Members of the Students Support Sinclair committee, known as the S3, are continuing their support of the Class Gift Scholarship during Spring Semester.
Last year, S3 created a new mission statement focused on the student body at Sinclair.
“We revitalized it and made it more meaningful to the student body,” Amy Cotterman, vice president of Student Government said. “The committee determined that the best way to do a student gift would be to endow a scholarship.”
The scholarship will help students that run into financial trouble at the end of their degree.
“This scholarship helps get people through who lose their aid,” Cotterman said.
She said that a lot of students reach the end of their degree and run out of financial aid.
“We are trying to create a vehicle that gets more students through,” Cotterman said. “To do that, it’s the students that help Sinclair.”
The committee is responsible for finding ways to raise money for the scholarship on a student level.
“Students really are creating their own scholarship for their own purposes through the Sinclair foundation,” Cotterman said.
A student can donate money for the scholarship in the student leadership office in Building 8 Room 8025, Starbucks in the library and at all food locations across campus.
“There are S3 shirts available at the bookstore,” Cotterman said, “One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the scholarship fund.”
The club challenge is another way to raise money for S3. The club challenge is where the different clubs of Sinclair compete to fundraise. Last year, the club challenge was won by Phi Theta Kappa.
S3 raised $5,000 last year, leaving the goal this year to raise $7,500.
“If anybody has a good creative idea on raising money for student gift, come talk to us,” Cotterman said.
To give or to get involved with S3, contact the Student Leadership Development office in Building 8 Room 8025, across from the student activity center or contact Cotterman at amy.cotterman@my.sinclair.edu.