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UArizona raising money for students in need

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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UArizona raising money for students in need
UArizona raising money for students in need
An emergency fund is helping University of Arizona students in need.

WHILE THE U OF A CAMPUS ISCLOSED.

SOME OF WHICH --RELIED ON ON- CAMPUS JOBS --FOR THEIR INCOME.

AND WHILETHE UNIVERSITY -- IS PAYINGSTUDENT EMPLOYEES THROUGH THESEMESTER -- THAT STILL DOESN'TMEET THE NEEDS FOR ALLSTUDENTS -- OR INCLUDE THOSEWHO WORKED OFF CAMPUS.

SO MANYOF OUR STUDENTS HAVE PART TIMEJOBS WHILE THEY ARE WORKINGHERE AT THE UNIVERSITY ITHELPS THEM PAY THEIR TUITION,THEIR BILLS, THEIR FEES, THERERENT, AND WHEN A LOT OF THOSEJOBS WENT AWAY A LOT OF OURSTUDENTS WERE LEFT IN TOUGHSHAPE AND THEY NEEDED HELP.ALL STUDENTS AT THE U OF A --ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THEFUND THROUGH THE DEAN OFSTUDENTS WEBSITE.

SO FAR --OVER FIVE-HUNDRED- THOUSANDDOLLARS HAVE BEEN DONATED TOTHE FUND THROUGH CROWDFUNDINGEFFORTS.

AND THE UNIVERSITY --IT HOPING TO RAISE MORE.

THELONGER THIS GOES ON, THE MOREWE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RAISE SO ICOULDN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACTNUMBER, BUT I KNOW TODAY 5HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ISNTENOUGH AND WE ARE GOING TOHAVE TO CONTINUE THESEEFFORTS.

IF YOU WANT TO DONATE-- MORE INFORMATION WILL BE UPAFTER THE SHOW -- ON OURWEBSITE -- KGUN NINE DOT COM.MEANWHILE -- T

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