Each scholarship award will be in the amount of $1,000 per year renewable for up to four years and may be used to help defray tuition, fees, or room and board expenses at any accredited educational institution, which offers a course of study in Agriculture or Family and Consumer Sciences. Scholarships are awarded on financial need, leadership, and academic achievements.

The Farm and Home Foundation Scholarships are earnings from an Irrevocable Trust Fund set up by the late Elmer L. Esbenshade, one of the founders of the Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation. The income from this trust fund will be offered annually in the form of educational scholarships through the Farm and Home Foundation. Since its inception, 438 scholarships have been awarded with a total value of over $459,925.

Scholarship applications are available from Senior Guidance Counselors in all school districts in Lancaster County, the Penn State Cooperative Extension office of Lancaster County (phone: 717-394-6851) and at its website: http://lancaster.extension.psu.edu/, and at the Farm and Home Center website: www.farmandhomecenter.com.

Interested youth are urged to contact their Senior Guidance Counselor for details and an application blank. Additional information is also available from Chester D. Hughes, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 (phone: 717-394-6851). Application forms must be received by April 13, 2009.

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Its vice chancellor and chief exe-cutive officer Tan Sri Prof Emeritus Gajaraj Dhanarajan (pic) said the programme would be supervised by academicians from several of its schools.

The schools are Business and Administration, Science and Technology, Foundation and Liberal Studies, and Education, Language and Communications.

Prof Gajaraj said the WOU would also be offering several new sub-degree, degree and postgraduate programmes for working professionals soon.

The programmes are graduate diplomas in Supply Chain Mana-gement, Business Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Corporate Gover-nance, Database Management and Electronics.

“Besides these sub-degree programmes, we will also offer a Mas-ters of Science in Financial Infor-mation Systems soon,” he said.

Prof Gajaraj said WOU was also developing the content for a Bachelor of Business in company secretaryship.

“Most company secretaries study for a professional certificate which is more skill-based,” he added.

According to him, WOU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) was the biggest in the country in terms of enrolment.

“We currently have 323 students pursuing the Commonwealth Exe-cutive Masters programme and by the end of the year, we should have about 450 students — this is possibly the highest number of MBA students in the country,” he said.

To find out more about WOU’s programmes, visit the fair at the Penang International Sports Arena in Relau.

Visitors to WOU’s booths will be given goodie bags.

Those wishing to sign up at the fair should bring along RM50 (registration fees) and photocopies of their MyKad and related certificates.

A total of 112 exhibitors will take up 222 booths at the two-day fair.

Admission is free.

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Consider donating to support graduating seniors as they pursue college educations. Students who reside in the Lake Local School District, regardless of the high school they attend, are eligible to apply and are selected according to Scholarship American guidelines.

Donations of any amount are appreciated and are tax deductible. Donations of $400 or more will establish a memorial or a named scholarship - for individuals, businesses and organizations.

Donate $400 or more and present a scholarship in person at the Senior Recognition Ceremony in late spring. All donations of less than $400 are combined in the Lake Dollars for Scholars fund and awarded in various amounts.

The deadline for the scholarship drive is April 15. For more information call Susan Mendenhall at Lake High School, 330-877-4282.

Incoming freshmen must have a 3.0 or better grade point average to qualify for the scholarships. The schools choose the recipients using guidelines set by the credit union. The deadline to apply for these scholarships is April 1.

In addition, the credit union has partnered with Carolinas Credit Union Foundation to offer another scholarship opportunity. Recipients may attend the college, university or technical school of their choice. This scholarship is based on academics and financial need, and the application deadline is Feb. 20.

Members can pick up an application and obtain qualifying criteria at the credit union or contact the participating school directly.

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Those students who reside within the boundaries of the school district but are educated through other programs than the public schools are also welcome to apply.

The applicant must be pursuing full time post-secondary education in the visual arts at an accredited art school, college or university in the next academic school year, and must have graduated from high school by August 2009.

All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award, conditional upon acceptance of the student to an accredited art school, college, or university.

The scholarships are paid to the accredited university, college, or professional school the student will be attending.

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation Scholarship Committee, using established evaluation criteria, will select students based on a review of applications, individual interviews and portfolio presentations.

Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors with interest in the visual arts; students selected from the Edmonds Community College Art Department; and college level visual arts students renewing their scholarships. Students may re-apply each year that they remain in a visual arts curriculum.

Funding of these scholarships begins with the support of volunteers, patrons of the arts, and visitors to the annual Edmonds Arts Festival, now celebrating its 52nd year.

Further information and applications are available through the art departments and counselor offices of the district high schools, online at www.eaffoundation.org or email us at EAFFScholars@comcast.net This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The EAF Foundation is pleased to offer scholarship opportunities as an active partner in the education of tomorrow’s artists.

Deadline for EAFF Scholarship Applications is March 31, 2009.

The award will be sponsored and partially funded by local Shelter agents Fred L. Tate and John C. Tate.

