Contribute to the Hurricane Relief Fund, the Children's Lunch Program, or The Scholarship Program. Growing numbers of Posoltega students want a university education. And a new source of funding will help make their dream a reality. First Presbyterian Church of Bloomington has begun a scholarship program to assist such students. Dan Conkle, the coordinator of the program, said that church members had already pledged enough money to fund 13 scholarships.
Students qualifying for entrance to a public university in Nicaragua have most costs paid.
However, many Posoltega students have no money for the added expenses associated with living away from home. All these expenses will be covered with the scholarships. Conkle hopes the program will create personal ties between the students and their sponsors. The Bloomington-Posoltega Sister Cities organization has provided assistance to university students in the past. The new scholarship program will expand that effort as more students attend.