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Lotto Winners Give Back To Calif. Community With College Scholarships

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18 May 2011 32 views
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Lotto Winners Give Back To Calif. Community With College Scholarships
After being fortunate enough to receive a scholarship that allowed him to get a college education, Gilbert Cisneros said he and his wife are donating some of their lottery millions to give college scholarships to Latino students in Pico Rivera who need them.

A couple who won millions last year from a lottery ticket are giving back to the community where their blue collar families have lived for generations.

After being fortunate enough to receive a scholarship that allowed him to get a college education, Gilbert Cisneros said he and his wife are donating some of their winnings to give college scholarships to Latino students in Pico Rivera who need them.

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