Swiss Colony Scholarship (f)

January 2009

Dear Applicant: Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from high school! The Swiss Colony is honored to accept your application for a scholarship for continuing education. We support and encourage all people to continue their education throughout their entire lives. In fact, we encourage our employees to continue their education through daily learning in their careers, through our in-house training programs, by providing resource material in our Employee Resource Center, through PC training videos and with our educational reimbursement program. We hope you will also develop this lifestyle. Enclosed are the instructions for the scholarship application, the application, and other forms you will need to return by February 24, 2009. No applications or supporting documentation will be accepted after this date. Failure to supply ALL required material by the deadline will disqualify your application. Please note that during the selection process each area in the application is weighted by points. The more complete explanation you give for each area (i.e. how many years you were involved, what type of club it is, whether you held an office, received any awards, job responsibilities, your activities or involvement in the community) the more likely you will rate higher. Please do not use acronyms. Applications for technical schools versus 4-year colleges are judged separately. The best of luck to you in your future, and remember to never stop learning!

Sincerely,

John Baumann, President The Swiss Colony, Inc.

THE SWISS COLONY SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS Purpose The purpose of The Swiss Colony Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to students of employees of The Swiss Colony, Inc. and affiliated companies through a scholarship program for the furthering of their education. We are offering between $500 and $1,500.00 scholarships for fall 2009 for four year college students and one and two year technical college degrees. Applications for technical schools versus 4-year colleges are judged separately. Scholarship funds must be used for tuition expenses only. Eligibility Students eligible for a scholarship must meet all of the following criteria: • the child of an employee of the Swiss Colony family of companies who is regular full or part-time and has been employed for at least three(3) years, or is a temporary employee who averaged 500 or more hours per year for the past five(5) years • currently a senior in high school or mid-term graduate • enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited school • a natural born or adopted child of an employee or one that an employee legally claims as a dependent for income tax purposes (does not have to live with employee) • have at least a cumulative 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) • status of the employee must remain current throughout the selection process - termination of the qualifying parent's employment, for any reason, prior to scholarship award immediately disqualifies the student's application (by April 15). Timeline Winners of the scholarships will be announced at your local High School Awards Banquet in May. Funds will be distributed as soon as college information is received from the student. Checks will be made out to the student and the educational institution. Please be sure to: 1. Complete the attached scholarship application for The Swiss Colony Scholarship Grant. 2. Sign the application. 3. Attach two (2) letters of recommendation to the application. 4. Attach the essay to the application (use additional paper if necessary). 5. Attach verification of cumulative grade point average. 6. Return all portions of the application by February 24, 2009 to your High School Guidance Counselor.

Please complete ALL sections of the application. Mark the Appropriate Box: 4 Year College Degree 1-2 Year Tech. College Degree 1.) Applicant’s Information: Full Name: First

Middle

Last

Home Address: Address

City

State

Zip

Current Address (If different from above.) Address

City

State

Zip

Date of Birth: Date of ______________

expected high school graduation:

2.) Parent and Swiss Colony Employee’s Information: Parent’s Full Name: First

Middle

Last

Parent’s Employment Benefit Date with Corporation: Month and Year

3.) Academic History: School

Location

Enrollment Dates

4.) Educational Institutions to which you have applied or plan to apply: School Location Why did you apply here?

5.) Intended Courses of Study, and deciding factors in these decisions. Please give detailed information about your choices and why you are pursuing your degree.

Proposed Course of Study

Why have you chosen these?

6.) Extracurricular Activities (No acronyms please) (Sports and School Clubs, Awards - Outside of normal school hours, yet related to school):

Organization’s Name and Brief Description

Years Involved

Accomplishments (Positions, Committees, Etc…)

9

10

Number of hours/week

11 12

7.) Community Involvement (No acronyms please) (Boy/Girl Scouts, Jr. Optimist, 4-H, Church Group, Volunteer Work):

Organization and Activity

Years Involved 9 10 11 12

Brief Description of Duties

Number of hours/week

8.) Employment History: Company Name

Dates of Employment

Number of Hours/Week

Job Title and Description of Responsibilities

(Months and Years)

I hereby declare that the information reported above is true and complete.

Date

Applicant’s Signature

Application Deadline Please send completed application form, essay, verification of your cumulative grade point average (standard, not weighted), and two letters of recommendation to the High School Guidance Counselor NO LATER THAN Friday, February 24h, 2009. NO information will be accepted after this date. Failure to meet this deadline with ALL necessary forms in will result in the disqualification of your application.

Essay Name: _____________________________________ Please include the following information in a well-written, conscise essay format. Character Essay: Describe yourself; what you excelled in throughout high school; what were you interested in most; why did you chose the career you are pursuing; state and explain reasons why you feel you should receive this scholarship.