November 19, 2003 NEWS RELEASE

MANATTS INC RECEIVES DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AWARD

The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholars Chapter) has received notification that the Iowa Dollars for Scholars awarded to Manatts Inc the Outstanding Friend of Dollar for Scholars Award. This award was presented at a regional conference at Drake University in Des Moines on November 17, 2003.

The Iowa Dollars for Scholars recently presented the Outstanding Friend of Dollar for Scholars to Manatts Inc., which was nominated for this award by the CSF of BGM Dollars for Scholars Chapter. This award is presented by the Iowa Dollar for Scholars Board of Directors, which recognizes key chapter volunteers, business or community organizations.

Manatts Inc. is dedicated to making sure the BGM Dollars for Scholars Chapter is successful. Manatts has provided a meeting place as well as a storage house of the records for the BGM chapter since it’s inception in 1989. In addition to Manatts allowing their employees to work on Dollars for Scholars projects on office hours, they were also one of three initial contributors who made matching donations in 1989 when the BGM Dollars for Scholars chapter was founded.

If you would like more information regarding CSF of BGM or make a contribution you can contact Rich Carmichael, CSF Board representative for Brooklyn Ruritan, or write to Box 469 Brooklyn, IA 52211.