BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/3148/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: SPE-GCS Scholarship Fund 2015-16\r\nStart Date / Time: Jul 31, 2016 00:00 AM US/Central\r\nLocation: \r\n \r\n*To Donate towards the SPE-GCS Scholarship Fund, please follow these three easy steps:\r\n1) Clic k the "Register" button at the right of this webpage. You will have an opt ion to select your donation amount on the next screen.\r\n2) Select the do nation level that best suits you. \r\n3) Complete the payment process. \r\ nEvery donation is appreciated and significant! \r\nTo make a Scholarship Fund Donation in an amount not listed, please contact SPE-GCS at spe-gcs@ spe.org.\r\nA MESSAGE FROM SPE-GCS EDUCATION CHAIR AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO ORDINATOR, SIMEON EBURI\r\n\r\nGiving back to the community in general is very rewarding. I have always enjoyed volunteering with SPE-GCS at various community outreach and community service events. Giving back resources s o that others can have the opportunity to pursue their dreams through educ ation is also extremely rewarding. I personally have a great appreciation for scholarship donations because I was very fortunate to receive scholars hips in college from various donors without which, I would not have been a ble to afford the cost of higher education and earn my degrees.\r\nLike ou r SPE-GCS Chair, Dr. Ivor Ellul, said in the Chair&rsquo\;s Corner message in the December GCS Connect newsletter, SPE-GCS has been supporting educa tion for more than 30 years in the form of scholarships for promising loca l students. The graph below shows how we have increased our scholarship fu nding over the last 15 years to keep up with the rising cost of tuition. T he main objective of our scholarship program is to increase interest in th e oil and gas industry among graduating high school seniors and help retai n college students currently enrolled in petroleum-related academic discip lines. Additionally, the SPE-GCS partners with Communities in School Houst on (CISH) to help serve at-risk students in the Greater Houston area.\r\n\ r\nThe impact of our scholarships on those fortunate to receive them has b een extraordinary. I have no doubt that those scholarships have changed a lot of lives and have made many dreams become reality. We have gathered te stimonials from past scholarship recipients that you can read at the botto m of this page to hear directly from their experience and see the impact o f the scholarships on their personal lives and professional careers.\r\nWe have launched an initiative to build a Scholarship Fund. The objective is to develop a financial endowment of $5 to $6 million to fund our annual s cholarship disbursements, rather than using our Section&rsquo\;s operating expenses as we do today. What we ask our SPE-GCS members and associates i s to join us in this campaign and help us raise funds to support the futur e of our industry through scholarships. No donation amount is too small, a nd every little help can go a long way towards changing the lives and fort unes of the next generation of oil and gas industry professionals. Here ar e some options:\r\n\r\n\r\nVoluntary contributions when registering for ea ch SPE-GCS activity.\r\n\r\n\r\nIndividual donations at whatever level &nd ash\; a commitment of $16,000 ($4,000 for 4 years) will secure a &ldquo\;n amed&rdquo\; scholarship.\r\n\r\n\r\nDistributions from endowments, trusts , and estate funds.\r\n\r\n\r\nAs SPE-GCS Education Chair and Scholarship Fund Coordinator, I promise to maintain you well informed of our progress during the campaign, answer any questions you may have and to appropriatel y highlight and celebrate all our donors. To make a donation, please downl oad the Scholarship Donation Form or Donate Online. All donations are tax- deductible.\r\nThank you in advance for your support!\r\nSincerely,\r\nSim eon\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n*To Donate towards the SPE-GCS Scholarship Fun d, please follow these three easy steps:\r\n1) Click the "Register" button at the right of this webpage. You will have an option to select your dona tion amount on the next screen.\r\n2) Select the donation level that best suits you.\r\n3) Complete the payment process.\r\nEvery donation is apprec iated and significant!\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTo make a Scholar ship Fund Donation in an amount not listed, please contact SPE-GCS at spe- gcs@spe.org. --- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event deta ils subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS fo r Associations ---\r\n UID:uid3148@spegcs.org SUMMARY:SPE-GCS Scholarship Fund 2015-16 DTSTART:20160731T050000Z DTEND:20160801T045900Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240329T112841Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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*To Donate towards the SPE-GCS Sc holarship Fund, please follow these three easy steps: 1) Click the "Register" button a t the right of this webpage. You will have an option to select your donati on amount on the next screen. 2) Select the donation level that best suits you. 3) Complete the pa yment process. Every donation is appreciated and significant!  \; |  \; |  \; |
To make \;a Scholarship Fund Donation in an \;amount not listed, p lease contact SPE-GCS at \;spe-gcs@spe.org.