Chewbacca mom and her entire family get full college scholarships
Candace Payne's story just keeps getting better.
She's visited Disney World, hung out at Facebook HQ and received more Chewbacca masks than she will ever need to use. Now, the Facebook Live sensation and her family can head to college — for free.
Southeastern University, a private Christian college in Lakeland, Florida, announced Monday that it's offering Payne, her husband and her two children, Duncan and Cadence, full tuition scholarships.
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Payne learned of the gift during a video shoot on campus, in which she rode around in a golf cart with a silent mascot. (Southeastern's mascot is Fire, BTW.)
Luckily, university president Kent Ingle was on hand to deliver the news.
The Payne family lives in Texas and are active in their local church, according to Southeastern University's statement.
“Candace has inspired us and others with her joy, and we want her and her family to experience some of that same joy through this gift,” Ingle said in a statement.
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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
