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The
Student Endowment Fund was established to provide
a self-sustaining funding source for the Student
Initiatives Program the goal of which is to attract
the best and the brightest to the transportation
profession in the west. In the past, these
initiatives were modestly funded utilizing existing
annual operating and annual meeting budgets which
has limited the scope of the programs resulting
in the use of operating reserves. The Board
projects that the Endowment Fund needs to reach
$500,000 to be self-sustaining enough to generate
enough annual revenue to support the District's
student initiatives. To date, we have made
great strides towards meeting our financial goal
with more than $200,000 raised for the Endowment
Fund.
Visit the new Western District
Student Endowment Fund website at www.westernite.org/endowment to find out more about the fund or make an online
contribution. While you’re
there, find out more about the
Student Initiatives Program, explore our photo
gallery, or browse through our list of contributors.
In addition to the new website, the District has
also established two Endowment Fund awards that
will be presented at each Annual Meeting to recognize
the Sections/Chapters that contribute the most
to the fund throughout the year. |
