4 The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 45, No. 3 From the PLSO Office Aimee McAuliffe, PLSO Exec. Secretary GROWTH AND RENEWAL Spring brings the promise of growth and renewal. It is an important equinox that provides longer days and the pull toward tackling new projects. For Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon that will look like finding opportunities to promote the profession to high school students, leadership curriculum, scholarship awards, and membership renewals. I am happy to thank everyone who purchased raffle tickets and bid on auction items for the Education & Outreach Auction. Thanks to all of you, PLSO raised a net total of $27,113.53! At the March board meeting, the Board of Directors discussed the outcome and voted on assigning money that was not pre- designated to scholarship funds. Here's the overall outlook: • Scholarships: $9,933.24 • Outreach: $17,180.29 As a reminder, annual scholarships are rewarded each year from the dividends of the PLSO Oregon Community Fund Foundation account. Each March, PLSO receives a statement detailing how much money is in the PLSO account and the dividends yielded to be awarded by June. PLSO has the option to donate money for the current year to increase the amount of scholarship funds. For the 2022 year, dividends total $13,228. The board granted the Scholarship Committee’s request to award $18,000 as in previous years. Therefore, from the $9,933.24 raised for scholarships at the auction, $4,772 will go towards 2022 scholarships and the From the back, top: Trevor Gwin, McKenna Hein, Ben Hobert, Wyatt Keady (orange shirt), Jamie Blankenship (middle), Macy Hagel (brown beanie), Max Dzul next to her (black ball cap), Jeff Maloney (front left), and Ethan Chirnside (front right). Photo courtesy of Jamie Blankenship. I am happy to thank everyone who purchased raffle tickets and bid on auction items for the Education & Outreach Auction. Thanks to all of you, PLSO raised a net total of $27,113.53!
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