Juniors Program

Objective
To financially support GASC's junior membership in their continued education and support of their 
interests.

Description
GASC will designate $1,000 each year towards the Jr. Sponsorship Fund and will award funding to up 
to five (5) juniors each year.  GASC reserves the right to adjust the pay-out amount on an annual 
basis, depending on the needs of our juniors and available funding.

Criteria
1)Who is Eligible?  
a)  Junior members or the children of GASC's adult members.
b)  Juniors must be a dependent and living at home or a full-time student
and returning home at the end of each school year.
c) Applicant and/or their families must be members of GASC during the year of pay-out.

Age      
The age of the junior applying shall be between 12 & 21 and will be determined by their age as of 
January 1 of the year they are requesting sponsorship.

Requirements   
Juniors and/or their families are required to work one GASC function in the year they  apply.  
Applicant and/or their families must be members of GASC during the year they  work.

Application      
Juniors & their families must fill out and submit the application for sponsorship and submit to GASC's
President by the designated due date.
Applicants will be required to submit a biography (no more than one page), as well as a  statement of 
their financial needs/projected fees.

Due Date                  
Applications must be received by GASC's President no later than October 1st  the first  year the 
sponsorship fund is implemented (2005) and November 1st every year  thereafter.  Requests 
received will be for the following calendar year
(January 1 through December 31).

Review Process   
A committee consisting of GASC's President and four other non applying members will review the 
applications received and will determine which applicants will receive
funding for the following calendar year.

Notification      
The recipients of our Jr. Sponsorship Fund will be announced at our annual Christmas party.  If those 
recipients are not present, they will be notified after the function by phone or e-mail.

Pay Out Process     
GASC will hold the sponsorship funding until the fees need to be paid. Pay-out may be made in one of 
two ways:
a) Families must provide a receipt for the money spent for reimbursement to be made directly to the 
member.
b) A copy of a bill will be submitted to GASC and a check written directly to the facility/person 
requesting payment.

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