SPONSORSHIP OF THE CONFERENCE:  

1.  The conference is sponsored by the Northwest Youth Leadership Conference Foundation (NWYLCF).  The NWLYCF is registered in the State of Washington as a 509 (a) non profit organization with exemption from income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code.    

2.  Funding for the conference is provided through The Patriotic Education Committee of The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW),  Local MOWW chapters, businesses, fraternal and civic organizations and  individual contributors. 

3.  It costs approximately $300 per student to finance the conference each year.  There is no cost to the students.  Room and board are provided at the conference.  The only funds students may need would be for incidentals.  

4.  Business firms, banks,, credit unions, fraternal groups, philanthropies and other organizations and individuals are encouraged to sponsor students.  Sponsorship funds should be sent to the NWYLC TREASURER, Mrs. Julia B. Peschek, 1606 S Proctor St, Tacoma, WA 98405-2055  Mrs. Peschek can be reached at 253-752-4944

5.  Another innovative way to help sponsor the conference is to use iGive  when ordering merchandise on the Internet.  IGive works with non profit organizations such as the NWYLC to help with funding.  igive features many stores selling many different kinds of goods and products.  A percentage of each purchase is returned to the Northwest Youth Leadership Conference if you specify the Northwest Youth Leadership Conference as the organization to receive the donation. The URL for iGive is:  www.iGive.com