March 25, 2005 -- The RVDA Education Foundation's RV Learning Center Scholarship program, is now accepting applications for the 2005-2006 school year. The program awards scholarships to
rising sophomore, junior, or senior college undergraduate students interested in majoring in business, finance, economics, or accounting.
Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, a 500-word essay on their goals and objectives in college, extracurricular activities and honors, and financial need. Applicants
must be employees, or dependents, at RV dealerships or other RV-related companies. Dealer principals and their dependents are not eligible.
The scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the Newt and Joanne Kindlund Family. The Kindlunds founded the first publicly-traded RV dealership. The Kindlunds sold the
company in 1999. Newt Kindlund remains an active participant in RV industry affairs and currently serves on The RVDA Education Foundation Board of Directors. The Kindlund Family, to date,
has pledged $270,000 to the Foundation's scholarship endowment.
"I am pleased the RV Learning Center is able to recognize outstanding commitment to learning with the scholarship program," said RVDA Education Foundation Chairman of the Board Rick
Horsey of Parkview RV Center in Smryna, DE. "The industry owes the Kindlund family their thanks for funding this excellent program."
For more information on the scholarship program, as well as an application form, visit www.rvlearningcenter.org, send an e-mail
to e-mail protected from spam bots, or send a fax to The RVDA Education Foundation at (703) 591-0734. The deadline for
applications for the 2005-2006 academic year is Friday, June 3, 2005.
The RVDA Education Foundation is the educational arm of RVDA. Because the Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, donations to the
Foundation may be tax deductible as charitable contributions.