Please fill out the card included with your contribution.
Padrinos: $1,499 to $1,000
Includes May 3rd Event, event table for 6, 1-hole sponsorship, website, invitation, program listing,
hospitality tent guest, raffle and beverage.
Amigos: $999 to $250
Includes website, invitation, program listing, hospitality tent guest, raffle and beverage.
and beverage.
May 2, 2015
Wine Tasting & Dinner
Primer Padrinos: $2,999 to $1,500
Includes May 3rd Event, event table for 10; 2-hole sponsorship, website, invitation, program listing, hospitality Mercer Winery,
Prosser, WA
tent guest, raffle and beverage.
&
August 2015
Golf Tournament
Columbia Point Golf Course,
Richland, WA
Upcoming Events:
FEDERAL TAX ID #:
91-1818694
Find out how you can contribute
to students’ post-secondary
education opportunities!
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http://grandviewdfs.com
http://nw.dollarsforscholars.org
http://gsd200.org/schools/ghs
http://moralesmemorial.blogspot.com
Awarding scholarships to
Grandview High School
students since 2008.
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more information:
Corporate Sponsor: $3,000 and above
Includes publicity on all MMS promotional materials (12-hole sponsorship, lodging for 2, banners, psa’s, etc.);
May 2, 2015 event table for 10; website, invitation, and program listing; hospitality tent guest, raffle
How can you contribute?
Visit the MMS website:
moralesmemorialscholarship.org
Scholarship Criteria
Scholarship criteria is reviewed annually with the DFS Committee,
revised and posted on the DFS webpage. Major items for qualifying:
-Min. of 3.2 GPA
-Student’s Personal Statement
-Commitment to community
-A required Parent & Student Interview
with the committee
Mission Statement
The Morales Memorial Scholarship (MMS) exists to award academic scholarships to Grandview High School Latinos/as and/or graduates
from a farmworking background, attending a Washington public four-year institution with a demonstrated commitment to serving others
through community and/or school activities and/or future profession.
Further, we are committed to mentoring our next and future Morales generations to promote social justice, post-secondary educational
opportunities, and community connections and giving.
Background
The Morales Memorial Scholarship was started in Fall of 2005 by
a few family members and has grown to include both family and
friends.
The MMS was started as a means to honor our parents, Teodoro
and Francisca Morales, and our deceased sister, Micaela Morales
Herrera, three individuals who advocated for the education of their
children even when times were difficult.
As part of recognizing the educational opportunities family members
have experienced, we also commit to mentoring our next generation
of family members to be a generation of giving to community. Our
first scholarship award was awarded Spring 2008.
Leadership & Organization
The Morales Memorial Scholarship is led by a coordination board
presently comprised of three members and has a general
membership comprised of sixteen family and friends.
Two current board members serve as liaisons to the Grandview
Dollars for Scholars Committee.
Fundraising
The May wine tasting & dinner is our primary fundraising event.
We recruit corporate and institutional donors, sell sponsored
organization tables and obtain donations for a silent auction from
businesses, friends and family members. The Executive Board
members commit to making both financial and in-kind contributions.
Honorees
Teodoro and Francisca migrated to Washington State from Texas
after Teodoro served in the US Army and came home to start a life
and decided to leave the family trucking business of hauling local
fruits and vegetables. He found that employment opportunities were
limited in South Texas and made a decision to seek opportunities
for his family in Washington. He, like many other patriarchs of South
Texas families, migrated to and from Washington State for numerous
years until he decided that educational opportunities for his children
would be in Washington State.
We schedule our annual fundraiser the first weekend in May because
May 4, 1941 was our parents’ wedding date signifying the beginning
of our family experience. And, in the 70’s and 80’s our parents would
visit us at the various campuses we were attending to celebrate Cinco
de Mayo and their anniversary.
Micaela Morales Herrera fought a courageous battle with breast
cancer. She earned an MSW from the University of Washington and
instilled the value of education in her own children, Sonya ClarkHerrera and David Herrera.
Grandview School District Roots
Our goal is to help GHS Latino graduates and graduates from
farmworking backgrounds reach their dreams. Ten of the eleven
children of the Teodoro Morales family attended Grandview School
District from 1958 to 1979. Numerous nieces and nephews of our
father’s siblings who joined him in Washington also attended
Grandview School District. Presently, we have numerous grand-nieces
and nephews, cousins, enrolled in Grandview School District.
Scholarship recipients must demonstrate enrollment in a state
university. Scholarship funds are mailed to the institutional
financial aid office.
Scholarships Awarded
12008 $800
2009 2 - $600
2010
2011
1 - $1,500
3 - $1,500; 1 - $500
2012
2 - $3,000; 1 - $1,500
2013
3 - $3,000; 1 - $1,250
2014
3 - $3,000; 1 - $1,500
Total: $37,750 awarded in scholarships!
Our 2008 awardee graduated Spring 2012 from Washington
State University. The 2010 recipient graduated from Yakima
Valley Community College. Presently, all 2009-2013 MMS
Scholarship Recipients are still continuing their education.
Annually, 10% of Morales Memorial Scholarship Fundraising
efforts are donated to the Dollars for Scholars general fund to
help with the awarding of additional scholarships from the DFS
fund.
The receiving scholarship recipients and their parents are
recognized at our annual May fundraising event.
In 2014, there will be a new scholarship opportunity,
Rising Stars, for students with a 2.5 GPA or higher.
For more information about the how to contribute, please see the back of this brochure and the card included.
Visit the Morales Memorial Scholarship website at moralesmemorialscholarship.org