MYRA LONG SCHOLARSHIP FUND (MLSF)

 MLSF committee meetings are held Quarterly. This year, the meetings will be on Zoom on the following Wednesdays at 8:30 AM: October 8, 2025, January 14, 2026, April 8, 2026, and July 8, 2026.

All AAUW members who are dedicated to keeping educational programs and scholarships for girls and young women in the Greater Whittier Area are welcome. Communicate your intentions to Barbara Gile, Chairperson (909) 3774-2771. OK to leave a voice mail.

This next year, the committee has a budget of $91,050. The budgeted expenses for the following programs are:

Math /Science Conference     $   5,000

Scholarship                             $ 75,000

Teck Trek                               $   8,400

                                                                        $ 88,400

The committee has designated $400 for the Tech Trek Staff dinner that was previously covered by the GWA-AAUW members.  In March 2026, we will have the non-event fundraiser in honor of Myra Long’s birthday, March 21, 1916.

Los Nietos Middle School nominated 10 girls who were eligible for Tech Trek in 2025; a report will be issued soon. In 2026, we plan to pay for six girls from two different schools to attend Tech Trek.

Last year $60,000 was granted for scholarships.  As of today, six awards totaling $29,000 were issued. Five awards totaling $31,000 have not been issued. They are:

$3,000 for one Earlyne Clemons Nursing Scholarship

$5,000 for one High School Scholarship

$23,00 for three Rio Hondo Scholarships.

The MLSF Committee is dedicated to the distribution of merit-earned funds to young women and girls of the Greater Whittier area.

MLSF Committee:

Barbara Gile, Chairperson (909) 374-2771

Kaye Kidwell, Treasurer

Carole Restovich, Secretary

Ann Chambers, Director

Patricia Dudley, Director

Dolores Gonzalez-Hayes, Director

Susan Halliday, Director

Sharon Heck, Director