Lanny Bakalyar
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Official Rules
Applicants must be in the current High School graduating class or attending a post-secondary school within five years of graduation.
- The amount of the scholarship will be $1,000.00.
- Applicants may only win this scholarship one time.
- Applicant's parent or legal guardian must be a member of AFSCME Local 668 for at least 90 days prior to the drawing, unless the member is new to the bargaining unit and the Metropolitan Council.
- The scholarship recipient must attend at accredited Post-secondary School for example- (College, University, Vocational, Technical or Trade School).
- Parent or legal guardian must be present at the drawing to win.
- The Local Union Secretary will be responsible to ensure that notice is provided to Local Union membership concerning this scholarship.
- The Local will be notified of the scholarship during the month of December.
- Applications must be requested from the Local Union Secretary.
- The application must be returned to the Local Union Secretary by the first Friday of the month of February.
- A winner and alternate must be drawn by lot at the March general membership meeting.
- The drawing will take place on the agenda under " Good and Welfare".
- Winner must use scholarship within one year of receipt.
Funding for this scholarship will come from the Local union's general fund.
The Lanny Bakalyar Scholarship Fund will be a budget item in the Local Unions annual budget. For as long as AFSCME Local 668 exists and/or until the membership by a vote 50% plus 1, deciding otherwise.