Report "Every Dollar Makes a Difference" Totals by March 1
Phi Theta Kappa chapters participating in the Every
Dollar Makes a Difference Campaign should send in their contributions
by March 1 to qualify for recognition at the 2009 International Convention.
"Every
Dollar Makes a Difference" calls on chapters to contribute $1 for each member
they inducted in 2007 to the Hites
Scholarship Challenge. Phi Theta Kappa is close to reaching its
goal of $350,000, which will be matched almost 2-1 by the Hites Family Community
College Scholarship Foundation, to create a $1 million transfer scholarship
endowment.
Chapters reporting their success by March 1 will
be eligible for a drawing to win a Convention "meet and greet" photo session
with Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod Risley.
Track your
chapter's and region's participation online.
Phi Theta Kappa's Missouri Region recently contributed $5,456.66
to Every Dollar Makes a Difference and the Hites Challenge, surpassing
the goal based on the 2,038 members the region inducted in 2007.
A
portion of the Missouri Region's contribution was donated by Ray and Kathy
Kerlagon. A member of the Hites Foundation board, Ray Kerlagon is a faculty
member at St. Louis Community College's Wildwood Campus and served as charter
advisor for the chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
"The Missouri Region
advisors talked about the 1918 Anniversary club," said Ann Parks, Missouri
Regional Coordinator. "An advisor recommended that a donation of $1,918
be raised among the chapters, to be matched by the Region. When this was announced
at the Regional Convention, Ray Kerlagon said he and his wife would match
the chapters' donation up to $1,918."
"Missouri, where Phi
Theta Kappa began, is very pleased to support the 1918 Anniversary and the
Hites Scholarship Challenge," Parks said. "We are excited to be part of
this legacy and especially appreciate the Kerlagons for their generosity
and support of the Missouri Region." Parks noted that some $500 in pledges
is expected to be added to the Missouri total.
To date, Hites
contributions overall total some $335,000, very near the $350,000 goal.
