Foundation Announces Technology Improvement Grant Program Winners
The Triangle Education Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $12,000 to ten Triangle Chapters for Technology Improvement Grants. The Foundation received over $30,000 in requests from chapters across the country, further emphasizing the need for these types of grants.
The Technology Improvement Grant Program is designed to help chapters purchase and upgrade equipment and furnishings in their chapter houses to provide a competitive and up-to-date learning environment.The grants awarded in this recent round range from technical improvements to updated study materials, continuing to make the Triangle Fraternity chapter houses comprehensive Living Learning Laboratories.
The IRA Rollover Provision & Triangle Education Foundation On Friday, October 3, Congress approved and the President signed legislation that includes the immediate and retroactive extension of the popular Pension Protection Act of 2006 provision which allows taxpayers over 70½ on or before December 31, 2009 to make tax-free distributions from their traditional and Roth IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) directly to charity in 2008 and 2009.The provision will be made retroactive to Jan. 1, 2008, and will apply to gifts made from that date through Dec. 31, 2009.
The law allows you to use funds from your IRA to make a lifetime charitable gift, tax free.
Foundation Elects First Ever Undergraduate to Board of Directors The Triangle Education Foundation is pleased to announce it has elected Dan (Trey) Springer, III to its Board of Directors effective September 1, 2008. Trey fills a newly created position on the Board to represent the undergraduate population the Foundation serves.
Mr. Springer is a member of the Michigan Chapter of Triangle Fraternity. At Michigan he is making progress towards degrees in Industrial and Operations Engineering and Computer Science Engineering with an expected graduation date of December 2009. Springer has posted an impressive 3.318 GPA during his time at Michigan.
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The Undergraduate Perspective
The following are excerpts of letters written by Triangle undergrads to give
an undergraduate recipient view on the Foundation's programs:
Daniel C. Merkel marq03: LEADING FROM BEHIND
Learned Leadership Style is Valuable Lesson
Since joining Triangle
Fraternity in the spring of 2003, I find myself
learning, teaching and more importantly,
growing. I have the pleasure of becoming closer
to people than I ever thought possible. This
past year, now that I live in the chapter home,
my learning, teaching, and growing has
sky-rocketed to new heights. Living here has
taught me many life lessons, including how one
cleans and repairs a toilet after it leaks
through a floor, how to deal with people who are
at odds, and how to help others. All of these
items may be expressed by the growth of my
interpersonal skills. Over these past years, I
have helped Brothers become more comfortable in
professional settings. Meanwhile, Brothers here
have helped me willingly and openly to become
more socially suave. Admittedly, this is an
area that I needed a great deal of help. To
that end, I have made leaps and bounds with the
help of the people that I have found here at
Triangle.
The Triangle Education Foundation is pleased to announce it has elected Dan (Trey) Springer, III to its Board of Directors effective September 1, 2008. Trey fills a newly created position on the Board to represent the undergraduate population the Foundation serves.
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