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American Indian College Fund to Appear on Channel 9 Colorado & Company Thursday, September 24, 2009

Denver, Colo. (Sept. 16, 2009) – American Indian College Fund President and CEO Richard B. Williams and Casey Lozar, Director of Corporate and Tribal Relations, will appear on Colorado & Company on Channel 9, KUSA-TV in Denver on Thursday, September 24, from 10-11 a.m.

Colorado & Company or "COCO" is a magazine-style show that airs live on weekdays. It features local community organizations, entertainers, chefs, community leaders, authors, and other people and organizations of interest in the Colorado community. The program is the place to learn about a variety of people who have made Colorado a great place to live. The show won its second regional Emmy Award in 2009 and both hosts hold Emmy awards. You can watch the program live at http://www.9news.com/coco/ Video of the program will also be available at this site.

About the American Indian College Fund

With its credo “Educating the Mind and Spirit,” the Denver-based American Indian College Fund is the nation’s largest provider of private scholarships for American Indian students, providing more than 5,000 scholarships annually for students seeking to better their lives and communities through education at the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities. For more information about the American Indian College Fund or to make a donation, visit www.collegefund.org.