Dear OCA Member:

Thank you for applying for this $2,000 benefit of membership by sponsoring the above-named applicant for an OCA-Member Legacy Scholarship.

There are three components to this program:

1. OCA member (that's you) completes this recommendation form indicating your interest in sponsoring a particular candidate. Your sponsorship includes your commitment to foster a connection with the candidate through summer employment, or whatever appropriate schedule works for the OCA member and the candidate; the intent is to keep the candidate engaged with the industry between the first and second years of education/training. Complete and submit this form. Then forward this link to your candidate: https://www.jotform.com/build/231005644651145
2. Candidate completes and submits the application forwarded to them by their OCA member sponsor (above), and must express an interest in working in the heavy/civil industry in Ohio.
3. OCA evaluates applications and makes awards:

• First consideration is given to OCA member firms who have not yet participated in the program.
• Special attention will be given to include as many OCA Chapter areas as possible.
• OCA will provide a $2,000 scholarship check in each winning candidate’s name; this will be sent to the OCA member, along with a certificate to be used when presenting the check to the student.
• Each Legacy Scholarship Award is $2,000; this one-time award is intended to cover training/education during the first two years. 

The program is intended to be flexible enough to apply to a wide variety of relationships: as a benefit to top-performing employees who might want to “invite” a child, niece/nephew, grandchild into the industry;  a young person who has worked for the company after school or on weekends, and who is championed by the company; the company may have identified a special candidate they wish to sponsor.

Please contact the administrator of the OCA Advancement Foundation, Lynda Pomeroy, at 614-488-0724 or email lpomeroy@ohiocontractors.org with any questions about the OCA-Member Legacy Scholarships.

Awards will be determined upon receipt of all submissions.

We appreciate your willingness to participate in the application process, AND ASK JUST ONE MORE THING: we will mail the check (payable to the student) to you so you can determine how to best present it. We do ask for a photo that can be emailed to lpomeroy@ohiocontractors or text to 614-746-3504:

The photo will ideally include the candidate, the employee who championed the candidate...and YOU, the sponsor! A truck or sign in the background that includes your logo is welcome.

The photo will be used to promote the OCA-Member Legacy Scholarship program.