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<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries may want to publicize this opportunity to assist students in your community finding a way to support their search for financial aid.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">MI Student Aid Team Aims to Reach Students and Families in Need of College Financial Aid
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<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jan. 27, 2021</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contact: <a href="mailto:leixr@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#256AA5">Ron Leix</span></a>, Treasury, 517-335-2167</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Learn How to Pay</span></strong><span style="color:#256AA5;text-decoration:none"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for College at ‘Virtual College Financial Aid Night’</span></strong></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MI Student Aid Team Aims to Reach Students</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">LANSING, Mich. – Students and families looking for help paying for college are encouraged to register for an upcoming Virtual College Financial Aid Night
hosted by Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sessions will be available from 6:30-8 p.m. EST every Tuesday and Thursday in February. All sessions are free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participants will be able to gather information on the following financial aid topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Federal financial aid programs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Paying for college can be a difficult and frustrating process without knowing where to begin,” said Robin Lott, Treasury’s executive director of the
Office of Postsecondary Financial Planning. “Our team is knowledgeable and equipped with helpful resources to assist students and families through the financial aid process. Attending a Virtual College Financial Aid Night is a great place to start.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#256AA5">www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Administered by the state Treasury Department, MI Student Aid is Michigan’s go-to resource for finding the financial resources needed to pay for college.
For more information, contact MI Student Aid at <a href="mailto:mistudentaid@michigan.gov">
<span style="color:#256AA5">mistudentaid@michigan.gov</span></a>, 1-888-447-2687 or @mistudentaid on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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