The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

    OKEMOS, MI, February 10, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation is pleased to announce it's now accepting scholarship applications for the 2023/2024 academic year. The Foundation was established to provide educational opportunities for students who wish to make a career in the RV and campground, manufactured housing, or self-storage industry. In 2022, 18 college-bound students were recipients of a scholarship.

Students who will enroll or are currently enrolled at an accredited university, college, or vocational school are able to apply. Scholarships will also be awarded to students even though their career goals may not lead them back to those industries. Awards will also be made to outstanding scholars or students with compelling needs. Available scholarships are valued between $500 and $2,000. Since 1991, the Foundation has awarded over $400,000 in financial aid to more than 670 students. The deadline for submission is April 14, 2023.

"The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation has awarded hundreds of scholarships in its more than 30 years of existence. Our Associations' memberships and staff are proud to have helped so many students work toward advanced education," said John Lindley, President & CEO of MMH/RVCA and Self-Storage Association of Michigan.

"In offering these scholarships, we are introducing students to career opportunities they might not have realized are available in the RV, camping, manufactured housing, and self-storage industries," said Lindley. "They get to see a unique prospect in the workforce and our industries benefit by bringing in new critical thinking and fresh perspectives."

To apply online, visit www.marvac.org, www.michhome.org, or www.selfstoragemichigan.org. For more information on how to apply, call the Foundation Office at 517.349.8881 or email [email protected].

About the Time DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation
The Tim DeWitt HARVEST Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education foundation created by the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association and the Recreation Vehicle and Campground Association in 1991. In 2013, the Self-Storage Association of Michigan was added.

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