As the PTA fiscal year finally comes to a close, I got to do a fun thing today. I got to prepare the letters and paperwork to finally give away the scholarship money to the three Council PTA Scholarship winners.
Of course, it isn't my own money, but it still feels pretty good to give it away.
These three students filled out an application and wrote an essay about what PTA has meant to them and to their families. The winners were selected back in April and the award were formally given then. But this weekend I get to send the checks to the universities where these kids are enrolled for the fall.
I wish we had more students apply but it isn't a well known scholarship, apparently. The students must be a PTSA member to be eligible but other than that there is no pre-requisite for their moms to have sold their soul to the volunteering spirit that is the PTA vortex. But it is fun when we see other PTA moms' kids apply. The selection is done anonymously, and the essays are read to a committee of about 12 people. Points are given for the student's involvement in extra curricular pursuits, GPA, and of course the essay.
$1500 goes pretty fast in chunks of $500 a pop. But it is a great feeling, especially if it isn't my money directly. I feel like a pretty steward of it when we award it to great kids.
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