Grants/Scholarships
Conference Scholarships
At each MAFA Conference, the Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association's Scholarship Committee awards scholarships to deserving individuals in member guilds to recognize and encourage their participation in the promotion of and education about the fiber arts. Applications and rules are included with the conference registration booklet.
In 2005, MAFA was pleased to award free conference tuition to:
- Linda Ferarra of Central Pennsylvania Guild of Handweavers,
- Joan Hutton of Waterford Weavers, and
- Annette Tacconelli of the New York Guild of Handweavers
MAFA's Allen Fannin Memorial Scholarship was established in 2004 to honor noted weaving and spinning professor, researcher and author Allen Fannin, whose life ended tragically in a car accident that year. MAFA's initial $100 contribution to the fund was matched several times over during the next year by guilds and individuals paying tribute to Allen's commitment to advancing the fiber arts through education and research.
At MAFA Conference 2005, scholarships were awarded to students
participating in the Beginning Weaving & Beginning Spinning workshops
to help defray their conference expenses. The recipients were:
Beginning Spinning:
- Barbara Johnson from Beaverdam, VA
- June Moody from Silver Spring, MD
- Lynda Bender from Ellicott City, Maryland
Beginning Weaving:
- Edie Cardwell from Rixeyville, VA
- Petey Coffman from Cherry Hill, NJ
- Pat Holobaugh from Takoma Park, MD
- Donna Pitz from Millers, MD
It is MAFA's hope that the Allen Fannin Memorial Scholarship Fund will continue to grow through contributions, bequests and memorials so that future MAFA Conference attendees may benefit from these scholarships. Selection criteria and application requirements for future awards will be determined jointly by the Scholarship Committee and the Board of Directors. Awards will be based on the size of the fund.
To make a tax-deductible donation to the Allen Fannin Memorial
Scholarship Fund, please send a check payable to MAFA to our mailing address:
MAFA treasurer, P.O. Box 112, Leonardo, NJ 07737. Please include a note
specifying that the money should be directed to the scholarship fund.
Grants
MAFA's Grants program began in 1999 when the Board voted to use some of its monies as grants for member guilds to plan and host small conferences within their local regions. In August of 2002 the Executive Board voted to freeze the Grants program in order to focus on our reorganization. The Grants Committee continues to solicit input from member guilds regarding the most effective way to implement this program. MAFA's goal is to be able to provide money for member guilds to use for educational purposes and to promote communication and cooperation among these guilds.
If you have any ideas you'd like to share for the development of the Grants program or would like further information on MAFA's Grants or Scholarship program please contact:
Freda Peisley
Chairperson, Grants and Scholarship Committee
peisley@yahoo.com
Scholarship Recipient Report from Joan Hutten
First, let me thank MAFA for the tuition scholarship. Participating in
the conference really reminded me how much I still want to learn, and
inspired the creative side of my brain to get moving. Thanks for a great
experience; your planning and hard work were obvious to all attendees.
My classes, 2 days of kumihimo plus Sigrid Pirochs, Holiday Cards with Pizzazz, were great. I am planning two possible guild programs using these classes as a starting point. The first, using kumihimo braids as embellishments and in jewelry, and the second, creating cards and labels based on ideas from the class combined with some of my own using knitting, polymer clay and stamps.
Beyond my guild, I participate and teach in several other groups and
give programs at local schools. I plan to incorporate a kumihimo demo
and hands on activity into these programs whenever possible.
The scholarship check went directly in supplies: fibers, yarn and dye
materials. Thank you, again.
Joan Hutten
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