Student reprises car wash for UTSA scholarships

UTSA sophomore Sara M. Gonzales

Student reprises car wash for UTSA scholarships

(Jan. 14, 2002)--UTSA sophomore Sara M. Gonzales decided last summer to help out her fellow sophomores when she organized a car wash to raise money for UTSA scholarships. Car washes are a staple fund raising activity, but not every activity benefiting from them is as unique as the Sara M. Gonzales Sophomore Scholarship.

The next scholarship car wash fundraiser will be from 1 to 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18 at the Carwash Express, 8935 Wurzbach. And she needs donors and volunteers!

Gonzales created the $1,000 scholarship fund, with half being awarded fall 2001 and the other half spring 2002. The major requirement for the recipients is that they be sophomores.

Gonzales, a first-generation college student, explained that, "I felt that a lot of scholarships are given to first time freshman and students who have an established major. There aren't enough scholarships, or maybe not any scholarships, that target sophomore students. There is nothing greater than sharing with your peers the excitement of being a scholarship recipient."

And Gonzales should know. She is the recipient of scholarships from the San Antonio Education Partnership, EG&G Management Services/UTSA, the ACE Scholarship Program and the World Affairs Council of San Antonio.

"I wanted to give someone else the opportunity to continue with their education," said Gonzales.

Gonzales, a Harlendale High School graduate, is very active in campus life at UTSA. She is sophomore representative to the Student Government Association and a former chair of the UTSA Downtown Student Government Ad Hoc Committee.

If you are interested in donating to the scholarship or volunteering to wash cars, contact Gonzales at (210) 458-2816, UTSA Downtown Campus Durango Building Room 1.302 (Student Activities Office) or by e-mail.

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