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Associated Press - June 22, 2009 1:45 PM ET
KEENE, N.H. (AP) - Faculty and staff at Keene State College have dug into their own pockets to help students struggling with tuition.
When word reached Genevieve Alexander that some students were considering not returning to campus because the recession tightened their family budgets, the college's director of annual giving took action.
After completing the college's annual campaign, when alumni, faculty and staff are asked to contribute to any part of the college they choose, Alexander passed the hat again, this time for students in need next school year, The Keene Sentinel reported.
The goal was to raise $100,000. So far, gifts and pledges top $155,000.
Roughly 300 students have already appealed their financial aid packages for the coming academic year. That's as many as were filed in all of last year.
Information from: The Keene Sentinel, http://www.keenesentinel.com
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