Solano Community Foundation: Realtor Scholarship Program
March 25th, 2007 . by Mike KellyWe have 2 goals:
Collect $100,000 for scholarship funding by March 31, 2007.
Listeners,
Rusty Simmons, of Simmons Real Estate in Solano County, is heading up this worthwhile project. If you’ve some funds directed towards non-profits, what better way than to help a young student advance their education. Please give it a look. Rusty’s contact information is at the end of this post.
Award 50 scholarships of $2000.00 each to Northern Solano County graduating high school students by June 2007.
To be instrumental in assisting graduating high school seniors in their exciting and challenging pursuit of college education by providing financial assistance for their introduction and transition into the college environment.
Scholarship recipients and their families are inspired and motivated upon notification of a scholarship award. Recipients are excited and honored and feel a sense of accomplishment and acceptance. These awards will help to relieve some of the financial and emotional burdens these students have while preparing for and entering into their chosen colleges.
Our hope and anticipation is that these awards will be instrumental in providing the students with additional opportunities to realize a successful college experience.
Project Coordinator: Rusty Simmons [707-449-4663].
40 volunteer members from the local real estate industry are involved in the project, and are actively identifying and locating scholarship fund donors.
Volunteers locate 5 people each that are touched and moved by the project cause and inspired to participate with a minimum donation of $500 each.
Volunteers attend weekly meetings and work in committee groups of between 5-6 people.
Scholarship recipients will be determined through an application and interview process.
Public relations and marketing tools have been developed to assist the volunteers with their efforts to obtain donations.
All donations to be received by March 31, 2007.
Donations are to be made payable to the Solano Community Foundation (1261 Travis Blvd., Fairfield, CA 94533), a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization. Fund Code “REAL” . See: I want to Donate for the donation form
All donations are tax deductible and can be paid by check, Mastercard, Visa, Discover Card and American Express.
Additional information about the scholarship project along with a student application form and a scholarship donation form can be viewed and downloaded at www.SolanoScholarships.com. Donations amounts either greater than or less than $500 are certainly appreciated.
Interested students and/or donors can contact Rusty Simmons at 707-449-4663 x420, or email: Rusty@SimmonsRealty.net. Project volunteers can be contacted by going to the “Scholarship Team” page of the website www.SolanoScholarships.com.
All donations are made payable to the Solano Community Foundaton, are tax deductible, and can be made by check or major credit card.