Touro Fraternal Assn. announces student financial aid awards

CRANSTON – The Touro Fraternal Association has awarded Ariel Finkle, of East Greenwich, a $5,000 grant to help with college expenses.

A freshman at the University of Rhode Island who is studying writing and rhetoric, Ariel is the daughter of Jonathan and Judy Finkle. She was a member of the East Greenwich High School Drama Club and has been active in dance.

Touro’s Student Financial Aid Committee also awarded $14,000 in interest-free loans to four college students. These loans, from the Leo Greenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund, are not repayable until six months after the student graduates or is no longer a full-time student.

Touro has made financial awards to ease the cost of higher education since the student grant and loan program was established in 1981. Regular Touro members, their children, and the children of deceased Touro members who are enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning are eligible to apply for the one-time grant of $5,000 and the interest-free loans. Touro members must belong to the organization for at least two years before applying.

For more information about Touro’s loan and grant program, as well as other benefits of membership, go to www.tourofraternal.org, send an email to info@tourofraternal.org or call 401-785-6600.

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