In 1995, as a result of a generous gift from Dr. Russell G. Mawby, president emeritus of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Mawby Fund for Kids was established as a permanent endowment fund at the Council of Michigan Foundations to promote Michigan youths’ involvement in philanthropy.
The current priority of the Fund is to support a summer internship at CMF for a college or university student who is an alumnus of a Michigan Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).
Meet the 2012 Mawby Intern
Age: 19
YAC: 4 County Community Foundation
College: Central Michigan University
College Degree: Sports Management, with a double minor in Broadcasting and
Event Management
Future Goals: I would like to work for either a Sports Organazation or
represent Professional Athletes in their dealings with Sports Organazations.
YAC Impact: My local YAC helped prepare and teach me many things I use today.
YAC helped me in leadership roles, as I served as Historian on our local YAC.
During my time serving I also gave numerous speeches. I have grown accustomed to
speaking in front of large groups of people, and I credit my time on YAC to
helping me with that.
Favorite YAC Memory: My favoirte YAC moment was when I gave a speech and handed
out my grandfather’s scholarship at Senior Awards Night. The scholarship
is given to both a senior boy and girl at my high school. My grandfather
was an exceptional basketball coach in the 1950′s 60′s and 70′s. His team
was often the number one ranked team in the state. The scholarship is
based on the many aspect my grandfather lived his life. His famous line
was “do your best.” The students that receive the award are
student athletes that do their best both atheltically and in the classroom.
Internship Details
The Mawby Fund for Kids Summer Internship can be a maximum of twelve weeks, paid internship at 40 hours/week. As part of the job responsibilities, intern(s) will assist with:
- Summer Youth Leadership Conference (SYLC) logistics including planning, session design and facilitation
- Serving as a liaison and assistant for the MCFYP Committee before, during and after the SYLC
- Writing, designing and publishing a summer issue of the newsletter, Yackety YAC
- Attendance at other CMF sponsored events
Through this experience, the intern will also become familiar with the operation of the Michigan Community Foundations’ Youth Project (MCFYP) and attend other CMF meetings and activities.
Eligibility
- Alumni of Michigan Community Foundations’ Youth Advisory Committees (YACs)
- Minimum 1 year of college level course work or equivalent
- Minimum 19 years old
