January 20, 2000 NEWS RELEASE
$1000.00
CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM BROOKLYN MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO.
The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholar
Chapter) received a check for $1000.00 from the Brooklyn Mutual Telephone
Co. The Brooklyn Mutual Telephone
Company is community minded and was happy to make this donation to the
Scholarship Foundation.
The
Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Co. was one of the original three businesses that
provided matching grants in the amount of $5000.00 per year for the first 5
years of the Foundations existence. The
telephone company recognizes that we need to continue to increase the endowment
funds of the foundation so that scholarships
will be available to assist our students in attending post secondary
education. Because the Federal
government is giving less aid to students, it is necessary for local people and
businesses to continue to increase the amount of funds available on the local
level. The only way that we can do that
as a community is to increase the endowment fund so that each year we have
additional funds to grant to “our kids.” After all, if we do not help our own
kids, who will?
The board of directors of the telephone company believes in the youth
of our community and this is one way they have picked to show that
commitment.
The foundation would like to thank the board of directors, management,
and employees of Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Co. for their support. Without all of us working together the job
may not be done. However, with the
continued support of the phone company and other community members, we will be
able to increase the scholarships given each year. The goal of the foundation is to provide meaningful support to
every BGM graduate who desires to go on to post secondary education.
Anyone or organization wishing to make a donation to the Foundation
please contact, Deb Gay, 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 dream up thousands of reasons why you
can't do what you want to; find one reason why you can.