<p>my mom said that you can send letters to different organizations, companies, and foundations requesting funds/aid. is that true? i mean, i've never heard of it before but now she's telling me to do it. has anyone done this before??</p>
<p>I’m guessing she’s talking about scholarship applications. And yes, some local foundations offer scholarships to local area students, some companies have scholarships available to employee’s children or to their teen employees, organizations have scholarships…but many, many have deadlines that have already passed for the school year 2010/2011. Your guidance office is an excellent place to start, I know my kids’ keeps information on a wide variety of scholarships – particularly local ones.</p>