1) A Miss California alumnae fund soliciting donations from former contestants, including a formers reception and/or lunch during pageant week. In Washington, former Miss WA's have their own organization, independent of the state pageant org., which holds a fund raiser during pageant week, and other activities, and contributes thousands of dollars in scholarships and additional prizes to the new Miss WA every years. 2) An active program soliciting corporate scholarship donors - e.g., corporations like Wells Fargo, the major public utilities, Clorox, Levi Strauss, Macy's, Disney, Silicon Valley firms. This would require a volunteer to coordinate the whole thing, and willing formers (Miis CAs and local titleholders) to make personal presentations to the corporate philanthropy people at these companies. For these companies, the economy is not as "down" as people think, or as you may be experiencing with local businesses. I have a few other ideas, but those are two of the main ones. -- Miss California Unofficial Message Board

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Subject: 1) A Miss California alumnae fund soliciting donations from former contestants, including a formers reception and/or lunch during pageant week. In Washington, former Miss WA's have their own organization, independent of the state pageant org., which holds a fund raiser during pageant week, and other activities, and contributes thousands of dollars in scholarships and additional prizes to the new Miss WA every years. 2) An active program soliciting corporate scholarship donors - e.g., corporations like Wells Fargo, the major public utilities, Clorox, Levi Strauss, Macy's, Disney, Silicon Valley firms. This would require a volunteer to coordinate the whole thing, and willing formers (Miis CAs and local titleholders) to make personal presentations to the corporate philanthropy people at these companies. For these companies, the economy is not as "down" as people think, or as you may be experiencing with local businesses. I have a few other ideas, but those are two of the main ones.

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Ernie Koneck

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Date Posted: 09:06:55 12/28/13 Sat
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Date Posted: 18:09:07 12/28/13 Sat

The Miss California Organization needs to get their act together and figure out how to compete with all the smaller states. We have 1/10 of the nations population here in California so we need to be the power house of pageants. We have to rework the Teen program on a quick pace so that we can send a teen to Florida that will be competitive this year. It feels like the higher powers have their own agendas not the organization as a whole in mind. We loose great volunteers due to the poor management and dishonest people involved. I felt being at the MAOT pageant this year we are not well respected. Lets figure it out!!!!

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[> [> Subject: I would settle for MCO allowing contestants to use their scholarship award for student loans.
Author: . [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:39:10 12/29/13 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Agreed.
Author: . [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:34:28 12/29/13 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: That would be great!//
Author: // [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:15:08 12/29/13 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: IIRC that is actually due to the fact that it's a 501(c)3, and it must be paid to a school directly. However, I could be wrong.
Author: . [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 05:48:00 12/30/13 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Is National Miss AMerica Organization a 501c3? If so, look at their Scholarship rules. that even allow to rom and board and items required for classes including books, computers and musical instruments.
Author: jmho Miss America scholarship use rules should be standards. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:14:47 12/30/13 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Many states also allow loans, etc to be paid with winnings. Why not CA? We should be progressive, or at least with the times!
Author: never got that [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:36:36 12/30/13 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Many states also allow loans, etc to be paid with winnings. Why not CA? We should be progressive, or at least with the times!
Author: So do MIss America Organization rules. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:24:32 12/30/13 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: I think it has to do with IRS rules and nonprofits. Not the choice of directors.
Author: Following rules [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:57:21 12/31/13 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Miss America is a 501 C3 and here are their rules: http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/scholarship-directory.aspx
Author: Anything different are state choices and due to state choices, some are denied their scholarships, even after bringing in the ad money that pays thier scholarships in the first place! [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:07:56 12/31/13 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Not true. You CAN be a 501c# and pay student loans. MAO does.
Author: .. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:44:33 01/02/14 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Not true. You CAN be a 501c# and pay student loans. MAO does. Aside from student loans what if a local is held after 2nd semester tuition due and paid by titleholder credit card? If trying to award scholarships, then remove obstacles and pay the scholarship to the college financial office, they in turn will reimburse the credit card.
Author: JMHO Just makes sense, especially for college seniors. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:58:24 01/20/14 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]