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March 1,
2011
Dear Shipmate,
This year marks
the Tenth Anniversary of our Association's Scholarship Program. As
committee chairman, I am proud of our achievements. You should be
equally proud and gratified because it has been your enthusiastic
support and generous financial donations that have led to our success.
During the
program's 10-year history, we have provided $2000 awards to 20
university students attached to NROTC units which include midshipmen,
and Navy and Marine Corps officer candidates. In 2006, our program was
expanded to attract qualified civilian applicants who are the direct
descendants of Association members. We have provided $2000 awards to
three in this category . We hope to see more interest in this
opportunity from your kids and grandkids in the future so pass the word
down your family tree.
The quality of
the young men and women who have received our awards is remarkable and
for me is reassuring that the good old USA will survive. You've met two
of the impressive Marine winners at past reunions. A few of us have had
the honor of attending presentation ceremonies at the winners ' schools
to make initial awards. (We have never failed to send an Association
representative to these events, covering 23 in all. ) The fortunate
ones of us that have done this are always uplifted by the experience.
We get to meet the winners up close, of course, but we also get to see
the great supporting environment of faculty, friends and mentors that
help shape these wonderful award winning youngsters. nat is what keeps
me involved in this worthy program of ours.
As always, we
must replenish the coffers of the Scholarship Fund in order to carry
on. Through the ten years, we have given two awards annually and in
three of those years were able to afford to give three awards. In order
to continue our pace, we need about $5000 on top of the roughly $2000
on hand. I ask for your most generous tax deductible donation in order
to achieve our target. Checks should
be made out to "USS Little Rock Assoc. Scholarship Fund" and mailed to
Treasurer Frank Berglas at 10 Bayberry Lane, South Salem,
NY 10590-1414. We have not provided return envelopes this year in
order to conserve our funds.
I thank you on behalf
of the Scholarship Committee and all those deserving young Americans
who will benefit from your generosity.
Sincerely,
Kent R. Siegel
Kent R. Siegel
Chairman, Scholarship Committee
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PS: Details on the Descendant Scholarship Program are posted on the
Association website. If you need more details or wish to discuss the
program further, please contact me at ksiegel@cox.net or (703)
360-8948. Kent
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