2007
Nomination of Officers By Art Poulten
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n March 7, 2007, there’ll be a very special Touro Fraternal Association meeting – one that will impact the future of our entire Association! At that time, you will be asked to nominate the men who will help lead Touro in the years ahead, the men who will hold the offices in the lodges and one-third of the seats on the Association’s Board of Directors. It happens every year on the first Wednesday in March and carries over to the first Wednesday in May, when all regular members are asked to cast ballots in the general Touro elections. How important is this meeting? Well, look at it this way: You’ll be choosing presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers to serve one-year terms in Friendship and Harmony Lodges. You also will be nominating men to run for six seats on the Board of Directors, each for three years. You will be asking these 14 men to help handle the affairs of the Association in a manner beneficial to you as an individual and the Association as a whole. Every Touro regular member in good standing is eligible to run for office. First, however, another regular Touro member must nominate him at this meeting. Please give some serious thought to whom you would like to be in charge of Touro … to plan its social functions … to plan its community involvement activities … to plan its future. And be sure to consider yourself as one of them. There is a lot of hard work serving as a Touro officer, but there’s also a great deal of satisfaction. I know. I’ve been there.
FEBRUARY
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Increased Student Financial Aid for 2007 Additional Funding Approved by Your Board of Directors!! By Alan D. Lury, Chairman
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he cost of higher education is steadily increasing and in an effort to help its members keep up with some of those increases, Touro has allocated more funds for this year’s Student Financial Aid program. A total of $39,000 will be available, a 25% increase over last year.
Here’s how it breaks out: • Three $3,000 scholarship grants will be available – one more than last year. • A total of $30,000 in interest-free student loans – a $5,000 increase – will be available. Loans of up to $2,500 will be granted to qualified students.
Here are the programs and how you can receive the appropriate applications. STUDENT LOANS: Regular Touro members, their children and children of deceased regular Touro members are eligible for interest-free Student Loans. Students must attend an accredited institution of higher learning on a full time basis for the 2007-2008 school year. The loans must be co-signed by a regular Touro member in good standing who must remain a member in good standing during the life of the loan. EDUCATIONAL GRANTS: Regular Touro members, their spouses and children, and children of deceased regular Touro members are eligible. Applicants must attend an accredited institution of higher learning on a full time basis for the 2007-2008 academic year. Awards will be based on criteria as outlined in the application. Please note that grant applicants or the parents of grant applicants must have been a member of the Association for at least two years. Please look for our early March letter detailing the specific application processes.
Inside This Issue From the Chairman .............2 Social Scene...........................2 Nu? ......................................3 Touro "Member-fits".............4 Trivia Champs.......................4 Touro's Hallowed Halls.........6 Bruce Lang............................6
"Mal"velous, see page 3 ~ ~
"...and we'll have fun, fun, fun 'til ..." see page 5