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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- (Business Wire)
Kentucky
Attorney General Jack Conway released an online
donation application that allows citizens to contribute
tax-deductible donations to The
Sarah Shay and Michael Donta Memorial Scholarships for Hope and Healing
through the Office of the Attorney General’s website. The $1,500 college
scholarships were created last year to assist graduating high school
students in Kentucky who have excelled in their personal and academic
lives despite seeing firsthand the devastating consequences of
prescription drug abuse. Online donations to the scholarship fund may be
made by visiting the secure, mobile-friendly website
at http://ag.ky.gov/rxabuse/Pages/scholarship.aspx.
“Our new online donation application on ag.ky.gov is an important tool
that will help us expand and maintain a scholarship program that is
providing strong, determined teens across the Commonwealth a chance at a
college education and a brighter future,” Attorney General Conway said.
“The toll that prescription painkiller abuse has taken on Kentucky
families is alarming. This scholarship program is a wonderful
opportunity for teenagers impacted by prescription drug abuse to realize
there is always hope, and I’m proud that this money will be used once
again to benefit two young people who have embraced a positive lifestyle
for themselves and their families.”
Attorney General Conway and his office partnered with Kentucky
Interactive, LLC to provide the online donation application at no cost
to the scholarship fund or contributors. Kentucky Interactive, LLC
developed the secure and mobile-friendly application in a week,
utilizing their payment processing engine.
About The Sarah Shay and Michael Donta Memorial Scholarships for Hope
and Healing
Created in 2013, the “Sarah Shay and Michael Donta Memorial Scholarships
for Hope and Healing”are in memory of 19-year-old Sarah Shay and
24-year-old Michael Donta. Shay, of Morehead, Ky., died of a
prescription drug overdose in 2006. Donta, of Ashland, Ky., lost his
battle with prescription painkiller abuse in 2010. Sarah and Michael’s
parents, Dr. Karen Shay and Mike Donta, now travel across Kentucky with
Attorney General Jack Conway to help educate middle and high school
students about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Through the Keep
Kentucky Kids Safe program, Attorney General Conway and his partners
have shared their important message with more than 45,000 students,
teachers, and parents statewide.
The Office of the Attorney General is able to offer these scholarships
thanks to the generosity of the National Association of Drug Diversion
Investigators (NADDI) and private donations. For more information on the
scholarship applications and eligibility requirements, please visit http://ag.ky.gov/rxabuse/Pages/scholarship.aspx.
About Kentucky.gov
Kentucky.gov
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Kentucky.gov is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of
Kentucky and Kentucky Interactive, LLC. Frankfort-based Kentucky
Interactive provides a secure, mobile-friendly platform that allows
government agencies of any size to conduct business online and improve
public access to information. Kentucky Interactive is part of
eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
government websites, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions
for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United
States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in
America” five times, most recently ranked at No. 11 (2013), and the
company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
Contacts:
Office of the Attorney General
Daniel Kemp, 502-696-5659
Deputy
Communications Director
Daniel.Kemp@ky.gov
or
Kentucky.gov
Sherri
Eden, 502-875-3733
Marketing Manager
sherri.eden@kentucky.gov
Source: Kentucky.gov
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