Portable Sanitation Association International members have proudly shown their belief in the value of education by contributing $319,350 to the PSAI Scholarship Fund during the initial five-year pledge campaign. The members’ generosity allowed 46 full- and part-time international and national students to be awarded scholarships worth $99,000.
The economic situation the world is experiencing has caused us to delay the second five-year pledge campaign. The scholarship fund balance of $220,350 will allow eight outstanding students to receive individual $2,500 scholarships in May 2009 for a total of $20,000.
The decision to delay the start of the second five-year pledge campaign has not stopped us from asking for contributions to the PSAI Scholarship Fund. Contributions can be made in honor or memory of a special person. End-of-life giving is also an excellent way to provide funds by including the PSAI Scholarship Fund in a Last Will and Testament; money along with corporate stock or other types of property may be included in the will.
The PSAI Scholarship Fund is administered by Scholarship America, a private sector scholarship and educational support organization. Scholarship America receives the scholarship applications and follows its selection process to choose students for the PSAI Scholarships. Scholarship America also receives and invests the scholarship contributions and makes payment of the scholarship awards.
A tax-deductible contribution check may be written payable to Scholarship America for the PSAI Scholarship Fund. The mailing address is Pat Halter, Scholarship America, 1505 Riverview Road, P.O. Box 297, St. Peter MN 56082.
PSAI membership includes international and national portable restroom operating companies and associate member companies who supply the portable restroom industry. All employees and their family members of a company belonging to PSAI are eligible for PSAI Scholarship Awards. The application deadline for the 2009 scholarships was March 15. An application and additional information for the 2010 PSAI Scholarship are available at www.psai.org and are due to Scholarship America by March 15, 2010.
Download the scholarship information and place it on the company bulletin board or include it with the employee’s paycheck. Employees appreciate the chance to educate their children, which brings goodwill to the company. It’s just another good reason to be a PSAI member.
The PSAI Scholarship Committee includes Chairman Ned Carpenter of Porta-Jon, Gastonia, N.C; Kathy Crafton of PolyPortables Inc.; Gregg deLong of PolyJohn Enterprises Corp.; Barry Gump of Andy Gump Inc., Santa Clarita, Calif.; Todd Hilde of Satellite Industries Inc.; Rich Vegter of Black Tie Sanitation, Frankfort, Ill.
For more information on PSAI and its programs, call 800/822-3020 or go to www.psai.org.
