Current and former HOPE Scholarship recipients are being encouraged to give $25 to an organization named after the man who started the scholarship a quarter-century ago.
The Miller Leadership Academy Class of 2018 on Monday launched a fundraising campaign for the Zell Miller Foundation in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the start of the Georgia Lottery, which funds the HOPE Scholarship. The lottery began selling tickets on June 29, 1993.
The HOPE Scholarship, spearheaded by then Gov. Zell Miller, pays much of the cost of tuition for academically-eligible Georgians to attend colleges and universities in the state.
“Zell Miller embodied ‘servant leadership’ in our state. HOPE scholarship empowered my family, and I am truly honored to contribute to this campaign in appreciation of Gov. Miller’s hard work for the future generations of Georgians,” Kathleen Bennett, member of the 2018 Miller Leadership Academy Class and former HOPE recipient, said in a news release.
The non-profit foundation works to preserve Miller’s legacy through programs that promote education, leadership and service.
Donations can be made to www.millerfoundation.com. Miller, also a former U.S. senator, died in March at the age of 86.
