SCHOLARSHIPS

The Antelope Valley Rural Museum is a California nonprofit public benefit unincorporated association dedicated to preserving the rural history of Antelope Valley. All donations are tax deductible and will be cumulative. Donations of any size are welcome. All donations of at least $100 will be publicly acknowledged at the museum display.

2011 Scholarship presentation

The AVRM again awarded our scholarship at the Jr. Livestock auction during the AV Fair. We presented a certificate to Jiggs Briggs for $1000. We asked Friends of the AV Fair to match our scholarship. Not only did they match it, they double matched it for a total of $3000 given to the Livestock committee as a result of the AVRM’s efforts. To date the AVRM has given $1525 in scholarships and been instrumental in the collection of another $5775 in scholarship money for the youth of Antelope Valley. photo at right from the Jr. Livestock Auction. Front row, from left with amounts awarded: Sydney Roth ($750), Caitlyn Gelfo ($750), Clarissa Butler ($250), and her sister accepting for 2nd time recipient Carlene Hadden ($250). Back Row Presenters Betty Smith from the FOAVF, Bill Rawlings from the AVRM, Billy Ward representint the Livestock Committee, and Jiggs Briggs ($1000).

2010 Scholarship presentation

On June 10, 2010 the Board of Directors voted to amend the bylaws to give at least 10% of all cash donations to scholarship funds.At the 2010 AV Fair kickoff dinner the AVRM became the first donors to the AV Fair Volunteers Scholarship Fund. In addition to cash scholarships, as a 501(c)(3) public charity we can use community service hours from college students to aid them in obtaining scholarships and grants. In 2010 the AVRM helped enable one student obtain a $1500.00 scholarship from his work.At the 2010 Fair Kickoff dinner the AVRM was responsible for “Passing the Hat” for the AV Fair Volunteer Scholarship Fund. Over $1300 was collected in a matter of minutes!The $525 we donated was awarded at the Jr. Livestock Auction in 2010. (see photo above right)

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