Community Support
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America
Our Chapter provides monetary support to the Monmouth Council of Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts, helping to defray some of their expenses.
www.mcgirlscouts.org
www.monmouthbsa.com
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Our Chapter supports the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Seniors volunteer time to assist local grade schools by conducting reading programs. Our Chapter's donation was used to purchase books for grades K-6 at one of the local schools. Each student was given two books to use during their reading lessons.
Technology Day
Our Chapter wants to support our Corporate Members through a Technology Day Event. We offer them the opportunity to host one of these events at their location or a location of their choice.
Our Corporate Members plan the event, they design their own marketing material and the Chapter will publish their event on our newly designed website. The Chapter will send out invitations to all of our corporate members. For more information please contact: Bob Reuter, 732 805-9297, x 165 breuter@appliedinfo.com or Sue DiVila, 732-603-9800 sdivila@aceelectronics.com
Education Awards
Citizen Scholar Award
Our Chapter recognizes soldiers, their family members, high school seniors and college undergraduates in good academic standing who have distinguished themselves through their record of volunteerism and community involvement. Last year our chapter awarded AUSA Certificates five laptop computers and five Garmin GPS units to area students. In 2008 the award of a laptop computer went to six deserving area students. In 2007 our Chapter presented AUSA Certificates and awarded three laptop computers and four Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). In 2006 our Chapter presented AUSA Certificates and awarded five lap top computers and four Personal Digital Assistants (PDA).
For more information on the Citizen Scholar Program for 2010, please click here to access the Letter of Instruction and Application form.
Monmouth Junior Science Symposium
Our Chapter co sponsors the Monmouth Junior Science Symposium along with other Professional Associations at Fort Monmouth. The students receive scholarship awards.
Monmouth Regional High School Essay Program
Our Chapter sponsors an annual essay contest at Monmouth Regional High School.
The prizes are U.S. Savings Bonds awarded in the following amounts:
First prize: $500.00
Second prize: $250.00
Third prize: $150.00
Five Honorable Mentions: $75.00 each
For more information regarding the Monmouth Regional High School Essay Program, please contact Miguel Buddle at
miguel.s.buddle@us.army.mil.
United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS)
Soldier, Scholar, Athlete Award
Our Chapter recognizes the top Cadet Candidate in each of the three USMAPS companies. In 2007 the Chapter presented the Soldier, Scholar, Athlete award to the Cadet Candidate in each of the Prep School's three Companies. Each winner received a $500 Savings Bond, an AUSA plaque and a one year membership in AUSA. In 2006 each winner received a $500.00 Savings Bond, an AUSA plaque and a one year membership in AUSA. In 2005 each winner received a $500.00 Savings Bond and an AUSA plaque.
West Point Society of New Jersey
Our Chapter continues to sponsor the annual one-day seminar, hosted by the West Point Society of New Jersey. This year there were eighty students and administrators from twenty different schools at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey. This year's topic was 'Ethics'.
For more information on our Chapter's Awards programs please contact Rich Gaudio rgaudio@systems.textron.com and see our Honors & Awards page.