BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1d01941fe8377119722d09a68be2394065 CATEGORIES:ICEF Events SUMMARY:ICEF Virtual Fundraiser 2020 - DONATE TODAY DESCRIPTION:
Normally at the end of May, the Illinois Chemical Education Foundation ( ICEF) hosts the annual Scholarship Luncheon to recognize outstanding high s chool and undergraduate students pursuing further education in chemistry. T his Luncheon is the primary fundraiser for the ICEF: the money raised at th e luncheon directly funds the following years’ scholarships as well as many other chemical outreach events for students and teachers in Illinois.
< p>Sadly, the current COVID-19 situation has led to the cancellation of the 2020 Scholarship Luncheon. The ICEF Scholarship Committee has had to make t he difficult decision to reduce by half the number of scholarships awarded to students this year given the financial uncertainty of the ICEF in the ab sence of its primary fundraising event. With the continued support of our n amed scholarships from CICI member companies and private donations, ICEF wa s still able to award nine scholarships this year. Brief biographies of the scholarship winners are provided below.The ICEF has decided to host a virtual fundraiser to attempt to secure a portion of the funding which w ould have been realized at the Scholarship Luncheon. We humbly ask you to c ontribute to the ICEF, or, if you were already planning to contribute, we g reatly appreciate your support. As a reminder, the ICEF is a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization so any donation made is tax-deductible. If you are inte rested in making a contribution, you may click to DONATE ONLINE via credit card. Other options av ailable are to email at LLeahy@cicil.net< /a> or fax (847-544-5995) the completed FORM to be invoi ced or send a check payable to the Illinois Chemical Education Foundation:< /p>
ICEF
c/o CICI
1400 E. Touhy Ave., Suite 110
Des Plaine
s, IL 60018
If you have any questions on payment options, plea se contact Lisa Leahy at 847-544-5995.
The mission of ICEF is to promote better academic understanding of the chemical industry and promo te enthusiasm in young people for the chemical sciences. ICEF is run by vol unteers who dedicate hundreds of hours each year to programs such as the an nual Career Conference, Teacher Workshops, 5th Grade Girls in Sc ience, and the “You Be the Chemist Challenge.” The ICEF also awards annuall y the Davidson Award for an outstanding high school chemistry teacher in Il linois in addition to its high school and undergraduate scholarships.
Although we are not sure how the rest of 2020 will play out with closures and social distancing, the ICEF is working hard on creative ways to continu e to host our regular events in safe and appropriate manners.
Thank y ou for your support.
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