Everyone knows I like to make a buck. I came across a great way for high school or college kids to make a few bucks, $10,000 to be exact, for college.
We've all probably opened a greeting card and thought "hey, I could write this stuff." Now is the chance to do it and WIN A $10,000 scholarship!
Gallery Greeting Cards, the folks who print business Christmas cards (the ones you get from your Realtor, your insurance company etc. at Christmas time) are having their first annual greeting cards scholarship contest. All you need to do is design a business Christmas card. The contest is open to high school and college students over age 14 who are legal US residents. Sorry, no entries from Maine accepted-Maine always gets the shaft! The entries can contain original drawings or photos and text. A creative, witty would be college scholar can get an extra ten grand for school if they win!
I used to send out hundreds of business Christmas cards when I was in the mortgage business. Each broker had a budget for the cards and the postage and we were REQUIRED to send cards. We'd spend the better part of a day getting our mailings together. We'd even pay the office admin a few bucks to sign them for us. I believe my company ordered our cards through the Gallery Collection. Little did I know that my kids could get money for college from the same company!
If you are a kid (or have a kid) over 14 and college is in the future, you should check out the greeting cards scholarship contest and give it a whirl. You have nothing to lose and $10,000 for college to gain.
Greeting Cards Scholarship Contest
Money for College
With a child in high school, I need to start thinking about paying for college. My kids have a pretty good chunk of change stashed away for college thanks to the stock market boom of the 1990's. I shouldn't have to worry about need ing to pay too much out of pocket for college and the kids won't be buried in student loans when they graduate.
I can't imagine any of my kids will be heavily recruited for athletic scholarships, a couple may have a shot at academic scholarships though. There are a lot of other scholarships available out there for all sorts of things. It will just be up to me and the kids to find scholarships that they are eligible for.
The internet is, of course, making it easier to find scholarships. A site I peeked at called Scholarships.com is a must for any college bound kid and their parents. It is essentially a large database/list of available scholarships with all the eligibility criteria, contact and application info for each scholarship. It is the single best resource out there for people who want to find scholarships.
