May 15, 2001
Veterans Upward Bound At WKU Receives Donation

Bowling Green, Ky. - The Veterans Upward Bound program at Western Kentucky University has received a $1,000 donation from a Bowling Green group.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5712 made the donation after a suggestion by VFW member Edwin Phelps, a participant in the Veterans Upward Bound program.

"This came about because of a satisfied participant who wanted to say thanks for the services we are providing him," said Randy Wilson, director of the WKU program. "He presented the idea to the VFW and his efforts paid off."

The donation was presented to Wilson recently at the 2001 Veterans Upward Bound awards banquet by Phelps and Don Poston, quartermaster of the VFW post. The money will be used to assist graduates of the VUB program, Wilson said.

Veterans Upward Bound is a free educational program that provides classes and enrollment services for U.S. military veterans who wish to prepare to enter college or vocational-technical school. For information about VUB services, call (270) 745-5310 or visit the program's Web site at http://www2.wku.edu/www/veterans/vub.html

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