As you know, the 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial support for the families of police, fire and rescue personnel who have risked and lost their lives in the protection of our communities

Each year, the Board of Directors of the 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties performs an assessment of its financial health and it budgets some of its financial resources to be distributed in the form of scholarships, which will change from time-to-time. The amount of each scholarship and the number of scholarships, that are awarded each year, is solely at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also selects the Scholarship Committee chairperson, the Scholarship Committee members and it establishes the guidelines under which the Scholarship Committee operates.

It is the mandate of the Scholarship Committee to fulfill the directives of the Board of Directors. These directives include, but are not limited to:

1. The number of scholarships to issue for each County
2. The dollar amount of the scholarships
3. The method, payee and timing of disbursement
4. The criteria to utilize when selecting the applicants chosen to receive the scholarships.

Accordingly, to be eligible for consideration of a scholarship, the applicant must qualify for both eligibility requirement #1 and eligibility requirement #2 below or just eligibility requirement #3 alone:

1. You must be a child (including natural, foster child, legally-adopted or step-child) of a currently-active, currently-disabled or deceased parent who worked in one of the following local, county, or NJ State groups:
a. Law Enforcement (including local police, NJ State Police, Prosecuto'’s Office, Sherif'’s Office), or
b. Fire Fighters, or
c. Emergency Medical Services.

2. Your parent (natural, foster parent, adoptive parent or step-parent) must be:
a. Currently-active within Atlantic or Cape May Counties, or
b. Currently-stationed within Atlantic or Cape May Counties, or
c. Currently-assigned-to-work within Atlantic or Cape May Counties, or
d. Currently-disabled-while-working within Atlantic or Cape May Counties, or
e. Deceased-while-working-within Atlantic or Cape May Counties.

3. Applicants may qualify on their own merit, if they are members of an ambulance squad auxiliary, fire company auxiliary or police auxiliary stationed in Atlantic County or Cape May County and are graduating from high school.

The following are the steps that you should follow to acquire a 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties scholarship application form:

The Scholarship Application Form:
1. On this website, there is a hyperlink to Scholarship Application Form.
2. Click on that hyperlink and download the scholarship application form and print it on your home printer
3. Complete all of the requested items in the blanks provided on the official application form in your own handwriting or you may type onto the official form, which is in Microsoft Word format.

The Scholarship Applicant Recommendation Form:
1. On this website, there is a hyperlink to Scholarship Applicant Recommendation Form.
2. Click on that hyperlink and download the scholarship applicant recommendation form and print it on your home printer.
3. You may have up to 4 recommendations mailed to us. These recommendations must be on our forms and the recommender must complete all of the requested items in the blanks provided on the official form in his/her own handwriting or he/she may type onto the official form, which is in Microsoft Word format
4. The recommender must mail the recommendations themselves. Do not include any recommendations with your application.
5. These recommendation forms are strictly optional. If you do not have anyone submit a recommendation, you will not be penalized. The recommendation forms just help us to evaluate you in personal terms in addition to the documentation that we request.

Other Information:
1. Neatness counts. Please make sure that all items are completed clearly
2. Incomplete applications in our possession by the end of business on the deadline date will not be considered
3. It is the applican'’s responsibility to assure that we have received the complete scholarship application. We will not be responsible for undelivered, incomplete, improperly-addressed or lost applications
4. Always keep a copy of your application at your home just in case it gets lost in the mail and we request a duplicate application.

All completed applications and optional recommendations must be in our PO Box by the end of business on April 30, 2010.

The Scholarship Committee award decisions will be communicated in writing to all applicants during the week of May 3, 2010. The selected applicants' names will be posted on this website on May 8, 2010.

We will be pleased to attend your school's award ceremonies to present your scholarship award in person. You will be invited to our Annual Valor Awards Ceremony or another 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties public event to be recognized for your award.

Always keep a copy of your application at your home just in case it gets lost in the mail and we request a duplicate application.

