CLEVELAND, January 31 — All Teamsters are invited to the 2011 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Dinner in Chicago on Wednesday, March 16.
The dinner, which is a fundraiser for the scholarship fund, begins at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Chicago Hotel-Downtown (720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60605), with dinner beginning at 7 p.m. The Board of Directors of the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is organizing the fundraiser.
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund awards scholarships annually to outstanding high school seniors. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, SAT/ACT scores, character, potential and financial need.
Thirty-one of the awards total $10,000 each. These four-year scholarships are disbursed at the rate of $2,500 per year and are renewable annually.
Sixty-nine of the awards are one-time $1,000 grants. These scholarships are disbursed to the college or university at the beginning of the recipient’s freshman year.
The Teamsters consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, or any other legally protected status. The deadline for this year’s program is March 31, 2011.
For a scholarship application and other details, please visit the scholarship section of the Teamster website.
To register for the March 16 Scholarship Dinner in Chicago, please click here.