Four floral design programs have received a total of $30,000 through the American Floral Endowment‘s James and Helen Phillip Program.
This program was established to honor the late James and Helen Phillip, who were retail florists in the Chicago area. It provides scholarship assistance to students interested in careers in the retail sector of the floral industry. The James and Helen Phillip Scholarship Fund was established with a $500,000 donation by their daughter, Lee Phillip Bell, in 2008.
The gift is designed to achieve several goals. “This will go a long way toward helping people in need while creating a pool of trained workers to fill positions in retail flower shops,” said Bell’s nephew, Jim Phillip. “Because the principal will never be touched, this Fund will leave a perpetual legacy to honor Jim and Helen Phillip — giving back to an industry which they dearly loved.”Since inception, more than 150 students have been awarded scholarships for floral design courses.
The institutions receiving
grants in 2019 – 2020 are:
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Kishwaukee College — $7,000
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The Ohio State University ATI — $7,000
• Mississippi
State University — $8,000
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Texas A&M University — $8,000
The application deadline is
March 1 each year. For more information, visit endowment.org.
About AFE
The American Floral Endowment is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the floriculture and horticulture industry through funding research, educational grants and scholarships. Since 1961, more than $16 million has been funded in research and educational projects, and more than $3 million has been funded in scholarships and internships designed to attract and retain the future leaders of the industry. To learn more about AFE or make a tax-deductible contribution, visit www.endowment.org
