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$3,341,579 Awarded to area nonprofit organizations in 2009

Contact the El Paso Community Foundation

123 West Mills, Suite 520
El Paso, TX 79901

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 272
El Paso, Texas 79943-0272

Phone (915) 533-4020
FAX (915) 532-0716

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Scholarship Recipient

Samantha Telles

Samantha Telles

High School: Tularosa High School
Scholarship: Edgar L. and Sibley Cirlot Hunter
University: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Major: Journalism

“Striving for excellence and making myself a better person has always been my motivation in life”. For Samantha, quitting is not an option, it has never been in her to give up, and being active in school and extra-curricular activities has always set her up to be successful. Maintaining a 3.5 GPA has put Samantha among the top in her senior class and proves that academically Samantha is focused on going to the next level, the next level being going to The University of Nevada Las Vegas and getting closer to her goal of becoming a journalist and someday writing for a top magazine. Awards and Honors include: • National Honor Society Extracurricular activities: • Volleyball • Track and Field • Participating in church activities


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