June 17, 2003 NEWS RELEASE

MEMORIAL FOR CLAUDE WHEELER INCREASED

The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholars Chapter) received a final contribution of $500 from Dorothy Wheeler in memory of Claude Wheeler.

Claude was born in 1917 and graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1936. Claude left Brooklyn after graduation to live in Montana and began a career with airplanes. He joined the Air Force, retiring after 20 years as a Lt. Col., and had another 20 years as an executive with the Boy Scouts of America. In a letter Dorothy sent with the contribution, she commented that Claude never forgot his roots in Brooklyn.

Over the years Claude and Dorothy have made contributions to the regular endowment fund and Claude’s final wishes were to give $500 to the endowment fund.

The foundation is grateful to the Wheeler family for the contribution. Memorial scholarships are an excellent way for families to honor a loved one while at the same time to help a graduating senior continue their education. The Foundation believes in education and only through your support can it reach its goals. We appreciate your help.

Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the Foundation, please contact Brenda Strong, Board of Trustee representative for the BGM Alumni Association, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA 52211.

**"Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream."-Kahlil Gibran **