August 16, 2001 NEWS RELEASE

SCHOLARSHIP MONEY SENT OUT BY CSF

The Citizens Scholarship Foundation of BGM (a Dollars for Scholars Chapter) has mailed scholarship money of $23,872.00 to all students who have scholarship money coming, if the paperwork was processed.

The $23,872.00 is comprised of 50 checks being mailed of which 26 checks were sent to the Class of 2001 in the amount of $500 each, and 24 checks in various amounts being mailed to the Class of 2000.

There were 12 members of the Class of 2001which did not return their paperwork. If you have any questions regarding your scholarship money, please contact J.C. Miller at 522-9206 (work).

It’s the Foundations policy that scholarship money not exceed $500 per semester. If you received a scholarship over $1,200, for example, you would receive $500 in the fall of 2001, $500 at the beginning of 2002, and then the remainder if under $500 in the fall of 2002.

Please remember you also have one year to start using the scholarship awarded. For those students who received a scholarship in May 2001 you have until August 15, 2002 to start using it. Scholarships not used are then transferred into the Elsie & Skip Motes Second Chance Fund. The exception to the one rule is if the students enter the Armed Forces of the United States then they have one year after being released from active duty to use the scholarship.

When you support CSF of BGM, you help 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. You are helping to make that difference.

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 to the Foundation please contact Julie Grier, Board of Trustee representative for the Guernsey Commercial Club, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA 52211.

Saying for the week: "The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer." -- Army Corp of Engineers