To: South Salem Class of 1970

Thanks very much to all who have supported our Class of 1970 Scholarship Fund! To date we have provided 11 scholarships to deserving South Salem graduating seniors. Attached to this letter are brief bios of the three recipients of our 2025 scholarships. Our financial support truly helps as you can see that one of our scholarship recipients will not be receiving any parental financial help for her ongoing studies at OIT.

As we head into the holiday season, we hope that you all will consider making a contribution to our scholarship fund. Every contribution helps! And as a reminder, at this stage, we have aged to the point where those of us who have retirement accounts can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) directly to the Saxon Success Fund and avoid all tax consequences on the amount donated.

Whether you take advantage of the RMD/QCD benefit or make a straight tax deductible charitable donation know that your contributions all matter! Contributions should be made to the Saxon Success Fund and designated to go into the Class of 1970 Scholarship Fund. Donations made by check should be made payable to Saxon Success Fund and mailed to PO Box 3783, Salem, OR 97302. Donations can also be made online through the Saxon Success Find website at: saxonsuccessfund.org 

We hope this letter finds you all well and we wish you all a happy holiday season ahead. Thanks again to all who have contributed and thank you all for considering donating now. Go Saxons!

Class of 1970 Scholarship Fund Committee

Ed Whipple

John Ross

Stephanie Schoap

Phil Schradle