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EAST CHARITIES & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
HMGS
EAST EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
National
History Day (NHD):
HMGS
East is committed to furthering the study of military
history by more than words. HMGS East has joined
with the National History Day Program to support
Special Prizes in Military History at the National
and several State and Regional competitions. This
program encourages middle/junior high and high school
students, in groups or by individuals, to research
and present dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits,
multimedia documentaries or papers based on research
related to an annual theme. (Note: the 2004 NHD
theme is: “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange
in History”)
In
2003 HMGS supported two $1,000 prizes at the National
level competition, held at the University of Maryland,
as well as two $150 prizes at both the Maryland
and Pennsylvania State competitions and two $50
prizes for the Lancaster, PA and Baltimore, MD regional
competitions. We look to expand our number of supported
state competitions this year and hope to work with
our other HMGS Chapters to increase their involvement
in this important program. Please remember, however,
that to expand our number of supported state programs
we need to have volunteers who are willing to coordinate
HMGS support with the respective NHD State staffs.
If you want to serve as an HMGS State Coordinator
or staff member please contact the Vice President
for Educational Services at hmgseastsec@juno.com.
For
more information on National History Day please
contact your
State Coordinator . To learn more information
specifically about the contest and your local History
Day opportunities click
here for dates, locations, contact and registration
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Education
Fund:
Due to HMGS-East’s non-profit educational AND charitable
status, the Board of Directors has authorized the creation
of an HMGS Education Fund account (separate from the General
Fund) to allow for and ensure that Education Fund donations
(money, investments, real property and/or goods) are only
used to support our educational activities. Fund resources
will only to be used for HMGS activities as endorsed in the
HMGS Strategic, Contract for History, Educating History and
subsequent plans .
These
resources would support programs such as the various HMGS
Special Prizes in Military History for National, State and
Regional History Day competition(s); classroom outreach programs
for primary and secondary school history teachers, and/or
journal type efforts to reach out to the professional and
amateur military historian communities. These funds will not
reduce the Society’s financial commitment to our educational
mission, but rather allow us to increase the depth and breadth
of these programs as our educational volunteer base increases.
More information will be provided as this program matures.
Watch here for fund updates.
Education
Committee:
Currently under review are options to create a new standing
committee which would guide our educational activities and
oversee the implementation of the Society’s educational
and charitable programs. Watch here for developing committee
details.
Previous
HMGS-East Education Activities:
1) SCHOLARSHIP: HMGS-East has recently offered a post secondary
educational scholarship program to deserving students with
financial need. With one student still active, this program
is currently in abeyance as we reconfigure it to better support
the Society’s mission -- "to promote, aid and assist
in the education of historical gaming and military history.”
2) JOURNAL
OF MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY: HMGS-East semi-annually published
this journal for several years with the product being provided
to various academic organizations at minimal or no cost. A
few copies of the latest edition are still available for purchase.
Contact the Vice President for Educational Services at hmgseastsec@juno.com
for additional
information.
Recent
Education Specific Documents:
HMGS
EAST CHARITABLE GRANTS
Policy
on HMGS East Charitable
Grants (22 July 1998)
 Individuals
or organizations desiring a
charitable grant (monetary or otherwise) from HMGS East must
submit a written request in memorandum format to the Chapter
Secretary, giving the following information as listed below.
Grants will be issued upon approval based on the following
priority - 1) HMGS East related activities, 2) other historical
miniature gaming activities and 3) all other requests, all
pending availability of funds. The HMGS East Board approves
grants on a one time basis only. Continuing need for funds
must be requested each time the need occurs.
Required
Information:
1. Name
of project,
2. Name
of organization or persons responsible for project,
3. Address,
phone number and Email of same,
4. Purpose,
goal or objective of project,
5. Date,
time, location and duration of project,
6. Specific
type and/or amount of support request from HMGS East,
7. Benefit
to HMGS East or historical miniature wargaming,
8. Whether
grant requested is to be considered to be a loan (eg, that
it will be paid back), or an outright one time gift,
9. Whether
profit or financial gain is expected to accrue from project,
10. If
so, to whom will the benefits accrue, and
11. Names
of companies, partnerships or other organizations involved
in project, to include a by name list of any officer or official
of any HMGS Chapter.
Once received
by the Secretary, the request will be promptly coordinated
with all other members of the HMGS East Board for final approval
or to determine whether additional information is needed.
The Secretary will inform the requesting party in writing
of the final determination of the HMGS East Board.
Top picture
courtesy of Central Pennsylvania
College; bottom picture of Gettysburg National Military
Park from National Park Service.
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HMGS 08 Board Election Results! Simply click here to see who the unlucky . . . I mean dedicated souls are who won the election. Congrats to all!
Legion of Honor! Bob Giglio and Jean Lochet have just been selected for induction into the HMGS Legion of Honor. Click here for all the details on two of the hobby's finest.
Sad News. Bob Watts, former Cold Wars convention director and Board member recently passed at the age of 48 due to cancer. Click here for the official notification.
Historicon 08 Pictures Online! Just click here for all the memories and to see what you missed if you could not attend. NEW!
Newsletter! Click here for our latest Newsletter, minus the financials. East members may access the entire document via our Yahoo Group.
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