Dear Fellow PR Practitioner,

If you’re like many of us, you’ve advanced in your career with a little help along the way. Perhaps it was a boss who took an interest in you, or another valuable mentor who helped you reach that next level. Here is your opportunity to do the same for another PR professional, just embarking on his or her career.

The Public Relations Council of Greater Atlantic City has initiated Public Relations scholarships at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Atlantic Cape Community College to be awarded annually to an outstanding student at each school entering his or her final year in the Public Relations or Communications program. The recipient will be a resident of Atlantic County, with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. The PRC Shore Scholarship is applied to the student’s tuition balance for the Fall session.

The PR Council plans to contribute $500 per year for each of the scholarships. While donations to the Shore Scholarship Fund are not tax deductible, you will receive the satisfaction of helping another professional on a rewarding career path.

We welcome your support. Please remember that a donation at any level is important to the support of this scholarship program. Also, please see the special Incentive Packages noted below.

Thank you for your consideration.

Updated 10 Nov. 2008

Luz E. Martinez, the PR Council's Shore Scholarship winner for 2008 at Atlantic Cape Community College, was recognized during the May meeting by William A. Cradle, right, President of the PR Council of Greater Atlantic City and Ralph Cooper, PRC Board member and Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee. Luz is a  resident of Atlantic County and graduated this Spring from the Communications program at ACCC. She plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in communications or public relations at Rowan University next year.

Kim Applewhite, center, the PR Council's Shore Scholarship winner for 2008 at Stockton College, was recognized during the October meeting by William A. Cradle, left, President of the PR Council of Greater Atlantic City and Diane Ramftl, right, the new Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee. Kim, a resident of Pleasantville, is a Junior majoring in Communications at the Richard Stockton College of NJ.

• Kim's resume will be linked here in the near future. ( If your organization has intern opportunities, please contact Diane.

 

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