Your neighborhood new car and truck dealer provides more than reliable service and great values on new and used vehicles. Did you know they also play an integral role in the economic success and overall well-being of your community?
In fact, Washington's 310 franchised new car and truck dealers serve 75 communities across the state and maintain a multi-BILLION dollar retail industry that accounts for 15% of the state's retail sales. Together, Washington dealers provide 22,000 good-paying jobs with a combined payroll of over $1 billion.
New car and truck dealers also generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for state and local government which supports their community infrastructures, education for children and more!
Plus, Washington dealers donate millions of dollars to charitable and civic organizations. Whether it's for youth, health or environmental programs, or numerous other worthy causes, new car and truck dealers are known for their generosity when it comes to supporting the needs of their communities.
Learn more about how the charitable activities of a new car and truck dealer in your area impact your community's well-being, and you could receive a college scholarship!
This is what you need to do . . .
Write a short article or press release (2 page maximum) describing a charitable or civic organization OR event a dealership in your community is supporting (or has supported within the last year), AND design a poster or flyer promoting the organization or event.
Between the poster/flyer and article/press release, be sure the following criteria are met:
1. Include Dealership's contact information (and logo, if possible) on the poster/flyer,
2. Describe the charitable or civic organization OR event, and its purpose;
3. Explain the dealership's involvement and how their participation makes a difference for the organization and people in your community;
4. Include at least one quote from the dealership owner, general manager or office manager,
AND a representative of the charitable or civic organization the dealership supported;
5. On a separate sheet of paper, provide the names and contact information of the people quoted.
You may be handsomely rewarded . . .
Two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded - one each for an Eastern Washington student and a Western Washington student.
Here are the details . . .
Eligibility: Only high school seniors enrolled in a Washington State public or private high school, as well as those who are home-schooled and reside in Washington State, are eligible to enter. The Student Information/Release Form must be included which provides student and school information, parent permission and statement of originality from student and a teacher/advisor. Immediate family members of WSADA Dealer Member owners/principals are not eligible.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Written = 40 points
* Answer all questions above in a typed, two-page (maximum), double-spaced article or press release
* First and last name should appear on the top right side of each page.
Visual = 40 points
* Promotional poster on 8 1/2" x 11" paper (pen, ink, paint, collage, computer-generated art, etc.)
* Include a label attached to the back of the poster listing the applicant's first and last name.
Two Letters of Recommendation = 20 points
* One from a teacher or school advisor on school letterhead
* One from a service/charitable organization on letterhead
Judging: A committee comprised of representatives from the Washington State Auto Dealers Association and its affiliates will judge entries based on vision, originality, and quality of work and evaluate each using a point system as noted above. College Planning Network (www.collegeplan.org), a Seattle-based, non-profit organization assisting people seeking educational opportunities, is the scholarship program administrator.
Conditions of Award: Recipient must use their scholarship within the 12 months following the award.
It may be used at any public or private school, vocational institution, community college or four-year college or university. Awards not disbursed will revert back to WSADA.
Entries received via email will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Winning Entries: The winning entries may be reprinted or displayed, in whole or in part, in newsletters or other publications and at www.wsada.org by the Washington State Auto Dealers Association. Scholarship recipients grant permission to the Washington State Auto Dealers Association to use his/her photograph, name, biographical information, and entry work as necessary in promotional or public relations materials related to the program. The organization will not share students' personal information with any third party entities.
Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by March 6, 2010
Did you remember to . . .
* Meet the criteria outlined
* Include a Letter of Recommendation from a school teacher or advisor
* Include a Letter of Recommendation from a service/charitable organization
* Include the names and contact information for the people you talked to
* Include the completed Student Information/Release Form
* Ensure the entry is postmarked by the March 6 deadline
* Make a copy of your entry and Student Information / Release Form
Mail it to . . .
'New Car and Truck Dealers Make a Difference' Washington State Auto Dealers Association Scholarship Program c/o College Planning Network 43 Bentley Place Port Townsend, WA 98368
Good Luck!
Washington State Auto Dealers Association "New Car & Truck Dealers Make a Difference" Scholarship Program Student Information / Release Form