OA Education Foundation Met in April

The Odebolt Arthur Education Foundation met on April 7th, 2010 at United Bank of Iowa to discuss the options of hosting an event this year. Those present were: Carolyn Hoelscher, Pam Hansen, Roger Buehler, Vicki Beckman, Curt Wareham, Jason Wulf, Carol Auen, Kevin Carstensen, and Dani Trimble. The plans to hold the Annual Spring Fling were changed due to the OABCIG Scholarhip Committee's Spring Fling being held the following week. Several ideas were talked about at different times of the year. The group also visited about asking some prominent members of the community to help us get the information out about our foundation and the availability of the endowment fund that is now in place. Everyone was in agreement that a special project should be pursued. Mrs. Trimble suggested Active Boards for the classrooms and invited us to come with her to see a demonstration on April 16th. Carolyn will request copies of the scholarship forms used at the school for those awarded by the board and we will choose from those to use as an application form for the scholarship funds we have received to be awarded this spring. She will collect them and send them out to all members for their feedback. Applications will be due back by May 1st. Mini-grant applications are also due to us from the teachers on May 1st. The group will meet next on May 12th at 7:00 PM at UBI.