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How will we sustain?

This is always the tricky question in business and organizational management.  The foundation will work so hard to make community impact and strive towards the mission & vision.  MMF will use the ABCD approach

A

Acknowledge the donor base and those volunteers that make this foundation a reality for Kern County

B

Build relationships with our community partners, donor base and clients served

C

Communicate our mission and vision

D

Do the right thing (be effective) and stay involved/engaged in worthy community projects  

NANCY ANN MENDIBURU COMPASSION AWARD

Nancy Ann Mendiburu’s greatest legacy to the world is compassion. Her strength of character and bedrock belief in right and wrong has gone admired by those who knew her. Thus, it is fitting that the highest honor awarded by the Mendiburu Magic Foundation carries the name of the beloved woman. This prestigious award is bestowed upon those who have made monumental and lasting contributions to the cause of empathy and compassion. The Nancy Ann Mendiburu Compassion Award recognizes the caring ways of an individual who has promoted this philosophy and commitment around the world. Each year, the Foundation presents the Compassion Award to a youth, under 18 and adult, over 18 who embodies Mrs. Mendiburu’s lifelong belief that one man or woman truly can make a difference.  See Pyrenees-Fiesta link for various compassion awards presented annually.

NANCY ANN MENDIBURU YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD

In collaboration with our local Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County’s premier youth recognition program promotes and celebrates Club members’ service to Club, community and family; academic performance; moral character, and life goals. The Youth of the Year program is an effective tool for fostering young people’s personal growth and leadership qualities. The local Club recognizes Youths of the Month and select a Youth of the Year, who then participates in state competition.

State winners participate in regional competition. Five regional winners each receive a $5,000 scholarship and compete on the national level. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $10,000 scholarship and is installed by the President of the United States.  Programs in this Core Program Area empower youth to support and influence their Club and community, sustain meaningful relationships with others, develop a positive self-image, participate in the democratic process and respect their own and others’ cultural identities. 

Character development has been identified as a major area of emphasis in our Movement’s strategic plan for the next five years. The Nancy Ann Mendiburu award describes what a Club looks like when it makes character development a cornerstone of its philosophy and programs.

The Nancy Ann Mendiburu Scholarship Fund

Please contact your high-school guidance counselor for details regarding the fund and application every spring.  Kern County scholarship recipients must be 18 years of age or less at time of high school graduation and will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:

(A) Established Financial Need and Merit as Determined by The Mendiburu Magic Foundation

All scholarships will be reviewed by an allocation committee as assembled by The Mendiburu Magic Foundation and granted in one of the following monetary amounts.  Incoming recipients must present valid proof of higher education enrollment and adhere to any foundation requests before funds are released.  The Mendiburu Magic Foundation reserves the right to terminate financial awards and require any conditional standards as determined by a foundation representative at a later date not mentioned on this application and without notice:

• $50.00             
• $100.00            
• $250.00   
• $500.00
• $1,000.00
• $2,000.00

(B) Cumulative 500 Word Written Essay

The 500 word written essay should be submitted as a typewritten document.  Please provide statements/reference responding to the following questions:

• What aspirations or goals do you have for yourself in the future?
• Explain any obstacles you have overcome in your life and how this has made an impact on your life, both in the present and future
• Please discuss any achievements, skills and participation in any extra-curricular activities and community service organizations
• Discuss your personal opinion about “helping other people” and what that means to you for your own time spent after high-school and college?
• Is it more important to be right in life or to be a winner in life?
• Discuss your current home life (family support structure) and overall home life over the last 16-18 years. 
• Why do you want this scholarship…sell yourself!

(C) Cumulative grade point average (2.7 and above)

2005-2006 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Golden Valley High School

$500.00 Lakeia Green

$500.00 Mike Medina

$500.00 Alberto Garcia

Highland High School

$750.00 Gabriela Munoz

Liberty High School

$250.00  Elyse Morton