Scholarships Go Long Way in Involving Pro-Life Youth in Movement; Student Scholarships Win Big in Wyoming.

Pro-life churches are a great place to raise money for a project like this, because, as Sanchez points out, "each [church-goer] may contribute but a bit and know they have helped in the fight against abortion." Regardless of how you raise the money, a scholarship program is a good way to utilize it.

Like adult activists, pro-life students have a lot on their plates, not the least of which is preparing and applying for college, and then scraping together scholarships, loans, and earnings to pay for it.

Leo Sanchez, a retired teacher and longtime pro-life activist, knows a little must go a long way in the pro-life movement. He also understands the importance of involving young people in the pro-life movement. Last year, he combined his dedication to education and to the cause of the unborn to help over 30 pro-life Natrona County high school graduates attend college.

This scholarship program was a little different, and proves that a little goes a long way. Wanting to involve as many students as possible in the scholarship program, Sanchez decided to award the scholarships by lottery. He reasoned, "The kind of scholarship that requires grade point, references, and other hoops for students to jump through are always intimidating for 90% of the students.... This scholarship program by lottery makes students feel they have the right to equal opportunity."

In order to fund the scholarship program, Sanchez's group collected spare change at two area churches. The collection raised over $3,000! They are now branching out to more churches in the hopes of raising much more money for this year's and future programs.

Pro-life churches are a great place to raise money for a project like this, because, as Sanchez points out, "each [church-goer] may contribute but a bit and know they have helped in the fight against abortion." Regardless of how you raise the money, a scholarship program is a good way to utilize it.

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