{"id":179,"date":"2015-07-05T18:56:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T23:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:05:14","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission<\/h1>\n

Providing scholarships to PHS seniors from funds raised through building lifelong connections with PHS Alumni. <\/p>\n

Inspiration & Inception<\/h1>\n

\"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harold_Brothers.jpg\"Harold H. Brothers, a 1952 Perry High School graduate, had a personal concern that the cost of college education was becoming too expensive for middle and lower income families and their children who graduate from Perry High School. <\/p>\n

In 1987 Harold shared his concern at a class reunion along with an idea to give something back to the Perry community. His idea was to start an Alumni Association to find and promote ways to establish a scholarship fund for PHS graduates who were interested in continuing their education after high school. He intended for this fund to eventually become a perpetual one from which earnings on it and donations would be used to award annual scholarships. The scholarships awarded were to be based primarily on students\u2019 financial needs and their desire to further their education. <\/p>\n

The idea became rooted in the hearts and minds of his classmates. The Perry High School Association, Inc was voted into existence on October 10, 1987. The following alumni signed the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Perry High School Alumni Association, Inc. as incorporators.
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