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In 2004, the
Harvey Greenbaum Scholarship was established to
be awarded to a student who works in shoe repair
or whose parent works in shoe repair. Two Ten's
current Harvey Greenbaum scholar, Karen Gehrig,
is about to enter her sophomore year at Texas
A&M, where she is an Education major. Since
1974, her father, James Gehrig, has been the
owner of Gehrig Hardware in Muenster, Texas.
Gehrig's Hardware has a shoe repair department
within the store, where work boots are sold.
While maintaining
a 3.12 GPA during her freshman year at Texas
A&M, Karen also found time to become involved
with the Texas Saints
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Organization. As a
member of this group, she volunteered with
events that concerned children such as the
Special Olympics, and Phoebe's Home, which is a
shelter for abused women and their children.
"I grew up in a
town of 1,500 people. Attending this college of
40,000 students has provided me with the
opportunity to make many new friends from
different backgrounds," wrote Karen. "I am
excited about returning to college this fall and
intend to get involved in more service
activities and organizations. The people I have
helped are so grateful, just as I am so grateful
to Two Ten for helping me financially. It was a
remarkable year and I thank you for your
donation."
Preliminary
scholarship applications will be available
August 31-December 15. To receive a preliminary
application, contact Two Ten's scholarship
manager Jennifer Quail at 1-800-FIND-210,
extension 1503, or complete one online at
www.twoten.org.
Since our
inception, Two Ten has been about making a
difference in the lives of people in the
footwear, leather and allied industries. We are
built upon a foundation of caring, serving our
community through social services and
educational programs. We bring hope to people's
lives.
Our educational
programs include classic scholarships, super
scholarships, part-time scholarships and
footwear design scholarships. Scholarship awards
are based on financial need, academic record,
character and personal promise. Classic
scholarship awards of up to $3,000 are renewable
for 4 years of undergraduate study.
Since our
scholarship program began 36 years ago, some $11
million has been awarded to nearly 4,500
deserving students. Many of our scholars have
gone on to careers as doctors, lawyers, nurses,
artists, diplomats and shoe people, to name a
few.
Eligibility
Requirements
As a scholarship
applicant, you:
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Must be
affiliated with the footwear, leather or
allied industries. Either student must be
employed in the above industries at least
500 hours during the year prior to January
1, or student's parent must be employed in
one of these industries for a minimum of two
years prior to January 1.
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Must display
financial need for college costs as
calculated by the federal method of need
analysis and the Two Ten scholarship
committee.
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Must be a
United States citizen or eligible
non-citizen.
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Must enroll at
an accredited college, university, nursing
or vocational/technical school, earning a
two or four year undergraduate degree.
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