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7/5/04

COMMUNITY CARNIVAL PLANNED BY SLU'S UPWARD BOUND JULY 13

CANTON – St. Lawrence University's Upward Bound program will hold a community 
carnival on Tuesday, July 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. near Hulett and Jencks Halls on 
campus. A free event for the entire community, it is the same evening as the 
second Sunset Series race, and participants are welcome to attend after the run. 
Signs on campus will direct visitors to the event.
	A variety of games (sponge toss, horse shoes, Frisbee toss, penny toss, 
ring toss, basketball shootout, lacrosse shootout, 'gator grab, chipping 
challenge, etc.) will be offered, as well as clowns, balloons, face-painting and 
other entertainments. Children of those participating in the Sunset Series are 
especially welcome during the race.
	A concession stand will also be available, for the purchase of drinks 
and snacks.
	The community carnival is presented as a service of St. Lawrence University's 
Upward Bound program. St. Lawrence has hosted the Upward Bound program since 1970. 
Funding from the U.S. education department covers approximately 92 percent of the 
program's costs, with the balance coming from institutional funds, New York State 
and the United States Department of Agriculture.
 	Upward Bound seeks to assist capable, but underachieving, high school students 
in meeting three goals: attaining a high school diploma; enrolling in a program of 
post-secondary study; and attaining a post-secondary degree. St. Lawrence's program 
serves both Native American and non-Native students in the Canton, Clifton-Fine, 
Gouverneur, Harrisville, Heuvelton, Massena, Norwood-Norfolk, Parishville-Hopkinton 
and Salmon River school districts, both during the school year and in the summer.
	Outreach services during the school year include counseling and advising; 
tutoring; field trips; and college visits. During the summer, students participate 
in a six-week residential experience on the St. Lawrence campus that includes 
outdoor experiences; an academic program of core and enrichment classes; tutoring; 
mentoring; and field trips.

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