Every few years I send a copy of the Foundation's non-scholarship funds to the Board. This is one of those times...(see attached) In particular I wanted to highlight the Member-to-Member Matching Fund: The Member-To-Member Matching Fund Approved: April 1999 The fund was created by a concerned ARRL Member in 1999 to provide temporary dues assistance to Full Members of the ARRL (International and Associate Members do not qualify) who would otherwise be unable to pay their dues because individual or family finances have been severely depleted by catastrophic illness, death or disability of a wage-earning family member, loss of job, or similar financial emergency beyond a person's control. Requirements: Nomination of a Member will be made only by a Division Director, who, to the best of their knowledge, agrees that such a financial need exists on the part of said Member. The Fund would pay 2/3's of the Member's annual Full or Full Senior rate dues (rounded up to the nearest dollar) for up to 5 years. The member would be responsible for the remaining 1/3 portion of dues. A Member cannot be eligible for other ARRL dues-rate reductions (Blind, Family, or Youth rates) or for assistance from another ARRL Foundation fund (such as the Jesse Bieberman Meritorious Membership Fund.) *** Information about the fund is to be limited to the ARRL Board family, ARRL Foundation Directors, and appropriate members of the ARRL Headquarters staff. *** Member recipients of this matching fund will remain anonymous, to preserve their privacy. The initial fund donor and all subsequent donors will also remain anonymous. Any Director with a recommendation for use of the M2M fund can send their request to ARRL Foundation Secretary Lauren Clarke (kb1ydd@arrl.org). -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki@arrl.org President, ARRL Foundation http://www.arrl.org/arrlf/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444