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AXA Advisors, LLC Announces $4,000 in AXA Achievement Community

Published on June 13, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Vestal, NY - AXA Advisors today announced that two students have each won a $2,000 AXA Achievementsm Community Scholarship:

- Alexander King, Binghamton High School

- Alexis Patterson, Union Endicott High School

Both students will be recognized on Friday, June 17th at NYSEG Stadium, home of the Binghamton Mets, and presented with a check on the field before the game. The Binghamton Mets will be playing the Trenton Thunder, game time starts at 7:05pm.

"The Syracuse branch has a history of community involvement and we are proud to provide information and support to families so that they may help their children financially prepare for, attend and succeed in college," commented Joe DiMora, executive vice president of AXA Advisors' Continental Division and manager of its Syracuse office. "AXA Advisors is about investments and we consider these scholarships an investment in these students and in our community."

The AXA Achievementsm Community Scholarship brings advice and access to higher education into every community in which AXA Advisors has a presence. Every AXA Advisors office nationwide distributes scholarships to graduating high school seniors who live and attend high school in their area.

The AXA Achievementsm Community Scholarship Program is part of *AXA Achievement*, AXA Advisors' national philanthropic program, which helps make college possible by providing access and advice. Through *AXA Achievement*, the company is one of the nation's largest corporate providers of scholarships - awarding more than $1.3 million a year - and a comprehensive resource for information to help students and parents plan for college. Winners - known as AXA Achievers - are graduating high school seniors who demonstrated ambition and drive, determination to set and reach goals and the ability to succeed in college.

The program is administered by Scholarship Management Services©, a program of Scholarship America©, one of the nation's largest nonprofit private sector and educational support organizations.

*AXA Achievement* is funded by The AXA Foundation. It was established to address the financial barriers faced by college bound high school students. Another component is the highly successful AXA Achievementsm Scholarship in association with *U.S. News & World Report*, which awards $670,000 in annual scholarships.

The AXA Advisors Syracuse office has a location in Vestal at 4100 Old Vestal Road Suite 105. Financial services available to individuals and business owners through AXA Advisors, LLC include: strategies and products for financial protection and investments; asset allocation, college, retirement, business and estate planning strategies; life insurance, annuity and investment products, including mutual funds. Securities products are offered through AXA Advisors, LLC, NY, NY, member FINRA, SIPC, 10104 (212) 314-4600. Insurance and annuity products are available through an affiliate, AXA Network, LLC and its subsidiaries.




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