[Scholarship-comm] 50/50 match and social media announcement Sounds great!!

[Gerry Rader]

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> On Sep 9, 2019, at 12:58 AM, Debbie Persons via Scholarship-comm <scholarship-comm at kentucky-acb.org> wrote:
> 
> Looks good to me.  DP
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 20:45, Matt Selm via Scholarship-comm
> <scholarship-comm at kentucky-acb.org> wrote:
> Everyone:
> 
> 
> Firstly, our discussion with the board on the 50/50 match for items has 
> only had one response, which leaves me to believe that this is the group 
> consensus. So, per our previous discussion at Thursday's meeting, we are 
> going to remove the $50 minimum, and replace it with a 50/50 matching 
> statement.
> 
> What do you all think of the following:
> 
> 
> F. KCB will only match fifty percent (50%) of the purchase cost of a 
> product/service up to the total amount allocated by the KCB Board of 
> Directors. The total of grants awarded is not to exceed five-hundred 
> dollars ($500) annually. Award recipients shall be responsible for 
> providing the remaining portion for such products/services.
> 
> 
> Social Media Announcement:
> 
> Below is my draft of the announcement to be sent out on social media:
> 
> The Kentucky Council of the Blind is proud to announce a great 
> opportunity for its members.  We will be awarding up to $500 as a 50/50 
> match to assist members with purchasing assistive technology devices or 
> services.  So, if it is a note taker, a computer, electronic device, 
> software, or subscription service, KCB may be able to help you through 
> its grant program.  You can complete the application either by 
> completing the Google Form located at
> 
> (link included)
> 
> Or for a word version of the application, please download it from
> 
> (link included)
> 
> Please note that all applications are due by Oct 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM 
> EST.  If you have any questions, please contact Matt Selm, the 
> Scholarship Committee Chair.  His Contact info is located on the 
> application.
> 
> 
> I have updated the application to list my contact info as well.
> 
> 
> I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback on these revisions as well 
> as the previous ones that I sent out.  Please respond as soon as possible.
> 
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
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