February 25, 2021
Students at Walla Walla Community College will have access to more than $1 million to help cover their education costs.
According to the Lewiston Tribune, the financial assistance comes from the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. The money will be used to support students and upgrade the college’s technology infrastructure.
The funding is offered in addition to existing financial aid programs and private donations made to the Walla Walla Community College Foundation.
Those with questions about the assistance can email officials at emergencyfunding@wwcc.edu. (Lewiston Tribune) Tags: Walla Walla Community College
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Walla Walla Community College to receive $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott By Eric Degerman on December 16, 2020
Novelist/philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, reportedly the wealthiest woman in the world, has donated $15 million to the Walla Walla Community College Foundation, the school announced on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Walla Walla Community College)
WALLA WALLA, Wash. News of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s gift to the Walla Walla Community College Foundation reverberated throughout the region on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, the magnitude of that donation became clear when the foundation announced that Scott who describes herself modestly as “mom, writer, advocate” after divorcing Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos pledged $15 million to the two-year college.
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Two groups in Walla Walla will receive a total of $16 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who recently announced $4.1 billion in cash gifts to 384 groups across the U.S.
Scott, an author and the ex-wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, announced the gifts Tuesday on a blog post.
The gifts were part of her making good on a promise she made last year to give away more than half the wealth she received after divorcing Bezos. These particular gifts have been distributed in the past four months, Scott said Tuesday.