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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Valrico Resident Helps Student Athletes Land Scholarships

Jim Delaney is the West Central Florida recruiting director for RecruitLook, a national company that helps student athletes get college scholarships.

The rising costs of college combined with the fierce competition for scholarship dollars is leaving some student athletes out in the cold when it comes to higher education. However, longtime Valrico resident Jim Delaney is helping student athletes achieve their dream of playing college sports. Delaney is the West Central Florida recruiting director for RecruitLook, a national company that focuses on helping student athletes obtain college scholarships. Delaney, who played baseball at Bloomingdale High School (he graduated in 1990) and now coaches at the Bloomingdale Little League, said it's become his passion to help talented high school student athletes move on to the college level. "It’s all about helping the kids," said Delaney. "Today…

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Right Fit Foundation Sets Scholarship Contest for College-Bound Seniors

Local college-bound seniors who attend a free college admission and financial aid class offered by The Right Fit Foundation are invited to apply for a $5,000 scholarship earmarked for students from families with middle-class incomes.

  Greater Brandon high school seniors are invited to apply for a first-ever $5,000 scholarship established by The Right Fit Foundation. Hillsborough and Pasco county students have been invited to apply for the award, which reportedly will be given to students from middle-income families. These families, said foundation founder Kenneth Albert in a news release about the scholarship, "often do not qualify for need-based financial aid and borrow more on average to pay for college." There is a catch: To qualify, a student is required to attend one of the foundation’s free college admission and financial aid classes. To qualify, a student also must: The scholarship application is available on The Right Fit Foundation website and an interview …

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