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‘Freedom Rocks’ Poker Run rallies support for Utah Tech’s veteran students – Sun News Daily

Summary

With leather jackets and engines revving, Utah Tech University’s Veteran and Military Services’ “Freedom Rocks” Poker Run kicked off with a morning ride to local state parks. The “Freedom Rocks” Poker Run was a motorcycle ride held April 12 to support Utah Tech’s veteran students through a scholarship fundraiser. The motivation behind the scholarship is to allow every veteran student the financial resources they need to achieve their educational goals. Karl Watters, director of Veteran and Military Services, said about 15% of the veteran students enrolled have unmet financial needs from tuition and fees that are not covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits. He said of that percentage, a handful end up walking away from their education before the amount becomes insurmountable, which is where his inspiration for the event came from. “I could raise some money and provide a scholarship fund that would meet those veterans with unmet financial needs,” Watters said.

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