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Indianapolis, July 15 , 2004-- The Indy Pride Board of Directors has voted to donate $5,250 to the Gregory Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) Fund and to award a $5,000 grant to Indiana Youth Group (IYG) to support educational programs.

"We are pleased to be able to raise money through the IN Pride 2004 events. That enables Indy Pride, Inc. to give back to the GLBT community," stated Gary Brackett, President of Indy Pride.

In addition to these donations, Indy Pride, Inc. will also be distributing funds for scholarships for GLBT students in the Fall. The deadline to apply for scholarships is September 1, 2004.

To apply for the scholarship, applicants should send an application which includes the following information:

• Applicant's name
• Complete mailing address
• Telephone number
• E-mail address
• School or institution applicant will be attending
• Current year in school
• Applicant's major In addition to the above information, applicants are asked to answer the following essay questions:
• How do you plan to use this scholarship (if awarded)?
• What are your goals as on out, proud member of the GLBT community?
• What have you done to make Indiana a better place for the GLBT communities?
• What activities do you plan on being involved with in the future to further GLBT issues?

Applicants are encouraged to include a letter of reference (either from a faculty advisor, a GLBT organization, or other appropriate individual). Applications must be postmarked by September 1. Applications should be mailed to:

Indy Pride, Inc.
Scholarship Committee
P. O. Box 44403
Indianapolis, IN 46244-0403