You may contact the 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties Scholarship Committee by email at: Scholarship200ClubACM@gmail.com.

You should receive a response within 24 hours of your emailed request.

Please send also send a "cc" to the Executive Board of the 200 Club of Atlantic and Cape May Counties at NJSPSOT@aol.com so that if there is any delay in addressing your inquiry, there will be others in this organization who are not a part of the Scholarship Committee that know of your attempt to communicate with the Scholarship Committee.

Please submit all applications only to our PO Box ñ not via email.

The following "screen names" have submitted their applications:

Screen Name	Date Received	Status ("Complete" or list of missing items)
LCMR92	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Hscrew12	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Flamingo	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Catlin8	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Rocky1	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Bkl6445	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Boca310	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
Dob28	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
kaywjoh	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
skippy	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
xneenx	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
curley5	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
ferqui	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
d1203s11	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010
gorski	On-Time	Under review as of 5/16/2010

Recipient	County	School	College Attending
Barikian, Alexandra	Cape May	Lower Cape May Regional High School	Seton Hall University
Di Giovanni, Carly	Atlantic	Ocean City High School	Chestnut Hill College
Ferguson, Erika	Atlantic	Mainland Regional High School	UNC - Chapel Hill
Gorski, Paige	Cape May	Wildwood High School	Stockton College
Johnson, Ka'lah	Atlantic	Atlantic City High School	LaSalle University
Koch, Christopher	Atlantic	Holy Spirit High School	LaSalle University
Lemenager, Brittany	Atlantic	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester Institute of Technology
Newman, Mark	Cape May	Ocean City High School	Liberty University
Nolan, Catlin	Atlantic	Atlantic City High School	Stockton College
O' Brien, Devon	Cape May	Ocean City High School	Georgetown University
Pacentrilli, Katrina	Atlantic	Atlantic Cape Community College	Atlantic Cape Community College
Romano - Bongiovanni, Antonina	Atlantic	University of Tampa	University of Tampa
Sandora, Rachel	Cape May	Wildwood High School	Stevenson University
Seelman, Devin	Atlantic	Farleigh Dickenson University	Farleigh Dickenson University

Q. Are scholarships awarded to students that wish to attend only a four-year college or university?
A. No. We will award scholarships to community colleges and two-year colleges that are recognized places of higher education.

Q. Why does my application ask for a "screen name"?
A. We feel that your scholarship application request is not for public edification. We want to respect your dignity and we believe that this information is confidential. If you are selected for a scholarship, we believe that this is something that you should be proud about and we would have no problem letting the public know your name at that time. We will post only the winners' names on our website at 2010 Scholarships Awarded. If you wish to keep your award confidential, we will respect that wish.

Q. How will I know that my application is received and that it is complete?
A. A few days after you mail us your application, return to our website and select the link to Applicant Names Received. If you do not see your screen name on the website after a full week, please email us ASAP so that we can try to discover why it was not received. We may ask you for another copy of your application if this happens.

Q. How many years is the scholarship for?
A. The scholarship is for one year only. You may apply for another scholarship next year.

Q. I am in my 2nd (3rd, 4th) year of college/university/trade school. Can I still apply for a scholarship?
A. Yes. Scholarships are awarded regardless of their year in a school of higher education.

Q. My parents are divorced and I do not live in Atlantic County or Cape May County but my parent belongs to one of the qualifying groups, do I still qualify for scholarship consideration?
A. Yes. Your residency does not disqualify you. If your parent meets the criteria, you qualify to apply.

Q. I applied for a scholarship in prior years and I was not selected, can I reapply this year?
A. Yes, you may apply every year regardless if you were awarded a scholarship or not in prior years.

Q. My grades were not good. Do I still have a chance to get a scholarship?
A. Yes. Your grades are only one of the criteria that we use. The others are: SAT/ACT testing scores, your community service, your civic involvement, your personal character, financial need, and the length of service of your parent in one of the qualifying groups.

If you do not see your question here, email us at
Scholarship200ClubACM@gmail.com.