Aitkin Area Dollars for Scholars

We would like to give you an introduction to the Aitkin Area Dollars for Scholars (ADFS). We were formed in 1998 with the sole purpose to award scholarships to any Aitkin High School senior going on to any post-secondary institution who submits a completed application. The Aitkin Area Dollars for Scholars is a member of the national organization, Scholarship America which allows certain select Edu

cational Institutions to match all or part of an Aitkin DFS Scholarship. Scholarship America also provides the ADFS It's Tax-Exempt status among other benefits. Scholarship America was founded by Dr. E. Fredkin with the simple yet powerful idea that if every member of a community donated just $1.00 to a community scholarship fund, each of those community's students would be able to receive a scholarship. The Aitkin Area Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors has adopted this stance which we use to award our AHS Scholarships. Even though we are a member of Scholarship America, the volunteer Aitkin DFS Board of Directors is responsible for raising all of the scholarship funds, awarding the scholarships and all other related activities. Our Board members are Ross Wagner, Vicki Wagner, Bob Lake, Kristi Sandberg, Steve Wilson, Dorothy Host and Meredith Sander.