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The Fairmont Chapter was established in 1974.
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Presently there are 130 Dollars for Scholars chapters in the State of Minnesota.
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C. H. Hegdal, Roy Cade and present board members Lorraine Balske, Harland Anderson, and Don Oberg are members of the Dollars for Scholars National Honor Roll for their commitment to helping students seeking higher education!
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The John P. Bird Scholarship was established in 1930! It was transferred to our chapter in 1974.
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The Fairmont Railway Motors Foundation/ Richard & Maxine Wade gave our chapter $52,000 in 1989. In 2006, Maxine Wade added $4,400 to these funds!
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Scholarship America, located in St. Peter, MN, is the national headquarters for all Dollars for Scholars chapter.
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You can establish a stand alone endowed scholarship in the Fairmont chapter with a contribution of $10,000.
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The Marjorie L. McClain Estate willed the chapter $475,000 in 2008, which is the largest endowed scholarship ever established.
- In 2010 the Fairmont chapter awarded scholarships totaling $132,000 to 134 Fairmont High School graduates. Since 1974, the chapter has awarded 2,600 scholarships totaling $1,693,029.
- In 2010, Lorraine Balske, chapter secretary since 1978 was named National Volunteer of the Year by Scholarship America, the parent organization for our chapter. Shcolarship America awarded Lorraine $1,000 for this award which will be used to fund a Lorraine Balske Scholarship in 2011.
