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Thurman Thomas Family Foundation adds 2 more ECC scholarships

This year six scholarships are being awarded at a cost of around $6,000 a year per scholarship.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There will be an expanded partnership between Erie Community College and the Thurman Thomas Family Foundation.

It was just last year that the foundation announced a scholarship fund to support four disadvantaged students each year with full tuition.

This year six scholarships are being awarded at a cost of around $6,000 a year per scholarship.

"It gets better and better every year. We as a family want to continue this for the next 10, 15, 20 years, and I think in the city of Buffalo, we'll continue to do that," Thomas said.

The scholarships are for African-American students who graduate from a high school in Erie County and have a minimum 2.5 grade-point average.

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