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THE EARL HOLLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROPOSAL
The Foundation would create a new charity recipient-- THE EARL HOLLAND MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Criteria for recipient selection would be established such as former experience at ACT or CAC,
good grades, academic and/or athletic success in high school, acceptance at an accredited college
or university, determining other scholarships being received, etc.
ACT & CAC would recommend a recipient; the Charity Selection Committee would conduct an
appropriate evaluation of the nominee (including an interview at the ACT/CAC location) and
then make a recommendation to the Board for approval.
Funding would come from the annual proceeds of the Nichols Cup events. Initial funding may
come from this season’s Special Needs appeal and/or Memorial donations.
Checks would be presented to the recipients at the Annual Meeting provided that ACT & CAC
are comfortable with this idea. Jill Turner did not see this as a problem as long as we do not
disclose that they are/were a client and also the details of their abuse.
Other Funding
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To assist in kick starting the program, Debbie & Ken Burnside have generously offered
to donate a concert by Johnny Vincent, the singer from Chicago who sang at our Sunday
Night Nichols Cup dinner. The Burnsides could host a private event at the club, charge
$200+ per head for a nice dinner and they would send out an announcement to the entire
community. They could run the event in Nov, Dec or Jan and then personally donate the
net proceeds back to the Foundation, earmarked for the Earl Holland Memorial
Scholarship Fund. As it is being hosted by them at the club and attendance is completely
voluntary it would not come across as yet another solicitation from the Foundation.
Benefits
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Focus on “a silver lining in the cloud” as a former abuse victim rises above and moves
forward with their life in a positive way
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A great marketing/PR opportunity for the Foundation
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A wonderful way to honor Earl
Areas to Address
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We would need to decide amounts & number of years for the awards. The consensus was
to make it a one year award and a set amount which would be determined annually based
on funds available.
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Designating all of the appeal funds may reduce the amount of the other charity’s awards
unless net revenue separate from Special Needs has a significant increase.
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We may wish to consider technical and trade schools as a recipient’s choice of post high
school education