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Online Donations
We’ve been having trouble accepting donations through an online payment system because we aren’t our own non-profit organization and don’t have an EIN number for the application. Fortunately, the Mennonite Church has an online giving site and they graciously offered to accept online payments for us and then transfer the payments over to our account with Everence.…
Read MoreLittle by Little
I better update this blog to let you all know that we’re still here! Thanks to all of you who have contacted us through the form on the website. Your excitement and encouragement means so much to us. We’ve really enjoyed hearing from potential applicants who could benefit from this scholarship, it’s nice to find…
Read MoreReady to Fundraise!
Ok, everyone! Today is a big day for us because we’re finally ready to accept donations. Any size donation is appreciated and will go a long way to help fund someone’s education. Please help us spread the word, as well. Checks should be made out to: The Mennonite Foundation In the Memo section write our…
Read MoreAlmost there! No really, this time…
I know we’ve said this before but it looks like the paperwork is finally finished and our account is being created with our non-profit partner who will handle the donations. Keep posted for full details later this week. We’re almost ready to get started on the real work – raising enough money to be able…
Read MoreWe’re Still Here
Well, we’re still plugging away at getting this thing launched. It’s funny how paperwork always takes so much longer than expected. I was hoping to start fundraising beginning of May and now it’s mid-July. I guess dreams don’t come true overnight and I have the rest of my life to keep chipping away at this.…
Read MoreDelays
Hi everyone, sorry for the gap since my last post. My final exams got pretty crazy and time just got away from me. I just finished the last one a few days ago and after a few days down on the coast of England, I’m back and ready to get to work! We signed the…
Read MoreWriting Letters
I woke up this morning at 5AM and couldn’t go back to sleep so I decided to get another blog post out. It’s kind of nice to look out on the quiet streets before they start to bustle with daily life. It makes me think of my mom, how she liked to wake up early…
Read MoreBrief Update
Naomi, Will and I had a call with Jim at the Mennonite Foundation. This is really going to happen! Jim expects to have the paperwork ready to be signed in a week or so and then we can start. I know this has been a long process but it suddenly feels like it all happened…
Read MoreWe’re Back
Hello, sorry that was a really long Christmas break! Actually, we’ve all gotten really busy with school and jobs and our project was sitting idle for some time, but thanks to Naomi we’re back on track. She spoke to someone at Goshen College about it and they put her in touch with Roger who is…
Read MoreScholarship Managers Information
I had my phone call with Chris at Scholarship Managers. Everything is perfect with them except it’s too expensive. Let me define perfect – they accept the donations and give the donors a tax-deductible receipt, which is key. They also select the winners of the scholarship but we can set the criteria and publicize to…
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