ATTENTION EDITORS:

Your coverage before this event can help more families reach their college dreams .

College Goal Sunday is Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

Gov. Granholm and members of the Cherry Commission want to see the number of college graduates increase. College Goal Sunday is an event that can help achieve that goal by offering free financial aid help. The program is being held around the state Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. College aid experts will sit down with hundreds of local families to help them complete the FAFSA financial aid forms.

In West Michigan, two locations are being offered: Grand Valley State University's Pew Campus DeVos Center 401 W. Fulton Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504

Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church 506 Eastern Ave. SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

MEDIA INTERVIEW CONTACTS: Ed Kerestly, president of the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association at 616-526-6137 Jo Ann Litton, assistant director of financial aid at Grand Valley State University at 616-331-3234

---Michigan is behind other states in helping kids reach and complete college. ---Surveys show families estimate that college costs twice as much as it really does.

For more information, contact Grand Valley State University's News and Information Services department at 616-331-2221.