Friday, March 6, 2009

Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program

Program Information
The Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who help make their communities a better place.

Qualifications

* The young person’s actions must be described in detail and should document efforts that are above and beyond what is normally expected of a child his or her age.
* Volunteer efforts should have made a positive impact on others and occurred in the last 12 months.
* The activity cannot be performed solely to benefit a family member.
* Creativity, initiative, generosity, leadership and project reach will be evaluated during the judging process.
* Applicants must not have graduated high school as of March 15, 2009.

Winners / Awards

Nominees will be divided into two groups (ages 6-12 and 13-18) — and awards will be given on three levels.

Be sure to nominate an outstanding kid February 1–March 15. Check back in June for winners!

Store Winners More than 2,000 store winners will be awarded a $50 Kohl’s Gift Card. Regional Winners The 194 regional winners will be awarded $1,000 scholarships toward their post-secondary education. National Winners Ten national winners will be awarded $5,000 scholarships and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on their behalf.