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WMNLA Launches Horticulture
Grant Program
Debuting this year, WMNLA is very fortunate
to be able to develop a Horticulture Grant program to support
high school
and tech centers with their horticulture education projects
within the WMNLA region of Ottawa, Muskegon, Kent, Allegan,
Newaygo, and Oceana counties. Grant criteria is currently
being developed by the WMNLA Board. This program is an important
initiative of the industry to support the horticulture education
programs at the high school and tech center where student
are just beginning to develop their career interests at a
time when these educational programs can be limited due to
financial constraints. Award amounts will begin at $500 and
will increase as the fund grows with time. The goal is to
have the first grant awarded in Fall 2009.
Educators can contact WMNLA to learn more about this program
by contacting Jimmy TenBrink, Earth Services & Supply
at jimmyt@earthserviceandsupply.com or Laurel Nease, WMNLA
Coordinator at info@wmnla.com.
If your business would like to support this program, donations
are accepted on behalf of WMNLA at the Grand Haven Area Community
Foundation, One S. Harbor Drive, Grand Haven, MI 49417 or
www.ghacf.org.
Scholarships available to Horticulture
Students
-through the West Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association-
Application Deadline - March 1 annually
Contact Barb Post or Carol Bedient, the Directors of the
Scholarship Program at (616) 842-6378, www.ghacf.org
Available to students in Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Muskegon,
and Oceana counties, interested in pursuing a career in the
green industry including horticulture, landscape architecture & design,
retail garden center or wholesale nursery grower of plants,
flowers, shrubs.
This is a locally sponsored scholarship program through the
businesses of the WMNLA and the Grand Haven Area Community
Foundation.
Up to three scholarships awarded annually up to $1500 each
for college & trade education tuition.
Application online
at www.ghacf.org.
Instructions for application:
Scholarship Application Available Online
Instructions:
• Please read through this information carefully.
• The general Scholarship Application and scholarship descriptions,
along with instructions for completing and submitting your
application, are available on our website: http://www.ghacf.org/scholarships/application.htm
• You must create a log in name and password to begin the application
process.
•
Use the “tab” key to move through the fields
within the application.
•
Be sure to save the file as you are working with it. You
may return to work on your application at any time by “logging
in.”
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Only completed applications can be submitted. If you have
not completed a section, you will be asked to “Fix
It.”
• Prior to submitting your application online, you must print
a paper copy of your application and mail it with all necessary
attachments to the Scholarship Committee at the Grand Haven
Area Community Foundation.
• A completed application has the following elements:
◊ All pages of the scholarship application.
◊ Current high school or college transcript.
◊ Page One of your SAR (Student Aid Report) from the FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Form, unless
you are only applying for scholarships that do not consider financial
need.
◊ Please print and submit the Financial Information Form to
the Financial Aid office of your college/university.
◊ If a Letter of Recommendation is required for any of the
scholarships for which you would like to be considered,
please include it in your packet.
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The deadline for submitting your completed application is
5:00 p.m. on March 1.
Grand Haven Area Community
Foundation
One South Harbor
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616-842-6378
www.ghacf.org
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