FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

MARK SANFILIPPO/JANNETT SCHOLARSHIP




Criteria for awarding Scholarship:

1.    Recipient to be an active member of First United Methodist Church of Yoakum, Texas who participates in church and youth activities.

2.    Recipient to be a graduating senior who will enroll in college, university, or vocational school; or a student who is in one of the above mentioned.

3.    There is to be no discrimination with regard to sex, age or race.

4.    Emphasis to be on the recipient's desire to gain an education rather than on scholastic honors or excellence.

5.    Interest earned by the principal of the fund is to determine the amount to be awarded each year.

6.    Each year the scholarship committee of the church is to meet in January and March.  The January meeting will be to set the amount to be given that year and the March meeting to select the recipient or recipients.

7.    Applications to be in by March 8th.  Selections are announced at the Awards Ceremony when other scholarships are awarded.

8.    Certification of award to be presented at time of the Awards Ceremony.  Money is to be made available at the time of student's enrollment in the institution and to be used for fees, books, supplies or other expenses incurred in pursuit of education and training.

9.    The committee is to be composed of the pastor, chairman of the Administrative Council, Chairman of the trustees, an administrator or teacher at the Yoakum Public School,  and a representative of the Sanfilippo family.  If there are no qualified applicants, the committee may choose not to award a scholarship for that year.

10.    Funds to be administered by the church and reports on the balance in the fund and interest accrued to be made regularly with report of other finances of the church.