Future Business Leaders Scholarship (FBL)

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 29, 2012
The Future Business Leaders (FBL) Scholarship Committee accepts applications from NPA members desiring to sponsor applicants that fulfill the merit requirements for $1000 Scholarship awards.

The FBL Scholarship Fund was founded several years ago to benefit the children of slain police officers and the children of pawn customers. Today the program also provides an educational opportunity for pawn industry employees and their families with financial needs. Several pawnbrokers have consulted with local politicians and church officials for student referrals who have shown exemplary community or church involvement, as well as scholastic and academic excellence.   How will the scholarship recipients be determined? The FBL Qualifications Committee will make the decisions. Selection is based on such things as the student’s community involvement, extracurricular activities, GPA, and essay.

Pawnbrokers sponsoring scholarship applicants should submit a written public relations or media plan outlining the publicized event or ceremony where the awarding of the scholarship is to be presented to the student.  This is a wonderful way for pawnbrokers to show appreciation to their community.
The FBL Scholarship Fund has qualified for 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, making donations a charitable contribution.

Click Here to Download the 2012-2013 Guidelines

Click Here to Download the 2012-2013 Scholarship Application

2011 FBL Scholarship Awards

Arielle Baker, Fairmont, WV.
Sponsor – Westside Pawn, TN

Joseph Magness, Harrison, AR
Sponsor – Castle Rental & Pawn, Harrison, AR

Abigail Dunham, Appleton, WI
Sponsor – Mister Money, Appleton, WI

Kelsie Holden, Niles, MI
Sponsor – Worldwide Jewelry & Pawn, South Bend, IN

Frank Ingram Memorial Scholarship Winners:

Karen Juco, Monee, IL
Sponsor – Shane’s – The Pawn Shop, Chicago Heights, IL

Nicholas Owens, Sylacauga, AL
Sponsor – Sulacauga Pawn, Sylacauga, AL

Past Awards

Decatur Jewelry & Pawn Award FBL Scholarship

Pictured along with Wade and Logan are his parents, Jerry (back row, middle)  and Cathy (front row, right), Kirk Myers, Prairie State Bank & Trust President (back row, left) & Perry Lewin, President, Decatur Jewelry & Pawn, Decatur, IL.

Decatur Jewelry and Pawn presented Logan Bloemer of Effingham, Illinois the 2009 Future Business Leaders Scholarship award. Logan is attending the University of Illinois this fall in Champaign, IL. Also present is Wade Bloemer, Decatur Jewelry & Pawn’s 2008 scholarship recipient.