AAUW Sponsoring 3 College Funding WorkshopsNewbury Park, CA - The American Association of University Women and AAUW Member RuthAnn Cooper are hosting 4 free community workshops for college-bound families featuring college planning expert Linda P. Taylor, RFC, CCPS. To ensure Conejo Valley families can attend this important event, 4 Workshops have been scheduled:Monday, October 29, 7:15-8:30 PM at the Newbury Park LibraryTuesday, November 13, 7 PM to 8:30 PM, Calabasas High School

Saturday, November 17, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM, Newbury Park LibraryMonday, November 19, 7:15 - 8:30 PM, Thousand Oaks Main LibraryThe Workshops will cover:· The insider truth about Financial Aid and who really qualifies for what· Admission "shopping lists" and how they impact getting scholarships· Resourcing - the "dirty little college secret" and how it costs you scholarships

· How the student loan "kick-back" scandal has already hurt college familiesFamilies should go to www.CollegeDreamFoundation.org/go/AAUWSeminars to RSVP. INTERVIEWS:According to RuthAnn Cooper, AAUW member and owner of The Mortgage Source, "I'm a single mother with 2 children attending expensive Ivy League colleges. I attended one of the local seminars on 'paying for college without going broke', and was appalled when it became obvious it was really just a way to sell financial products."Ms. Cooper continued, "So I approached the AAUW to help me give local families access to a college funding expert in a no sales environment. I was referred to Linda P. Taylor who, despite her busy schedule, agreed to speak at 3 workshops! She then put us in touch with the College Dream Foundation of Virginia who are providing attendees with their eBook on using resumes to maximize scholarship money."I am very grateful to the AAUW and RuthAnn for this opportunity" said Ms. Taylor. "I am disgusted by what passes for a college planning workshop. I recently heard a 'going broke" speaker say 97% of FAFSAs are submitted with errors. That hasn't been true for years! Families need real information to solve their college funding crisis - not bad statistics".SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:Linda P. Taylor www.LindaPTaylor.com is a Registered Financial Consultant and a Certified College Planning Specialist. She is a fee-based planner who was recently featured on Bravo, Cox Cable and CBS 2 interviewed by Bruce Boxleitner on how families can build their own college funding blueprint for success. She is the author of the "Insider Secrets to Cutting College Costs" series including her "77 Strategies for Scholarships" ( www.LindainaBox.com). Linda was the first woman to graduate from the UC Irvine Engineering College and has advanced degrees in engineering and finance. She has spent over 30 years helping families get into college and making it affordable.