The Ford Family Foundation began distributing college scholarships to students in 1994 under the direction of Kenneth Ford. This year the Foundation is celebrating 20 years of scholarships! We thought it would be fun to share some Fun Foundation Facts.
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It’s easier today than ever to make a huge impact by making a small effort to connect with your fellow Ford Scholar Alumni. We have a strong presence on social media and can use this platform as a tool to do something really positive for the FSAA. Share your vision. Reach out. Effect change without making excuses.
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Wouldn’t it be great to have high-quality Ford Scholars as co-workers? Does your organization have a career or intern opportunity? Post it on the FSAA and Ford Family Scholarships Facebook pages!
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FSAA Secretary Katie Keller worked on the Friends of Errol Heights Restoration Planting project, digging holes and planting native snowberry plants, during the MLK Weekend of Service on Jan. 18.
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The Ford Family Foundation recognizes the following Ford Scholar Alumni who were nominated for the 2014 Gerald E. Bruce Community Service Award. Although these alumni were not selected to receive the award, they are outstanding individuals who continue to contribute to their communities.
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Annie Tester, a Ford Scholar Alumna from the very first class of Ford Scholars, 1994, has earned the Gerald E. Bruce Community Service Award for her dedication to her small, rural hometown and her perseverance in building a charter school.
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As Ford Scholars, we are committed to leading in our communities and supporting the greater communities we live in. Join other Ford Scholar Alumni in celebrating Earth Day by pitching in to help in your local communities. Many events are planned for Saturday, April 26.
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Topics ranged from elections and finances to what alumni want to get out of the Ford Scholar Alumni Association during the annual FSAA General Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Stoel Rives law firm office in the Standard Insurance Center in Portland, Ore.
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Following in Andrea Smith’s shoes is not an easy feat. With her wonderful leadership, the Ford Scholar Alumni Association has taken shape. Though I would like to download the contents of her brain, I admit that is not possible.
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When The Ford Family Foundation President Anne Kubisch recently took her first tour of Eastern Oregon, she met a few Ford Scholar Alumni and was inspired by their commitment to their rural communities and realized the great resource that alumni are to the Foundation.
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