February 10, 2000 NEWS RELEASE

CSF OF BGM RECEIVED $1,000.00 FROM MANATT ENTERPRISES

The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholar Chapter) received a check for $1,000.00 from Manatt=s Enterprises.

Junie, Merlin & Verna Manatt have always been a strong supporter of the Foundation. They were one of the original matching funds along with the Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Co. and the Poweshiek County Savings Bank that helped get the Foundation off the ground and establish the base the Foundation has today.

Junie and Merlin have often made comments regarding our youth and education. They have said that our youth are the most important asset we have and we (the community) must try to give them the opportunity to receive the best education we can. The community must help them to be the best they can be. The Scholarship Foundation is only one way in which all of us can help.

The Foundation thanks Junie, Merlin & Verna Manatt for their past and continued support. With the support that everyone has given, the Foundation has been able to give our students the opportunity to go on to higher education. You are telling our students that we believe in them, have confidence in their ability, and support their efforts to better themselves and their community.

Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the Foundation please contact Marcia Braley, Board of Trustee representative for PEO, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, Iowa 52211.

Saying for the week: Teamwork divides the task and doubles the success.