Last year, a group of dedicated activists began the
Liberty Scholarship Fund in New Hampshire. The idea
is to help provide private alternatives to the public
schools. $1,000 scholarships are given to families
who have had children in public schools or are
starting school in NH, who wish to homeschool or send
their children to private school but cannot otherwise
afford to do so. Four scholarships were given out
last year, thanks to the generous donations from
liberty lovers around the nation. This year, we have
three applications for scholarships, but need
approximately $1,300 more to help these three families
escape the public school system. If you can help in
this effort, please visit http://lsfund.org or write
to us at:
Liberty Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 443
Newmarket, NH 03857
Thank you for your time!
Kat Dillon
LSF Vice Chair
How, soon do you need that?
Tracy
I believe the money is dispersed about mid August.
ONE MONTH!
I wish I had known sooner.
I'll try to send $15 or so before then. Might give more, but, I kind-of need to know if enough people will give $15 for this to be successfull. I mean, if it's not going to happen, I don't want to spend too much money on it.
I cross-posted this at the FreeTalkLive and the FSP forums.
Tracy
I just chipped in. I'll try to give more next week.
That's great guys, thanks!
I will send a small check on Friday. That is Don's first paycheck. After that, I will have to play with the budget to see when I can give again.
Cathleen
Thanks Kat, and thank you everyone!
Congratulations on your new job, Don! :) Thank you for the generous donation!
I chipped in $35 last week, and I always help cover costs such as the website, PO Box, etc. Unfortunately, I can't afford to give the $200 I wanted to give this week, but I'll try to send in an average of $35 per month.
Quote from: tracysaboe on July 18, 2005, 08:46 PM NHFTI mean, if it's not going to happen
Tracy
Any money left over is available for next year :D
I suppose I could look at it that way.
Also, (this is off-topic) but Is their a way to donate directly to the EndowMent fund.
Tracy
Thanks, Cathleen! :)
Yes, Tracy, you could just tell them you want to donate all of it to the endowment, otherwise only 10% of it will go there.
Quote from: tracysaboe on July 19, 2005, 01:26 PM NHFT
I suppose I could look at it that way.
Also, (this is off-topic) but Is their a way to donate directly to the EndowMent fund.
Tracy
Sure! Send in a check written to the "LSF Endowment Fund"!
Or you could go here to donate through PayPal and specify "Endowment Fund".
http://www.lsfund.org/donate.html
Thanks! :)
How close are we? How much more do we need currently, to help these 3 families?
Tracy
About $200 more. :)
I'll post the update to the other forums.
Tracy
Thanks Tracy!
Thank you, Tracy! :)
No, not quite.
~ $400 according to the last report I had from Tony Lekas, kind and gentle soul that he is.
Oh, you're a sweetie, Scott! I'll send in some extra with the donations I got today.
We get a little each week with our table and more brochures taken. 8)
Quote from: Scott Roth on August 13, 2005, 05:19 PM NHFT
Need more brochures?? I got some...
yea ..... just give us some when we see you again 8)
We're up $150 today.? 8)? Thank to the two donors!!! :)
I'll donate another $50.
So we need another $150 within the next 2 weeks!
Quote from: Scott Roth on August 16, 2005, 09:33 PM NHFT
Hopefully, I don't have to work this Saturday...so I'll try to get over in the morning with some freshly printed brochures.? If anyonbe else needs some, please let me know.? I am happy to donate my printing to the cause.
are you going to join us for a while at our table? :)
9-11am between walmart and shaws ..... we are also safe from rain there 8)
So, where are we at? Do we only need $50 more dollars?
I don't have any more money beyond my normal contrabutions right now. :(
I'll try to advertise this on some other boards again.
Tracy
Quote from: tracysaboe on August 20, 2005, 02:03 AM NHFT
So, where are we at? Do we only need $50 more dollars?
I don't have any more money beyond my normal contrabutions right now. :(
I'll try to advertise this on some other boards again.
Tracy
hey ..... you give regularly ...... 2 8)
Is there any way to know the latest $s?
http://www.lsfund.org/finances.html
"Estimated Overhead Expenses: about 10%
Details: This reflects our startup costs and should decrease in the future."
egads ..... I thought the expenses were almost nothing
Yeah!! Some new donations came in totalling $550! Thanks so much for your hard work and generosity, guys! Three more families will escape the public school system this year :) The webpage will likely be updated with the new info soon.
Watch for some new fundraisers from the Liberty Ladies: a calendar with photos of the lovely ladies (hopefully, I'll escape that fate!) and a car wash. These will be a great start for next years scholarships :)
Since only four applications were received were the three this year the same as last year?
Without delving into privacy issues is there a way of knowing the status of the families/children receiving these scholarships? Age, grade, continuing in private school, etc, etc. No need to know who, town or school attending.
Cheers!
Pat Mc
3 new people :D
they only get it the year they escape
I too would like to know how last years recipients are doing. :)
That's the kind of history I would like to know. Do the families that you help, predominetly stay out of the public schools the following years?
Are their plans in the future for another "continuence" problem to help families out in the 2nd and 3rd years and so on as they need it?
Tracy
Quote from: russellkanning on August 21, 2005, 09:05 AM NHFT
3 new people :D
they only get it the year they escape
I too would like to know how last years recipients are doing. :)
Amanda's doing well from what June has told me.? She's got good grades in her private school, she plays the guitar, and is very active.? This is her second year receiving a scholarship.? June called 2 hours ago and said that she is thrilled to be able to keep Amanda in her private school.? She was very happy on the phone because she did not know she had won the scholarship until she received it!? :) :) :)
Congratulations to the recipients and the donors who made this possible!!!
I didn't think we gave scholorships the 2nd year?
(Not that I mind.)
Quote from: tracysaboe on September 06, 2005, 01:41 PM NHFT
I didn't think we gave scholorships the 2nd year?
(Not that I mind.)
Yep!? :)
As a matter of fact, the application fee is waived after the first year.? We're probably getting rid of the application fee anyways, or lowering it to a few dollars.