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LegacyFoundationSitePurpose.gif <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />MAKE k. DONATION <br />MISSION STATEMENT <br />"To give back THUG a an industry <br />that has been so good to us." <br />A foundation's purpose is to improve the public community. The founders of this <br />foundation wanted to make dear the means to bettering the public will be through <br />our industry, The gift of the foundation will be to help those who are struggling to <br />become more successful by providing them with funds and educational opportunities <br />they would otherwise not have access to. This will include one -on -one coaching, gifts, <br />grants and loans. This is truly a benevolent foundation that will carry all our legacies <br />into the future, explains John Ward. <br />The founders also identified a broad spectrum of need they intend to address that will <br />help improve the public through our industry. <br />The initial focus and distribution of the foundation's first funds will be in the area of <br />business and technical scholarships. The founders identified five scholastic goals they <br />would consider scholarships for. They are— <br />• Associate college degree <br />• Assistance with obtaining a trade school education <br />• Financial help for an individual who wants to pursue a plumbing, HVAC or <br />electrical trade certification <br />• Undergraduate college degree (such as; Business Administration, Mechanical & <br />Electrical Engineering) <br />• Post college graduate degree (such as a MBA degree) <br />The founders also considered who would be applying for these scholarships. They <br />decided the foundation would favor applications from individuals who are within the <br />trades and high school seniors who were looking for opportunities to get into our <br />industry. The application process for foundation scholarships is now in development. <br />To help with the development and execution of the foundation's plan to roll out a <br />series of scholarships, they have asked several prominent figures of our industry to <br />serve on the foundation's first scholarship committee. They are- <br />• Frank Blau— committee chairperson <br />• Tom Kelly of Drucks Plumbing & Heating, Inc. <br />Kelly is one of the founding members of Nexstar <br />• Brad Martin of Scottco Service Company <br />• Ellen Rohr. Ellen is a former Nexstar trainer <br />• Jim Olsztynski. Jim is the editorial director of <br />http: // nexstarfoundation .org /Pu>pose /Purpose.htm <br />5 <br />7/16/2008 <br />