SWE-D
Announces SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Program
2017 is SWE Detroit’s 65th
Anniversary! And we have some EXCITING NEWS! We awarded our first SWE Detroit –
Past Presidents Endowed Scholarship to a recipient 1 year early! To celebrate
on the run, we are announcing a new program to build upon our scholarship
program. The SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship is our latest campaign to support
women pursuing engineering & technology degrees.
The intention is to have
our section’s Life Members take the lead in contributing to this endowed
scholarship program. However, anyone can donate to the program. The initiative
enables our section’s Life Members to show their passion and build a legacy to
support future female engineers through an endowed scholarship. The challenge
to the Life members is to raise $2,500 each year for the next five (5) years to
reach the $25,000 required for an endowed scholarship. To help encourage
participation and raise the stakes, SWE Detroit’s current officers has agreed
to match up to $2,500 each year to support the initiative. The endowed
scholarship will provide an annual $1,000 scholarship to an aspiring and
deserving women pursuing engineering. If the goal is met, the first scholarship
would be awarded during the 70th Anniversary of SWE Detroit! SWE D’s
Life Members would like the first scholarship to be given in honor of Josie E.
Rewald, one of SWE Detroit’s Life Members who passed away unexpectedly in
September.
If you know any of the
SWE Detroit Life Members, please help us communicate to them. We have found
that they, like many of you, are super busy and can miss the posts and emails. Some
don’t even have an email. So if you see them at work or outside, please tell
them what you have read on the blog.
Not a Life Member? No
problem, again anyone can donate to the fund even though we have asked our Life
Members to come together and take the lead. Every little bit helps, so we
encourage you to donate if you can. Your donation is tax deductible.
The program will be
tracked separately from the Member Solicitation Program and have its own
levels:
Diamond $ 1000 +
Sapphire $ 500 to $ 999
Emerald $ 250 to $ 499
Quartz $ 50 to $ 249
Contributions will be
tracked yearly and the level will be determined based on accumulated
contributions received by SWE Detroit.
To donate online go to www.swedetroit.org
and look for the Donate Button on the site for Paypal. After you submit your information and input
your donation amount, you will have the opportunity to designate your donation.
Please input in the text field, “SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship or Life Members
Endowed Scholarship” to allow it to be allocated appropriately.
To donate via check:
mail the check to Society of Women Engineers – Detroit, PO Box 2978, Southfield,
MI 48037 and place in the memo section “SWE 4 Life Scholarship”.
Big Thanks to our Life
Members, Members, and friends of SWE Detroit who have donated to our programs
in the past! If you have any questions, are interested in supporting the SWE
Detroit Past President Scholarship Program, or creating your own endowed
scholarship to build a legacy to benefit the SWE Detroit Scholarship Program,
please contact Lisa Purvis, Michele Marion, or Jennifer Morikawa at
swe_detroit@swe.org.
P.S. Come out to
celebrate SWE D’s 65th Anniversary at our annual Awards &
Recognition Banquet late spring to meet our 2nd Past Presidents
Endowed Scholarship Recipient!
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