Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Telethon Set for Sunday

The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria is holding its 19th annual telethon from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at T.C. Williams High School.

The Scholarship Fund’s primary fall fundraising effort will be broadcast live on Ch. 71 and on the Alexandria City Public Schools and Scholarship Fund websites.  

The Scholarship Fund provides need-based college, vocational or technical school scholarships to T.C. Williams graduates.

This year’s telethon will feature performances from Shady Groove, Step Four, Check Please, “1001 Black Inventions” the musical, Allison’s Degradation and the T.C. Williams Jazz Combo.

Scholarship Fund organizers are doubling down on this year’s fundraising efforts through the “Clash of the Titans” online alumni challenge, pitting graduating classes against each other. The class that raises the most money through the challenge will be featured at the T.C. Williams homecoming football game.

To participate in the “Clash,” visit the Scholarship Fund website.

For more than 27 years, the Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $10 million in scholarships to more than 4,000 students. One hundred-eighty graduates in the Class of 2013 were awarded $400,000 in scholarships and 233 previous graduates received $500,000 in renewal scholarships.

To volunteer for the telethon, email the scholarshipfund@acps.k12.va.us or enter your name at this sign-up website for the event.