SCHOLARSHIP FUND ~~ PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY ~ 5131 Cypress Street Pittsburgh, PA FROM: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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1 SCHOLARSHIP FUND ~~.. PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY ~ 5131 Cypress Street Pittsburgh, PA MCA Members ABM Building Soultions AMB, Inc. Wayne Crouse, Inc. Definis Mechanical Contractors A.J. Demar and Sons, Inc. East-West Mfg. & Supply, Inc. Fayette Plumbing Service Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc. First American Industries, Inc. Huckestein Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Limbach Company Lugaila Mechanical, Inc. McKamish North Pittsburgh Mechanical Portvue Plumbing, Inc. Powell Mechanical, Inc. Pro Mech Q-Dot, Inc. Quality Mechanical Service R&B Mechanical, Inc. Ruthrauff/Sauer, LLC Ruthrauff Service, LLC S.S.M. Industries, Inc. Scalise Industries Sentry Mechanical Service Equipment Company Simmons Mechanical Contractors W.G. Tomko, Inc. Wheels Mechanical Plumbers Local Union #27 Steamfitters Local Union #449 April 14, 2015 TO: ALL APPLICANTS - SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY FROM: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES As an applicant for a Scholarship Award from the Scholarship Fund Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry there are two critical dates to which we direct your attention. 1. May 23, 2014 Deadline for returning completed Scholarship Applications. Any applications postmarked after that date will be disallowed. 2. June 7, This is the Saturday you will be required to report to Duquesne University - Bayer Learning Center at 8:30 A.M. for the purpose of writing your essay. There will be signs posted in the lobby for the room. Please remember to bring photo IDs and pencils. Please conform to the above dates as there will be no exceptions. Good 1 uck! /sli Scholarship Committee MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION Ross Fazio Tom Gray Ray Gajski Daniel Lugaila John Jordan PLUMBERS L.U. #27 Marty O'Toole Ron Reiber STEAMFITIERS L.U. #449 Ken Broadbent Joe Little Cheri R. Neely Duquesne University Rege Claus, Secretary

2 Announcing 2014 Annual Scholarship Program SCHOLARSHIP FUND PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY

3 Introducing One most enduring ways that we can all build well for the future is to create and maintain a meaningful Scholarship Program for the sons and daughters people of our industry. This program is now a reality The awards are to be determined by the Scholarship Committee composed of representatives of both Labor and Management. Any group of people who desire to achieve greatness must have a source of pride that comes from within. It is deeply felt that this pride can be ours in that our sons and daughters will have pride in their fathers and the industry they serve. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Scholarship Committee MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Ross Fazio Ray Gajski Tom Gray John Jordan Dan Lugaila PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #27 Marty O'Toole Ron Reiber STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION #449 Ken Broadbent Joe Little DIRECTOR OF TESTING Cheri R. Neely Duquesne University SECRETARY Rege Claus Scholarship Awards The Scholarship Fund Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry will offer six (6) $ scholarships a year: One scholarship award to... MCA (Plumbing Division) One scholarship award to... MCA (Heating Division) Two scholarship awards to... UA Local #449 Two scholarship awards to... UA Local #27 Here are the Rules: 1. "High School Seniors enroll in public or private schools who will be graduating the year the application is made, who are sons or daughters or legal dependents of members of U.A. Local Unions #27 and #449; or sons, daughters, or legal dependents of a contractor who is a contributor to the Industry Promotion Fund of Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., including exempt management employees (employed within the territorial jurisdiction of Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.) not covered by a collective bargaining agreement; and including sons, daughters, or legal dependants of staff employees of Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc." shall be eligible to apply. 2. Scholarship Awards are competitive and will be based on the evaluation of an essay. The time and place the essay is to be sent to each applicant immediately upon receipt of his or her application. The topic essay will be announced on the day the essay is to be written. The topic will not require research of factual knowledge but will solicit the essayists ideas and opinions. 3. A scholarship winner may use the proceeds scholarship to defray the expenses of any post-high school course of training at any accredited institution, including, but not necessarily limited to, college, university, junior college, nursing school, or technical institute of his/her choice in the United States, but must be enrolling in a full-time program in any course of his/her choosing. 4. Each scholarship shall be awarded for one year with the awards made payable to the selected applicants, but will be deposited with the college, university, junior college, nursing or technical school ir choice after acceptance for admission. One-half the scholarship will be available in September, the remainder in January, and must apply to tuition. 5. Applicants shall submit a completed application within the specified time limits along with the additional information specified in ITEM F of this application. 6. In Judging scholarship applicants the Awards Committee shall select a 1st and 2nd place recipient within each respective organizations. Recipients in 2nd place shall be deemed alternates. If for any reason the 1st place recipient becomes ineligible to accept the scholarship award, then the alternates shall accordingly be awarded the scholarship award. 7. Any change in the education status scholarship recipient must be reported to the Trustees Scholarship Fund Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry. 8. The scholarship recipient must submit proof that he/she has maintained the equivalent of at least a 2.0 average during the first term in order to receive the $ aid for the second term. Should the recipient fail to qualify for the aid the second term, the unused portion scholarship award shall be awarded to the alternate.

4 DEADLINE FOR RETURN OF APPLICATION MAY 23rd, 2014 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry A. The Applicant Name Date of Birth Address Phone Place of Birth U.S. Citizen D Yes D No High School B. Family Father's Full Name Employer's Name (Check appropriate category - Parent or guardian is) Phone Member U.A. Local 27 Member U.A. Local Contributor to Industry Promotion Fund, Mechanical Contractors of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. - Mother's Full Name Name of parent or guardian who supports you C. Your Schooling High Schools Attended City, State Year 1. List any distinctions or honors you have won, scholastic or otherwise: 2. Have you received or applied for any scholarships, or other aid, toward your college education? If so, describe briefly: 3. In what extra-curricular activities did you participate: 4. What are your hobbies?

5 D. Higher Education Ambitions Name of College, University, Junior College, Nursing or Technical school you propose to attend: Address of College, University, Junior College, Nursing or Technical school: Field of study: E. Employment Record Firm Name Address Type of work Length of employment F. Additional Information - Enclose with application 1. Complete transcript of your high school grades to date. 2. Letter from the Director of Admissions College, University, Junior College, Nursing or Technical school you plan to attend, if available at the time of this application is mailed. 3. Please attach a wallet sized graduation photograph. 4. College entrance board examination score. The Application must be submitted no later than May 23rd, 2014 to: Scholarship Fund Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry 5131 Cypress Street Pittsburgh, PA Please recheck your application to be sure all questions are answered and all other requested information is enclosed Signature of Applicant: Date: ~ ~...