Support the National Press Club scholarships, Young D.C., and the Cartoonists Rights Network

The Ellen Masin Persina scholarship is awarded annually to help fund the first year of college study for a needy high school student who has demonstrated a career interest in journalism. The scholarship is endowed through a fund created by Ellen's family and sponsored by the National Press Club's Friends of the National Journalism Library.

Young D.C. offers teenagers in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area training opportunities and hands-on experience with news media. Young D.C sponsors the independent monthly newspaper, Young D.C.; a coaching program that teams journalists and communcation professionals with local teens; and a yearly scholarship to an aspiring editorial artist.

The Cartoonists Rights Network (CRN) is an international organization devoted to helping editorial cartoonists who face censorship, imprisonment, intimidation or death for their commentary. Former and present human rights victim CRN clients contributed cartoons for the C&C live and silent auctions.

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