How to apply

a Scholarship information through the Armstrong Educational Trust can be found at armstrongedutrust.org, or by calling 724-543-2599.

a Scholarship information through the Community Foundation Serving the Heart of Western Pennsylvania can be found at servingtheheart.org, or by calling 724-548-5897.

Two Armstrong County-based nonprofits have scholarship money to award to eligible students a but application deadlines are fast approaching and time is running out for procrastinators hoping for tuition help for the 2015-16 academic year.

aIt’s a process, so applicants need to get the ball rolling now,a said Fred Orozco, executive director of the Armstrong Educational Trust.

Because Ford City High School is scheduled to close in June, Orozco said this will be the final year for the trust to award one of the nine $2,000 Helen and Fred Ortman scholarships.

The Armstrong Educational Trust must receive applications by March 27.

The Community Foundation Serving the Heart of Western Pennsylvania oversees the distribution of post-secondary scholarships for students in Armstrong and nearby counties.

Both nonprofits are making the application process as easy as possible by posting information online and encouraging people to call.

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COOS BAY Mark Helfrich has put Coos Bay on the map in the world of college football as head coach of the high-powered Oregon football team.

On Thursday night, he gave his former high school a big boost as the headline guest for a fundraising event at The Mill Casino-Hotel.

The Coos Bay Schools Community Foundation sold more than 350 tickets at $100 a plate for the dinner and appearance by Helfrich, which turned out to be part roast, part praise and part thanks directed both from the former Marshfield quarterback, and back to him by the Bay Area community.

“It’s very, very humbling, very cool for us to be here,” Helfrich told the crowd. “What a great role model for our kids in Coos Bay to have.”

Helfrich thanked many of his former teachers and coaches in both entertaining and serious tones, praising the librarian for instilling a love of reading and one of his science teachers for properly calling him to task when an erosion project was sub-standard.

“Thanks for teaching us how to work and have discipline,” he said.

Helfrich also pointed out how community members stepped up every time the school district made cuts to athletics and other valuable school programs.

“In my current job, we travel and get to meet a lot of people teachers, parents, people of influence,” he said.

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The Nebo Education Foundation board met this month to discuss the grants submitted by Nebo School District teachers and fund worthwhile projects in the district that provide resources to enrich student learning. “I received a grant through the Nebo Foundation and have purchased a high quality, early literature series to get students excited about reading. June Williamson, teacher at Larsen Elementary said, “I am so excited to receive this technology grant from the Nebo Foundation. This grant money will help greatly because I will be able to purchase some much needed replacement books as well as some new chapter books for my upper level readers. I am excited to start purchasing these books and my students are excited as well,” stated Karen Burt, fourth-grade teacher at Wilson Elementary. “Our sixth grade team is really excited about implementing this Teachers College Reading and Writing Project by Lucy Calkins, and know that it will benefit many students at Barnett Elementary for years to come. Thank you Nebo Education Foundation for helping us be better teachers for our amazing students!

Since then, itas always maintained its partnership and commitment to teachers, she said.

Over at Whiteaker Middle School, the grant will be used to take eighth grade AVID students on a college tour.

For the past few years, the group had to generate their own funds for the field trips, but that money ran out, said Lauren Stephenson, eighth grade language arts teacher and AVID coordinator.

The students had previously visited two public universities, but Stephenson wanted them to visit a small, private school like Linfield College.

Stephenson said she really appreciates the grant because the money will go directly to the students.

aI think itas just a sign to us that our community wants to support us here at school,a Stephenson said.

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This on-again, off-again policy-making leads only to confusion for charitably minded people who care deeply about their community, so let’s hope the Senate and president also act on this important legislation.On the local level we are beginning our annual community grants process. A charitable remainder trust is a much different type of trust for individuals who care about charities but also need income for themselves or other family members. Beneficiaries receiving the income from the trust could be the donor and donor spouse, children of the donor, or any other designated person.A charitable remainder trust can be a great retirement planning tool for a charitably minded business owner making plans to retire. After the last beneficiary dies the remainder could create a new grant-making fund for our community that could be tailored to their particular charitable interests.Page 2 of 2 – The Community Foundation, upon receiving the shares of the business, would be looking for a buyer for the shares of the business, and convert them to marketable securities to generate annual income for the donor. In addition to receiving the annual income from the charitable remainder trust, the donor would avoid capital gains taxes that would have resulted from the sale of the shares of the business and receive a charitable deduction for the portion of the gift determined to be the charitable portion (the estimated remainder that will go to charity). Appreciated real estate is another common asset used for establishing a charitable remainder trust.We encourage charitably minded people to consider planned gifts like a CRT that can be mutually beneficial, and to inform their attorney or financial planning professional about their charitable interests.