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■ ■ • . ■ I ■ FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW____ Quality Education .. the purpose of the United Negro College Fund Support of the UNCF helpe dvaalop quality education, leadership and talent closed to Blacks—engineering, business administration, economics, computer science, communications. The schools are constantly keeping relevant and up-to-date. The United Negro College Fund represent» a consor tium o f 42 predominantly Black colleges and universi ties. A ll are private and fully-accredited. These U N C F institutions provide a quality education for some 50,000 men and women. Doing this job today requires more money than ever before. T hat’s why the U N C F exists: to raise operating money for its member schools so that they can maintain the highest academic standards and prepare their graduates for demanding professions and Your gift will enable U N C P member schools to: • attract better faculty members and retain the good ones they have; • improve teaching and laboratory equipment; • increase the number o f library books; • repair and construct campus buildings; • award scholarships and financial aid. careers. U N C F schools are in the great tradition of plurality in this nation. Just as Brandeis as a Jewish institution and Notre Dame as a Catholic one have contributed to our total enrichment, so too have the Black colleges. U N C F schools, by constitution, have never, and never w ill, segregate. They are open to all who wish to enroll. At present, there are some 5 percent non-Blacks in the schools. Quality Education. . . aaalatad by a national fund-raialng drive The U N C F operates through 28 regional offices scat tered throughout the nation. W ith the help o f thousands o f volunteers, the Fund conducts an annual drive covering more than 41 states and the District o f C olum bia. Appeals for contributions are made to corpora tions, foundations, alumni, organizations and the gen eral public. UNCF axiata aolaly for Ita member collagaa and univeraltlea The fund-raising activities of the U N C F are exclusive ly for the benefit o f its member schools. Money raised is distributed among the schools on the following basis: 50 percent is divided equally; 40 percent is divided on a five-year average o f the school’s income; 10 percent is divided on enrollments over a five-year period. The U N C F also administers a few special scholarships and grants but it is primarily a fundraising operation for ’ he schools themselves. UNCF la not perpetuating segregation UNCF has a commitment to its schools and to the nation The United Negro College Fund firmly believes that better, stronger educational institutions will help make us a better, stronger nation. It is towards this end that the U N C F ’s efforts are dedicated. UNCF schools ara training students for modern-day opportunities Degree programs at U N C F colleges and universities change and expand from year to year Because of (his curricula development, U N C F colleges are producing far more students for careers which were previously Support the United Negro College Fund E N T E R T A IN E R S S U P P O R T U N C F - Lou R aw l«. hoot o f th « B u d w e lu r s u p p o rted Lou R aw ls Parade o f Stars telev is io n special, n o w In Its fo u rth year. Is s h o w n w ith tw o re c o rd in g p erso nalities appe a rin g In th e 1M 3 s h o w . Susan A n to n lle ftl end S te p h a n ie M ills T h e Parad e of S tars annu ally g enerates m illio n s o f dollars to sup p o rt th e <3 c olleg es end un iv ers itie s of th e U n ite d N eg ro C o lleg e Fund THE LOU RAWLS PARADE OF STARS To b e n e fit T h e U n ite d N e g ro C o lle g e Fund All th e s ta r s tu rn o u t for a fun filled evening to benefit the U n ited N egro College Fund. Co hosts Ed McMahon Marilyn McCoo Debbie Allen Susan Anton Barbi Benton Nell C arter Dick Clark Norm Crosby Andrae Crouch Robert;! Flack Thelm a Houston Cheryl ly n n Hull McCartney Stephanie Mills Iaonel Richie J o h n Schneider TG Shephard Sister Sledge Iiuife of Honey Willie lyler 6? I e s te r Stevie Wonder TELETHON October 23 1983*9:00p.m. - 12:00a.m. KPTV Channel 12 RADIO 1520,10:00 p.m. -12:00 a.m. Albertsons KYXI - Simulcast TELETHON PHONE Portland 224 0001 Outaida Portland 1 800 627 5222 Made possible th ro u g h a g ra n t by Anhe iser Busch. Inc . brew ers of Budweiser ’ Beer
