[Vision2020] Eric McMillan Scholarship Fund

[J Ford]

I'm in...

Anyone know how his family is doing?

J


>From: "joanopyr at earthlink.net" <joanopyr at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: joanopyr at earthlink.net
>To: "Debbie Gray" <dgray at uidaho.edu>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Eric McMillan Scholarship Fund
>Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 13:17:40 -0700

>Dear Visionaries,
>
>Say, here's a positive, community-building thought -- what about launching
>a Vision 2020 fund drive for the Eric McMillan Scholarship?  Some kind of
>"whatever you can afford" donation challenge.  I don't know how we could
>manage this; write a check and put Vision 2020 in the memo space?  Have
>some list member to volunteer to keep a discrete (and anonymous) account of
>how much has been raised or how many have contributed?  Tom?  Scott?  Other
>computer guys?  Is there any way to do this?  Send one dollar or send a
>hundred.  How much doesn't matter; the challenge would simply be to get as
>many of us as possible to donate.
>
>What do you all think?  I'm off to New Orleans for a literary festival next
>week, but I'm very willing to give up some beignets at the Cafe du Monde
>for this.  (My taste buds want them, but my butt doesn't need them.)
>
>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
>www.auntie-establishment.com
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Debbie Gray <dgray at uidaho.edu>
> > To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Date: 5/2/2005 11:06:15 AM
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Eric McMillan Scholarship Fund
> >
> > Press Release
> >
> > University of Idaho
> > Moscow, ID 83844
> > May 2, 2005
> > Eric McMillan Memorial Scholarship
> >
> > A scholarship in memory of slain UI student Eric McMillan, who
> > died on September 19, 2004, is being created by his English
> > instructor, Marcia Kmetz, and Ethnic Literature professor, Jan
> > Johnson. Organizers must raise $25,000 to establish the
> > scholarship and are asking for donations of $5 from 5,000
> > donors.
> >
> > An essay Eric wrote the week before his murder reflecting on
> > this young life in Oceanside, California inspired the
> > scholarship. He lived in this "bottom on high" until he was 12;
> > it was a city ruled by drug lords, overrun by crime, and
> > devastated by poverty. According to his writing instructor,
> > Marcia Kmetz, "many of the young men and women who grew up on
> > those streets did not survive them; Eric did. His essay
> > demonstrated such strength and such a mature recognition of his
> > responsibility for others that I was deeply moved. After his
> > death, this essay took on even greater importance. Eric was a
> > fine young man and his life was one of leadership and
> > friendship. He worked to improve race relations in his high
> > school community. He helped care for his ill mother. He made
> > many friends on our campus and left a lasting memory, a memory
> > of a kind, giving man."
> >
> > Kmetz and Johnson want to memorialize Eric by creating a
> > scholarship targeted toward those who have escaped from
> > difficult circumstances and who have improved both their own
> > life and the lives of those around them. This scholarship will
> > be based primarily on character to reflect the best of Eric.
> > Says Kmetz, "Eric was a living symbol of the American Dream at
> > its finest, but was tragically denied the conclusion of that
> > dream. We'd like to let his memory live on by helping to provide
> > that dream to others."
> >
> > Scholarship organizers and friends of Eric McMillan will be
> > collecting donations for The Eric McMillan Memorial Scholarship
> > this Friday, May 6th in front of the Idaho Commons between 10 am
> > and 4 pm. Donations may also be dropped off at the Continuing
> > Education Building, Room 117, or mailed to campus zip 3147.  Off
> > campus donations should be mailed to:
> >
> > 	 Eric McMillan Memorial Scholarship
> >              University of Idaho Foundation
> >              Gift Administration Office
> >              PO Box 443147
> >              Moscow, ID 83844-3147
> >
> >
> > Contact:
> > Marcia Kmetz, kmet2153 at uidaho.edu
> > Jan Johnson, janjohn at uidaho.edu
> > Both can be reached through the UI Department of English, (208)
> > 885-6156
> >
> >
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