The new fund will provide college scholarships and mentoring supports, along with access to career development opportunities.
Will be held on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Acme Feed and Seed in conjunction with the APTA Annual Meeting in Nashville.
Pledged to continue using the ABA's Marketplace as the focal point for raising funds for its Fund A Future scholarship campaign.
Each year, the James A Ditch Educational Fund promotes careers in public transit by accepting applications for scholarships from college students enrolled in automotive/transportation courses.
Also announced that all proceeds raised from ABA’s Annual Meeting & Marketplace Live and Silent Auctions will be allocated to the ABAF’s Fund a Future program to fund this scholarship initiative.
BusCon Connect is aimed at bringing together transit bus, paratransit, shuttle bus and coach operators with exhibiting suppliers. Full scholarships are available for a select group of VIP buyers to attend BusCon and engage in one-on-one meetings.
Funds will help power the ABA Foundation for 2013 and enables the organization to focus on its core mission of providing critical research and scholarships to the motorcoach, tour and travel industry.
The new ABAF "Driving The Future Award" scholarship is four times larger than each of the 19 current scholarships that award students $2,500 each academic year to pursue coursework to help them prepare for future positions of leadership throughout the motorcoach, tour and group travel industry.
Scholarships are designed to create opportunities for young adults interested in pursuing careers in the hospitality, motorcoach, tour and travel fields.
The meeting culminated with an awards ceremony, recognizing exceptional individuals throughout the IC Bus dealer network, including 10 IC Bus Dealer Scholarship recipients and its "Unsung Hero" Marv Wood, a training director with Leonard Bus Sales, an IC Bus dealer in Deposit, N.Y.
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