The Model A Ford Youth Scholarship Fund, Inc. announced the awarding of our seventh annual scholarships to deserving MAFCA/MARC members' children/grandchildren at the 3rd MARC/MAFCA World Model A Ford Meet in Dallas, Texas, in June 2008. The total awarded in Scholarships since our first awards in 2002 is $122,000 to 32 deserving recipients. Our winners for all seven years represent 18 states, and include Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Due to the generous donations of MAFCA, MARC, some of the MAFCA Chapters, some of the MARC Regions, chapter/region members and various fundraising efforts of these same parties, we are able to present scholarships to these wonderful MAFCA/MARC youth.

For 2008, we are pleased to announce that six deserving applicants are being awarded Scholarships. Winning Scholarships are:

Amanda Uthe, Camas, Washington Clark County Flying Eagle A's, who will be attending Wyoming Tech;
Ryan Thibeault, Stafford, New Hampshire Pine Tree Model A Ford Club of Maine, who will be attending the University of New Hampshire majoring in Mechanical Engineering;
Richard Evans, Jr., Trussville, Alabama MARC of Alabama, who will be attending Auburn University majoring in History;
Jeffrey Fink, Kingwood, Texas Piney Wood A's, who will be attending Kansas State University majoring in Mechanical Engineering;
Adam Smith, Charlotte, Michigan Mid-Michigan Model A's, who will be attending the University of Northwestern Ohio majoring in Automotive Technology;
James Hopper, Gilbert, Arizona Arizona Traveling A's, who will be getting his BA from Arizona State University.

Each of these winners will receive $1,000 checks each year for up to four years to help pay for their undergraduate education.

We congratulate all the Scholarship winners of 2008 and wish them and our prior Scholarship winners, as well as those who were not awarded scholarships this year, success in their educational efforts, as well as their future plans.

The 2007 winners were Jenny Brake, Irvine, KY; Sarah Brand, Oyster Bay, NY; Grant Lloyd, Cedar Hill, TX Michael Minton, Spring Creek, NV; Jacob Neitling, Indianapolis, IN; Kelly O'Brien, Duncanville, TX Jason Pittenger, Washington, IL; Kaitlin Rozny, Park Ridge, IL; and Adam Vlasaty, Washburn, WI

The 2006 winners were Joshua Macey of San Jose CA, Timothy Angert of Manheim PA,
Joshua Iverson of Lake Elsinore CA, and Melanie Dove of San Jose CA.

The 2005 winners were Daylan Gibbard of Walla Walla WA, Heather Colbath of Osterville MA, David Willens of Holden MA, Sarah Kelley of Royse City TX, and Jonathan Hughes of Irvine CA.

The 2004 winners were Brice Peters of Salem OR, Tyler Garsick of Stow MA, and Rebecca Varco of Bend OR.

The 2003 winners were Matthew Holleran of Mohawk NY, Curtis French of Fillmore CA, Chana Borel of Salem MO, Cory Cress of Issaquah WA, and Julie MacDonald of Framingham MA.

The 2002 winners were Kristina Christiansen of South Ogden UT, Kelly Shaddix of Houston TX, and Joshua Freeman of Universal City TX.