Future Business Leaders Program (FBL) Funding for scholarships comes from donated scrap gold and monetary donations from NPA members. FBL Scholarship Program provides NPA members an opportunity to develop a more positive relationship with their communities and customers by giving back to their communities. FBL Scholarship Committee accepts scholarship applications each year until the end of March for deserving students. Applicants can be pawn customers, employees, or family of an NPA member. Scholarship applications and eligibility requirements are available on the NPA website.
FBL is a supporter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and awards scholarships to their organization each year. Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
NPA Musical Instrument Gift Day This special national event is in celebration of National Pawnbrokers Day, which coincides with St. Nicholas Day. In the spirit of St. Nick’s compassion, generosity, and hope, pawn stores nationwide will work with local communities, schools, and charity organizations to donate musical instruments to fledgling music programs in desperate need of equipment.
The NPA invites our members to support this very important cause. Research shows that children who study music excel in mathematics, language and reading development, and critical thinking skills. This is a great opportunity to reach out to your neighborhood, to improve a child’s life, and to remind the public that pawnbrokers are here to help their communities. For more information visit www.GiftDay.org.
