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IGEF Scholarship Endowment Fund Donations Continue to Grow at Record Totals  With each year that passes, the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation gets stronger and stronger through the generous donations and hard work contributors instill into its scholarship endowment fund. It was difficult to imagine things could get any better following a record setting year in 2007 that produced more than $157,000 in scholarship money. But it did in 2008 with a grand total of approximately $163,447 being raised during the last year. The biggest money maker of all was once again the IGEF Scholarship Golf Classic, which brought in more than $75,000. Creeping up on its heels the last few years, however, has been the Iowa Grocery Industry Association Convention Auction and Raffle that also set a new record in 2008. Exceeding its 2007 total by nearly $7,000, the auction and raffle generated $70,542 this past July. Also helping fund the endowment were traditional contributors Newman’s Own ($10,000), Kraft Foods ($2,500), General Mills ($2,400) and Mueller-Yurgae Associates ($1,500). Mueller-Yurgae also assisted in organizing the Mueller-Yurgae Associates Early Bird Golf Tournament at the IGIA Convention, netting $1,005 for the fund. And an extra gift was provided this year by Ray Carreathers of Kraft Foods and Dave Russell of Anderson Erickson Dairy, who both donated the $250 they won as part of the IGIA Golf Tournament Putting Contest that was sponsored by the Burke Corporation. The Iowa Grocers Education Foundation received over 450 applications for the 86 scholarships that were awarded this past year. The IGEF awarded $32,850 in scholarship money itself to 25 students who are at least part-time employees for an IGIA member company or the children of a full-time employee working for an IGIA member. Special IGEF scholarships included three F.W. Beckwith Scholarships as well as one Mary I. Fitzgerald Award and one Robert Carper Jr. Award. The IGEF was also delighted to award 61 “Piggyback” scholarships to employees working for IGIA member companies that set money aside to assist students within their organizations. The Grocery Manufacturers Association awarded two scholarships – one being the Ken Uglum Memorial Scholarship – and 2008-09 IGEF Scholarship Program Insert (PDF – 0.98 MB) About the IGEF The Iowa Grocers Education Foundation was established for the sole purpose of funding scholarship awards to deserving students. It is organized under IRS regulations as a 501(c)(3) public charity. Donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions. For more information on the “Piggyback” scholarship program or the IGEF, contact Jerry Fleagle at 800-383-3663 or jfleagle@iowagrocers.com. |
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