Pictured along with Wade and Logan are his parents, Jerry (back row, middle) and Cathy (front row, right), Kirk Myers, Prairie State Bank & Trust President (back row, left) & Perry Lewin, President, Decatur Jewelry & Pawn, Decatur, IL.

Decatur Jewelry and Pawn presented Logan Bloemer of Effingham, Illinois the 2009 Future Business Leaders Scholarship award. Logan is attending the University of Illinois this fall in Champaign, IL. Also present is Wade Bloemer, Decatur Jewelry & Pawn’s 2008 scholarship recipient.

The scholarship is given out by the National Pawnbroker’s Association, (NPA.) www.nationalpawnbrokers.org

The Future Business Leaders (FBL) Scholarship Committee accepts applications from NPA members desiring to sponsor applicants that fulfill the merit requirements for $1,000 Scholarship awards.

The FBL Scholarship Fund was founded several years ago to benefit the children of slain police officers and the children of pawn customers. Today the program also provides an educational opportunity for pawn industry employees and their families with financial needs. Several pawnbrokers have consulted with local politicians and church officials for student referrals who have shown exemplary community or church involvement, as well as scholastic and academic excellence.

This is a wonderful way for pawnbrokers to show appreciation to their community.

The FBL Scholarship Fund has qualified for 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, making donations a charitable contribution. Learn how to donate to this fund.