MRAA Technical Scholarships awarded to two marine schools
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Posted by: Michael Geatz
MINNEAPOLIS — The Landing School and the WTI Foundation have been
selected as recipients of 2013 MRAA Technical Scholarships. The scholarships
were announced by MRAA Educational Foundation President Ed Lofgren of 3A Marine,
Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 during the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo
Awards Luncheon.
"To grow the boating business, we need to attract men and women who
are smart, passionate and hard working to the marine trades,” says Lofgren.
"The foundation is our strategy for ensuring that the best students training
for a career in our industry have the financial support they need to complete
their education and enter the workforce.”
The MRAA Technical Scholarship Fund was founded to offer financial
assistance for technical training of dealership personnel and was initially
underwritten by the OMC Foundation. For several years, the foundation has used
this scholarship to support the Landing School and Wyotech, though its WTI Foundation,
by providing a $3,000 scholarship to each organization. These funds are
specifically earmarked for a deserving student who is studying the marine
trades.
"Even at the slow pace with which our industry has been recovering
from the recession, we continue to hear of marine retailers who are struggling
to find qualified marine technicians,” says Liz Walz, the foundation’s
Executive Director. "With the industry’s support, there is so much more we can
do to encourage students to build a future in the boating business.”
For more information, visit the MRAA Technical Scholarship web page:
www.mraa.com/TechnicalScholarships.
Please
contact Liz Walz with any questions at 315-692-4533 or liz@mraa.com.
About MRAA
Educational Foundation
As part of its mission to create a strong and healthy boating
industry, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is committed to
offering training, education and professional development opportunities to its
members and the entire marine dealer community. In 2004, the association
launched the MRAA Educational Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c) 3
corporation, to provide financial support for education, training and professional
development in the recreational marine trades. For more information, visit www.MRAA.com/MRAAFoundation.
About
Marine Retailers Association of the Americas
At the Marine Retailers Association of
the Americas, we believe that for the marine industry to thrive, the companies
that interact with the boater in their community must thrive. Those businesses
determine the boater’s experience and are the leading factor in the industry’s
success. The MRAA works to create a strong and healthy boating industry by
uniting those businesses, providing them with opportunities for improvement and
growth, and representing them with a powerful voice. For more
information, visit www.MRAA.com.
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