NASW Montana Announces NASW Social Work Student Member Sponsorship Program
Galen Wilson, a NASW Montana member lives in Great Falls and joined NASW on January 1st 1957… a 52 year member! Although Galen is retired he not only came to last month’s NASW Montana “Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk” Conference, he also drew the winning raffle ticket for our “NASW Montana Student Membership Scholarship Fund” drawing. The proceeds from this raffle generated enough to support 5 NASW Student Memberships! The winner of the raffle, Ann Szalda-Petree from Missoula, received a free registration to a future NASW Montana Conference!
Our NASW Montana Membership Committee’s Chairman, Tim Dallacqua said “To reach our Chapter’s membership goal of 500 members by the end of 2009, we need 50 NASW Montana members to sponsor a Social Work Student’s NASW membership.” He further noted, “I am so committed to our goal that I have personally committed to sponsoring 2 Social Work Student memberships myself!”
John Wilkinson, NASW Montana Executive Director will be personally visiting Social Work Students at the Walla Walla Billings and University of Montana Social Work students the first week in December, asking them if they want to be “sponsored” as a Student Member of NASW. He will also visit with the Walla Walla Missoula and Salish Kootenai Social Work Program’s students during December.
Margaret Watson, NASW Montana Board President, stated “Our NASW Student Scholarship program is a “win-win-win” for the student, the member, and our Chapter. Over half of a member’s dues go to support our Montana Chapter; our Members are acknowledged as sponsors; and the Social Work Student not only receives a deeply discounted membership rate, but after graduation enters into a generous 3 year transition before paying at the full membership rate.”
Click on the following link: Sponsor a Social Work Student’s NASW Membership, and let your NASW Montana Chapter know you are interested in sponsoring a Montana Social Work Student’s NASW membership. Your Montana Chapter will “match” you with a Social Work student, and send your check into NASW.