Fish Friends Education Fund

FISH FRIENDS EDUCATION FUND

Thank you to our lead donors:

In Honor of Oskar Singer’s Bar Mitzvah, AT&T, Bank of Oklahoma, The Boeing Company,

ConocoPhillips, Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc., The Hille Foundation,

The George Kaiser Family Foundation, The Williams Foundation

GENERAL GUIDELINES

We appreciate your interest in the Oklahoma Aquarium. The primary intent of the Fish Friends Education Fund is to minimize financial barriers and enable children with limited resources to visit the Aquarium on a school or similar group field trip. Fish Friends is intended primarily for children, but requests for support of adult chaperones and/or transportation will be considered individually. Please note, teachers accompanying field trips receive complimentary admission and do not need to apply. We will acknowledge receipt of your application by phone or email within 2 weeks of postmark or e-mail or fax receipt date. If youhave not been contacted after 2 weeks you are welcome to check on the status of your application by calling(918) 528-1508.

Support is contingent upon the availability of funds and the level of need. We cannot guarantee or predict the

availability of funds. Should funds be unavailable at the time your application is approved you will be

placed on a waiting list. You will remain on the waiting list until funds become available or you alert us that you can no longer conduct the visit to the Aquarium. If you are waitlisted, it is not necessary to re-submit until you have attended.

Donors may designate specific schools, groups or individualsthey wish to sponsor.We are grateful to the donors who have madeFish Friends possible and we are working hard to raisecontinued support. Because funds are limited, we ask that applicants exhaust all funding options before seeking Fish Friends support.

Fish Friends recipients will be asked to participate in thanking specificdonors when appropriate. Letters of support may be used to help raise funds in the future. Photos and other media coverage may be used at the discretion of the Oklahoma Aquarium to assist with funding procurement.

Applications should be mailed to Oklahoma Aquarium, P.O. Box 910, Jenks, OK 74037, Attention: Fish Friends Scholarship Fund or e-mailed to . You may also fax your application to

(918) 296-3467. We strongly suggest confirming receipt of your fax, as we cannot be responsible for transmission errors. If you have additional questions after reviewing the application, please call the Education Department at(918) 528-1508 between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday.

FISH FRIENDS EDUCATION FUND

Thank you to our lead donors:

In Honor of Oskar Singer’s Bar Mitzvah, AT&T, Bank of Oklahoma, The Boeing Company,

ConocoPhillips, Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc., The Hille Foundation,

The George Kaiser Family Foundation, The Williams Foundation

APPLICATION

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Name of School: ______District:______

Address: ______City: ______State: _____Zip:______

Contact Person:______Principal:______

Phone: ______Fax: ______E-mail:______

Grades Served: ______Total Enrollment: ______

Does yourschool receive Title I funding? YES NO

Does your private school qualify? YES NO

Only Private, Non-Profit Schools receiving funding for low-income children through the State of Oklahoma may apply. If you are applying for a summer or similar program-serving children from more than one school or grade, please include a list of the schools and grades.

FIELD TRIP/PROGRAM INFORMATION

School/Group Name: ______Contact Name: ______

Address: ______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

Phone: ______Fax: ______E-mail: ______

Grades/Ages: ______Approx. Number of Students: ______Approx. Number of Adults: ______

A minimum of 1 adult to every 5 children is required for 2nd grade and under, a minimum of 1 adult to every 10 children is required for 3rd grade and above. If your group requires additional adults than covered by complimentary teacher admission, they are generally not considered for Fish Friends, but are offered the discounted Education Department rate. Exceptions are considered on an individual basis.

FIELD TRIP/PROGRAM INFORMATION Continued

Requested Date (1st Choice): ______(2nd Choice):______

Requested time of arrival:______

Number of Students: ______X $6______+ Number of Adults:______X $10= $______

Does your group have any special needs that may impact your visit? Please describe:

______

LETTER OF SUPPORT(applications without a letter of support will not be considered)

We would like to know more about your desire to visit the Oklahoma Aquarium. Please

write a one-page letter on school letterhead indicating the following:

Why you would like your students to visit the Aquarium, or how you believe your visit will

benefit your students;

What alternative resources you have turned to before requesting scholarship support from

the Aquarium; and

How your school, district, PTA or other constituencies will support your trip.

Applications should be mailed to Oklahoma Aquarium, P.O. Box 910, Jenks, OK 74037, Attention: Fish Friends Education Fund or e-mailed to . You may also fax your application to (918) 269-3467. We strongly suggest confirming receipt of your fax, as we cannot be responsible for transmission errors.

If you have additional questions after reviewing the application, please call the Education Department at

(918) 528-1508 between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday.