EDUCATION FUND & SCHOLARSHIPS

The CSA Education Fund was established October 24, 1992 to provide scholarships to CSA and Benzie County students and to support education programs deemed worthy by the Trustees. The scholarships are granted to students who have financial need, have demonstrated scholastic ability, and who have been accepted by an undergraduate or post graduate program at an accredited college or university, or into a vocational program. Past recipients are welcome to apply. Scholarships are presented during the August Operetta intermission.

Contributions to the CSA Education Fund are tax deductible. General, honorary or memorial gifts to the CSA Education Fund should be sent to the CSA Education Fund, care of Luanne Buzzell, 423 Lake Street, Frankfort, Ml 49635.

Thanks to the generous contributions of the CSA membership and support by local Benzie County area citizens, in 2007 the Education Fund was able to award five scholarships totaling $20,000.

2007 was the fifth year that the Tom Williams Memorial Award was an option for presentation. This award is presented to the applicant who is most deserving and who most embodies the spirit and dedication to service of Tom Williams. No student qualified this year.

The trustees of the CSA Education Fund would like to thank those who gave memorials, and acknowledge those in whose memory or honor gifts were given. This year contributions were made:

In Honor of: Hannah and Noel Smith, Jared Lambiotte, Eileen Rauschert, Jim and Luanne Buzzell, Mary Gosnell, Amy Ferris, Molly Sturges, Ethel Hilton, Karen Evans, and Martha Errthum.

In Memory of: Pinky Fairchild, Vera Larson, Judy Perry, Ernie Collins, Ethel and Clark Cooper,

Wilford and Maude Evans, Dr. Reynold J. Gottlieb , John and Sue Sturges, Harry and Lois Wrench, Willard I. Webb Ill, B. Whitman Dennison, Violet Lindner, Ruth Jorgensen, Patricia Cunningham, Robert Shreiner, Dick Pfeiffer, Bryan Greene, NancyJ. Knight, Mary Burrows, Thomas W. Williams,Doris Howe, Bob Bovard, Betty Johnson, Norman Davies, Alice Ohlinger Weaver, Charlene B. Seabury, John R. Longmire, Bernard Meland, Kathryne Gosnell, Cynthia Davidson, Esther Swern, Elizabeth Carter, LambertTrovillion, Connie Zetterberg, Lucy Ohlinger, Dr. & Mrs. John N. Lukens, Nelaura “Rusty” Lewis, John H. Terry, and Willis Terry.

We are also very grateful for a generous donation from the Dutton Foundation.

The balance in the Education Fund at the end of the summer season was $10,763.02. This relatively large amount was due to the small number of scholarships that were given out in comparison to previous years.

We look forward to a larger number of applicants in ‘08.

The residential recycling program will now recycle #5 plastic containers (in addition to #1 & #2 currently collected), continue #2 plastic bags, clear & colored glass bottles & jars in “Glass Only” bins, tin & aluminum containers, paper & flat cardboard at all seven 24/7 drop off recycling sites. Remember to rinse all containers and flatten everything you can for the most efficient use of the recycling program. No scrap metal or trash allowed. Everyone is encouraged to support the students by bringing flat cardboard to the recycling trailers at Frankfort High School, Benzie Central High School & Betsie Valley Elementary School. The 24 / 7 Recycling Program is paid for by an annual fee of $19.00 per household in Benzie County. This is not a tax and businesses do not pay the household fee. The program is for residential use only.

Check out the Benzie County Website www.benzieco.net

Click on Departments, then on Recycling and Solid Waste Department for recycling information, frequently asked questions and to schedule an appointment for Household Hazardous Waste Collections in 2009.

Contact Marlene Wood-Zylstra, Recycling Coordinator at 882-0554 or emal benzierecycler@benzieco.net with any recycling questions or to schedule public education presentations for groups or organizations

Mark your calendar for 2009 collections of misceflaneous items not accepted at recycling sites. These collections will include Styrofoam, tires, paper shredding, & electronics and are in addition to the two household hazardous waste (HHW) collections. Tires & some electronics may require a fee.

January 3rd @ Beulah Government Cntr.        Styrofoam (Holiday Packaging)

May 2nd @ Almira Township Park                 HHW & Other Misc.

June 27th @ Frankfort School                         Misc. (No HHW)

August 8th @ Honor Road Comm.                 HHW & Other Misc.

October 3rd @ BeulahGovernment Cntr.        Misc, (No HHW)

All collections are on Saturdays from 9 am. until noon – APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED for HHW Collections

Holiday Christmas Trees can be disposed of at Smittys Tree Service @ 2741 Benzie Hwy Benzonia (across from Timberline Shell) throughout the month of January. Follow the signs to drop off location at the back of the property.

The CSA Education Fund was established October 24, 1992 to provide scholarships to CSA and Benzie County students and to support education programs deemed worthy by the Trustees. The scholarships are granted to students who have financial need, have demonstrated scholastic ability, and who have been accepted by an undergraduate or post-graduate program at an accredited college or university, or into a vocational program. Past recipients are welcome to apply. Scholarships are presented during the August Operetta intermission.

Contributions to the Education Fund are tax deductible. General, honorary or memorial gifts to the CSA Education Fund should be sent to the CSA Education Fund, c/o Luanne Buzzell, 423 Lake Street, Frankfort, MI 49635.