 each).
            The students will be attending a wide range of liberal
            arts, polytechnic and music institutions.

            Recipients are of Italian descent and were chosen
            based on financial need, academic achievement and
            commitment to their communities.

            The Columbus Citizens Foundation, best known for
            organizing New York City's Columbus Day Parade,
            supports cultural and educational programs, including
            grants and scholarships for elementary school, high
            school and college students.  In 2005, the Foundation
            is awarding $2.1 million in grants and scholarships
            to 615 students.

CONTACT:  Andrew Decker Communications 
          Andrew Decker
          (212) 222-4688  
          (917) 860-3557, Cell
          Andrew.Decker@att.net

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