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YOUTH FUNDINGAIS FOUNDATIONThis group is completely separate from the American
Iris Society. Every year they
sponsor the Ackerman Essay Contest,
select the topic, judges and the winners and award the prize money to two AIS
Youth members. CLARKE COSGROVE FUND (CCMAYA)
This is a “dedicated” fund, which means that the
money in the fund can only be used for the trophy and the awards ($300 for the
winner, $100 for the first runner-up and $50 for the second runner-up) for the
yearly Clarke Cosgrove Memorial Award for Youth Achievement.
Youth members are nominated by adult AIS members, and the nominees are
judged by an independent panel of 3 judges.
Donations made to this fund are used strictly for the CCMAYA, nothing
else. CLASSROOM IRIS PROJECT (CPF)
This fund is a “dedicated” fund, which means
that the money in the fund can only be used to pay the annual dues for the adult
in charge (teacher, 4-H leader, Boy or Girl Scout leader, school aide, etc.) of
a Classroom Iris Project. Donations
made to this fund are used solely to pay these yearly dues, once the youth
member dues have been received. YOUTH YEARLY BUDGETFunded completely by the AIS General Fund, each year
an amount is determined for use by the AIS Youth Committee to fund all the
various expenses incurred in running a youth program, including but not limited
to, printing, postage, coloring contest awards, and the youth reception and
social at the annual Convention. Approximately
400 plus issues of the youth newsletter, The Iris Fan, are sent out twice a
year, and every new youth member is sent a New Member Packet, which contains a
welcome letter, a copy of the Youth Handbook, a youth questionnaire, and a
previous copy of the newsletter. This
year’s budget was set at $1200. Youth Cosgrove Convention Registration (YCCR)A new fund has been created thanks to a donation from the Oklahoma City Convention Committee - The Youth Cosgrove Convention Registration Fund (YCCR). This fund is to be used to pay for the Convention registration of the winners of the Clarke Cosgrove Memorial Award for Youth Achievement. It is hoped that this will help to alleviate some of the cost of attending the National Convention. GENERAL YOUTH FUND (GYF)This is a brand new “dedicated” fund, which was
started at the 2006 AIS National Convention in Thanks to Jim & Jean Morris, Judy Keisling, and
the Geek Committee, this fund had $400 before the Convention ended!
Money sent to the Donations Secretary and designated for “Youth” will
be placed in this fund. GYF is the designated fund code for this new youth fund. Give this fund code to Donna James, the Donations Secretary, when contributions are made. Contact information is: Donna James As you can see, there are many ways to support AIS Youth, but there are also very many expenses in running such a successful program. I am always looking for new ideas for the AIS Youth Program and I welcome suggestions from everyone, youth and adults alike. Contact me at region15kids@hotmail.com.
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