July 25, 2002 NEWS RELEASE

JULY 31^st DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING ON SCHOLARSHIP MONEY

The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholars Chapter) has a deadline of July 31, 2002 for the Second Year Scholarship applications, available for the Class of 2001 who had received a scholarship from CSF. The Foundation has available $7300 to divide evenly between the applicants with 17 responding so far. There will be no extensions and July 31^st is the absolute deadline for the Foundation to receive applications.

The Class of 2002 has 9 seniors who have not returned their paperwork for scholarship money this fall. Please remember that if you do not turn your paperwork in you will not be getting a check. The checks are usually sent out around August 15^th and if you are late sending in your paperwork your check will be delayed even further.

If you have any questions regarding your scholarship money, please contact J.C. Miller at 522-9206 (work).

When you support CSF of BGM, you help to open doors to education. You are telling our students we believe in them, have confidence in their ability, and support their efforts to better themselves and their community. If you would like to be a part of the Foundation in any way please contact a board member, or write to the address below. We will be happy to put you in touch with the right person.

Anyone wishing to make a contribution of the Foundation please contact Allison Lorenz, Board of Trustee representative for the BGM School Board-Malcom, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA 52211.

Saying for the week: Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. - Robert Louis Stevenson