Scholarship recipients will be chosen by a committee of local high school officials and community leaders.

The committee will consider each applicant’s scholastic achievements, educational goals, citizenship, moral character and participation and leadership in school and community activities.

The scholarship will be given without regard to race, disability, religion, national origin or gender of applicants.

Names of the scholarship winners will be announced at the close of the school year.

The scholarship may be applied toward tuition, fees and room and board for any course of study beginning the fall after the recipient’s high school graduation and leading to an academic degree at an accredited college or university.

Applications and additional information about the Shelter Foundation Scholarship will be available in early March and should be completed and returned to the school official serving on the selection committee by March 31.

For more information, interested seniors should contact their high school counselor or principal or Fred or John Tate.

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Palmiter appears in a video on YouTube inviting high school, trade school and college students to apply for the scholarships by posting their own video. In the video, Palmiter states, “Make it a mission to claim your tuition and gear up for a great career in manufacturing.”

To qualify for the competition, students must plan to attend a trade school or two-year community college this fall for classes in welding or other metal fabricating processes. To enter, students simply make a one-minute video explaining why they want to be in manufacturing, what career they seek and where they plan to attend school. They also are encouraged to include footage of themselves welding or building with metal. The deadline to post videos is April 3 and winners will be notified by April 20.

In addition to the monetary prize, each scholarship winner will receive the full licensed version of the SolidWorks Student Design Kit computer-aided design (CAD) software, a Windows-based CAD application that gives students the ability to create “real-life” 3-D designs, and a Vista auto-darkening welding helmet courtesy of The Lincoln Electric Co.

“We are pleased to again offer the ‘Go Brennan’ scholarship promotion to students seeking to advance their metal fabricating skills at their local trade school or community college next fall,” says Terrence Egan, director of the FMA Foundation. “We look forward to seeing all of the applicants’ video testimonials of why they seek careers in manufacturing.

More information on the FMA Foundation and a link to Brennan Palmiter’s YouTube video are available at www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org.

Completed applications must be received by May 15. Decisions will be made in June.

The applicant must be a member in good standing or a direct relative - child, spouse or grandchild - of a member in good standing of the chamber; members include any owner or employee of a chamber member business. Full eligibility requirements and application instructions are included with the application form.

The application is available at www.newpaltzchamber.org, or applicants may request an application packet by e-mailing scholarship@newpaltzchamber.org, by phone at 845-255-0243, or at the foundation office at 124 Main St., Suite 8.

That is why when he helped found the Manteca Cowboys youth football team in 1976 he and others worked overtime to raise funds so that no player had to pay fees to participate.

It is also why the long-time Manteca businessman joined forces with the Friends of the Manteca Parks & Recreation Foundation.

“I understand what it is like to grow up poor,” Guinta said. “It is important poor kids get an opportunity to participate in recreation programs.”

Guinta and other foundation board members such as president Kirk Dahl believe it is important that all youth in Manteca have the opportunity to participate in recreation programs from youth sports leagues to dance, acting, sewing, music, and other classes aimed at piquing interests and developing skills.

“It’s a great way to be able to help kids,” said Dahl who owns a home inspection business and is serving as the president of the Manteca Chamber of Commerce.

The foundation last week gave its first check to the city recreation department - $4,000 – to provide scholarships to those kids who qualify based on low-income guidelines for families.

The money was raised during the annual summer golf tournament dubbed “Swing for Kids” at the Manteca Golf Course. The next tournament is July 24.
Parks & Recreation Community Services Manager John Boore noted that the donation from the foundation would provide scholarships for up to 80 youth.

Parks & Recreation Director Steve Houx said the effort to provide recreation programs – whether it is through foundation scholarships or people paying to have their child participate – has a community benefit as well.

“Statistics show most juvenile crime happens from about 3 to 6 p.m. after school,” Houx said.

The foundation also hopes to access grants for recreation unavailable to public entities, create recreational projects beyond city funding, serve as a political advocate in supporting parks issues and bonds, plus serve various other objectives including building a stronger relationship between the city and the business community.

Former information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 239-8470.

By Dennis Wyatt
dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com

Seniors whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were graduates of Ankeny High School are eligible for an Legacy scholarship.

The applicants are asked to write about two pre-selected topics. Three Ankeny graduates, who are now Ankeny teachers, review and select the recipients of the scholarships.

Applications for the scholarships are available in the AHS guidance office, online at the AHS guidance department Web site, or on the AHS Web site. The recipients are awarded the scholarships at the senior awards night and must be present at the annual alumni banquet to receive the awards.

In addition, there is an Ankeny Alumni Lein Family scholarship awarded by Rod and Dee Lein, graduates of the class of 1953. It has a value of $2,000, with $500 to be presented for four years to a graduating student who has a GPA between 2.0 and 3.5, and is active in community, school and family activities. The recipient must be present at the annual alumni banquet to receive the award.

To apply, see the guidance department office.

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