LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2025-2026

FRATERNAL BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION

LEGACY

of EASTERN WASHINGTON and IDAHO

The Fraternal Beneficial Association (Rural Fire Insurance) Legacy of Eastern Washington and Idaho (FBA) is pleased to offer twenty-five (25) $10,000 scholarships to children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and dependents of former F. B. A. members!

Applications will be reviewed and recipients will be selected by the Fraternal Beneficial Association (Rural Fire Insurance) Legacy of Eastern Washington and Idaho Foundation Scholarship Committee.

Please share this information with deserving students and their families so they may download the application and apply.

WHAT: Twenty-five $10,000 F. B. A. Legacy Scholarships paid directly to the recipients' school during the summer of 2025 (not to the student).

WHEN: Apply by March 31, 2025. You will be notified by May 1, 2025.

HOW: Download and print application from this website, complete application by hand, send to F.B.A. Legacy, P.O. Box 364, Rosalia, WA 99170 (Postmarked by March 31, 2025).

APPLICATION FORM

Please remember to sign your application!

2025 LEGACY F. B. A. SCHOLARSHIP

Guidelines and Instructions

STEPTOE BUTTE & PALOUSE RIVER

Applicants must be high school seniors who are planning to attend college, trade school, vocational school; college undergraduates; or current trade and vocational school students
Applicants must be children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or dependents of former F. B. A. members
Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5
Applicants must provide a short, handwritten essay, of no more than three paragraphs, explaining why they should receive a scholarship from the F. B. A.
Applicants must provide an itemized tuition/expenses statement, from the program of their choice, with their application
Applicants must provide two (2) references (other than immediate family) the F. B. A. can contact
Applicants must provide service history, work history, and extracurricular participation (clubs, sports, music, etc.)
Applicants must provide a current sealed and certified transcript with their signed application
Applicants must be enrolled full-time or half-time; full-time preferred
Applicants need to provide the number of credits they are enrolled in
Please provide a thank you note to donors and sponsors of the F. B. A. upon notification of acceptance

"A History of Waverly and Pioneer Life Along This Part of Hangman Creek"

by Glenn Leitz

In order to afford each other some mutual protection in case of fire, a number of German-American settlers in our area banded together in a mutual cooperative type organization. In 1886 they formed the Mutual German Fire Insurance Company. Some of the local original members were: Hein, Steen, Kienbaum, Mumm, Suksdorf, Jurgens, and Wernz.

In 1889, when Washington became a state, laws required a capitalization of $50,000. This was prohibitive to this little group and they disbanded. By 1891, the idea was still popular locally and the group reorganized.

A feature that was unique about the early day organization was that the policies and business were in the German language and membership was restricted to German-Americans. This requirement lasted until 1918 when membership was open to anyone engaged in agriculture. This company is still in operation today, still as a mutual company. The name has been updated to "Fraternal Beneficial Association."

It is the oldest insurance company of this type operating in the state.

HANGMAN CREEK TODAY

FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION CALL:

Barb Bothman - (509) 523-4832 or Bobbie Petters - (509) 922-1024

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