PPEF Grant Awarded to Sonya Beam
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) announced the recipients of the 2007 Professional Development Grants. Sonya Beam of The POP Shop was awarded $1250 grant. A total of $9,000 in professional development grants has been awarded this year. The grants provide financial assistance to attend industry-related continuing education courses. The recipients were chosen based on essays about career goals, the role of education, future plans and justification for why the candidate should be selected. A volunteer committee comprised of board members from PPMN and PPEF judged the essays without knowing the applicants’ identities. The grants may be used for tuition, housing and round-trip travel and recipients are given up to 24 months to use the grant.