STUDYABROAD.COM SENDS STUDENTS TO FRENCH RIVIERA
CHESTER, PA, November 22, 2004 -
StudyAbroad.com, the Internet's number one source for study abroad information, is helping three college students study abroad on the French Riviera during the Spring semester.
Tonnia Harris from Wilmington, Delaware is the grand prize winner of the sweepstakes. As a prize, she will receive $2,000 towards Truman State University's study abroad program in Nice, France, as well as free round trip airfare. Kimberly Jeans from Raleigh, North Carolina won the second prize of $1,000 towards the trip, and Robert Evans from Tallahassee, Florida received the third place prize for $500. Ten runners-up received a StudyAbroad.com prize pack including a StudyAbroad.com T-shirt.
"It is important to our society for our young people to experience other cultures," says Mark Shay, president and CEO of StudyAbroad.com. "If this contest helps even one person have an unforgettable experience abroad, we feel like we have done our job."
Harry has wanted to go to the French Riviera all her life. Now, she can. "I am truly pleased and excited to have won StudyAbroad.com's study abroad sweepstakes. This prize has afforded me the opportunity to study abroad in the country of my dreams while fulfilling my education and career goals," she says.
This is the fourth year of the StubyAbroad.com sweepstakes, thanks to a partnership with Truman State University and STA Travel. The three winners were chosen at random from 1,000 names.
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