Your gift to the RAPS Scholarship counts! RAPS Scholarship Donation Form Name ____________________________________________ Address __________________________________________ City ____________________________________________ State ______ Zip________________________ Phone __________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________ Donation amount: q $500 q $250 q $100 q $50 Other:______ Donation made in memory of: ______________________________________ Donation made in honor of: ______________________________________ Make checks payable to: PSU Foundation and noted for RAPS Scholarship Please mail to: RAPS, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. To use a credit card, go to the PSU Foundation website: psuf.org 4 The RAPS Sheet November 2020 Since 2011-12 RAPS has awarded a scholarship every year to a student whose interest is focused on an aspect of gerontology. Last year’s recipient was Lauren Brown, a social work student whose field placement was with the Hillsboro branch of the Department of Human Services Aging and People with Disabilities office. Lauren wrote of her “absolutely amazing” year and her developing interest in policy. “It was a fantastic year,” Lauren said, “and I surprised myself as I finished my first year with a 4.0 (grade point average).“ This year, however, is different in many ways. At Portland State, most classes are being taught online. Tuition and books remain expensive. The “university experience” is difficult to accomplish. The RAPS Scholarship can play a big role in easing a student’s financial burden. But this year is also different for the RAPS Scholarship. Many of the ways in which we raised money in the past are not possible this fall. No in-person activities means no door prizes and no bake sale at the Holiday Party. The COVID-19 epidemic means no travel and thus no income from Collette Tours. More than ever we need your help to continue to award the RAPS Scholarship. Please consider a sustaining gift to help us “stay in business.” Thank you! Steve Brennan, Co-President, RAPS Pat Squire, Co-President, RAPS Joan Shireman, Chair, Scholarship Committee
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