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A.C.T. Memorial
Empowering people to make a change not only in their life but within the community through continued education.
A.C.T. Memorial aims to encourage deserving individuals to achieve their educational goals, meet their career objectives and succeed in making a difference in the lives of others and within their community.
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A.C.T. Memorial is dedicated to being transparent, innovative and collaborative. These values are at our core. Our mission since our founding has been to help lessen the financial barriers for those seeking post secondary education. We commit to the work we do with passion, transparency and sincerity. We continously challenge ourselves to think creatively, applying an inclusive approach to all that we do.
Having these values as part of our mission and at the core of A.C.T. Memorial will drive our success.
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Here at A.C.T. Memorial, we see the value in helping others and the community. We want to be a catalyst for change. Our Non-Profit Organization was started because of Retired State of California Youth Authority Peace Officer Supervisor Curtis M Adams and his love for people.
When I asked people to describe Curtis, here are some of the descriptive terms I was provided: mentor, provider, a honest person, a teacher, one who has had direct impact on people and the community, one of integrity, he worked toward societal change, supportive, solid, dedicated to loving, protecting and inspiring, a family man, he always made you feel welcome, he extended love and warmth, and he pushed you to empowerment and forward progress.
Dealing with the challenges of today requires people like Curtis...people who care, bring different perspectives and are willing to take risk. A.C.T. Memorial emerged out of a pursuit to inspire others to better themselves, be of service to the community and have a desire for their actions to speak louder than their words.
The goal of A.C.T. Memorial is to gift post
secondary education scholarships to
individuals that will pursue careers with
the Department of Corrections, Law
Enforcement, Fire and Rescue,
Teaching, Social Work or Paramedics.
These individuals will be like Curtis M
Adams who was devoted to helping others
and giving back to the community. Your tax
deductible donation will bestow aspirations
to the scholarship recipients.
Guidelines:
The minimum annual award is $1,000 for up to 5 (five) selected applicants, and may increase to the extend of available funding, not to exceed $5,000 per awardee per year. A.C.T. Memorial will pay the scholarship directly to the awardee within 7 (seven) days of providing proof of registration in a post secondary institution. Scholarship recipients are expected to use their award wisely and uphold a high standard of conduct.
In addition to completing the application, a short essay not to exceed 1800 characters describing what the Curtis M Adams Scholarship mean to you and how you will use your post secondary education to benefit your life, the lives of others and the community; a recommendation email or letter from a teacher, professor or department head sent under separate email or by US Mail; one letter of recommendation from a non-family member to support your application for this scholarship; a headshot photo to be posted in the Info section of this website.
The application once submitted becomes the property of A.C.T. Memorial. Students may only apply once during an application period. Applications must be submitted by the deadline to be considered. All applications will be reviewed by the board and those that meet eligibility criteria will be considered, evaluated, and a recipient(s) chosen. The award is non-transferrable and will be rescinded if there is evidence of deceit, fraud, false and/or intentionally incorrect information submitted or omitted on an application. A.C.T. Memorial nor Curtis M Adams Scholarships shall be held responsible for applications that are lost, late, misdelivered, incomplete, damaged, illegible, delayed, undelivered or incomprehensible.
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