Wednesday, 02 March 2022 08:00 AM
Company Update
OKEMOS, MI / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2022 / The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 academic year scholarships. Students who will enroll or are currently enrolled at an accredited university, college or vocational school are able to apply. The deadline for submission is April 8, 2022.
The Foundation offers financial aid to students who wish to make a career in the RV and campground, manufactured housing or self-storage industries. Scholarships may also be awarded to students even though their career goals may not lead them back to those industries, including outstanding scholars or students with compelling needs.
Nine students received scholarships in 2021. The college scholarships were valued between $500 and $1,250. The Foundation has awarded more than $383,000 in financial aid to 655 students since 1991.
"The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation has given more than 650 scholarships in its 31 years of existence. Our membership and staff are proud to have helped so many students work toward advanced education at a college, university or vocational school," John Lindley, President & CEO of the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association and the Recreation Vehicle and Campground Association and the Self-Storage Association of Michigan.
"In offering these scholarships, we are introducing students to career opportunities they might not have realized are available in the RV, camping, manufactured housing, and self-storage businesses," said Lindley.
To apply online, visit www.marvac.org, www.michhome.org or www.selfstoragemichigan.org. For more information on how to apply, call Beth Monicatti Blank at All Seasons Communications at 586.752.6381 or email [email protected].
The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation is 501(c)(3) nonprofit education foundation created by the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association and the Recreation Vehicle and Campground Association in 1991. In 2013, the Self-Storage Association of Michigan was added.
SOURCE: Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds