PIU Rising Tide Fund Needs

From the PIU Facebook Page

The PIU fiscal year ends June 30 and PIU is very close to reaching our annual fundraising goal! At just under $22,000, PIU could use YOUR help in reaching our goal by JUNE 30. You can make a donation to PIU before June 30 by clicking this link: http://www.piu.edu/advancement/donation/. You can also call or stop by the office: 671-734-1812. We will keep you posted on our progress.

From the “President’s Message” in the most recent PIU Newsletter

Finally, we have many interested new applicants to come to PIU in the Fall of 2014. Last week we tested 18 and met with another 15 high school seniors in Chuuk that all indicated that PIU was at the center of their future education plans. There is also a great deal of interest from the other islands. The main barrier to these students is their financial resources. Over 90% of PIU’s Micronesian students receive a full Pell grant, but this still leaves them with a gap of about
$1200-1500 per semester between costs and what they can afford. There are two ways you can help us bridge the gap. One is to contribute to the PIU Rising Tide Fund. This fund allows us to pay teachers and keep the costs reachable for our students. This year our Rising Tide Fund is nearly $22,000 short of our budgeted goal. A second way to help is to support to the PIU scholarship fund. Each dollar contributed to the scholarship fund helps a needy student pay for their tuition, room, books, or food.

We appreciate your prayers for and partnership with PIU. Your partnership helps us break down
the barriers to Christian higher education in the Pacific Islands.