KERRVILLE, Texas – Hill Country State Bank recently presented Schreiner University’s Hill Country College Fund with a check for $500 to help fund need-based tuition assistance grants for area Schreiner students.

Jennifer Farhoudi, associate director of development for annual giving at Schreiner University, holds a $500 check donated by Hill Country State Bank to benefit the Hill Country College Fund.

“Hill Country State Bank has given so generously to the Hill Country College Fund,” said Jennifer Farhoudi, associate director of development for annual giving at Schreiner University. “Not only have they made an important contribution, but their employees have also graciously donated their time as Hill Country College Fund volunteers for several years now. We greatly appreciate their support.”

Since the Hill Country College Fund began in 1977, it has provided more than $8 million in need-based tuition assistance to students from Kimble, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Bandera, Real, and Edwards counties and helps more than 250 Hill Country Students annually. Hill Country College Fund grants provide an average of more than $2,900 a year per recipient and one hundred percent of funds raised goes to student scholarships.

If you would like more information on how the Hill Country College Fund is making a difference for area Schreiner University students, or if you would like to make a contribution, visit Schreiner’s Web site at www.schreiner.edu or call 830-792-7201.