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NAPA Scholarships The recruiting of proper young men for our DC's, for our Jobbers and for our manufacturers remains one of the most im portant areas in planning for th^ifutiire. Northwood Institute, Southern Colorado University, and. ,, others in the formative stage are excellent breeding grounds for the type of young men we need to fill our manpower needs in the future. We, and the balance of the industry, pay considerable lip service to recruitment, although within our own DC's we do have an organized, effective program. Even this, however, needs implementation, and we general ly fail at the outset to recruit men with some knowledge of auto motive parts and the logistics of automotive parts distribution. We believe NAPA could further its own cause, greatly en hance its position with its NAPA Jobbers, and create a very de sirable atmosphere within NAPA, if we would organize an NAPA scholarship fundf,Vmr|||h9 those funds available to qualified young men within :8iii$fbtal NAPA System who will have spent some years in the industry. They, of course, must demonstrate a desire to progress, and the basic ability to do so. These young men would be selected and a format arrived at by the proper people in NAPAfoti -the agreed premise of their returning to us in the job already- defined for them. Presently, it is our thought the scholarship program would be funded in the amount of approximately $80,000, which would cover a three year period. It would be announced in. 1973 to be come effective in 1974: It-wouldbe a venture between the NAPABoard of Directors and the Manufacturer's Council. Vocational Schools The importance of the vocational schools today must not be minimized. It is important for the future. Actually it will be nothing short of tremendous. We cannot ignore the influence these vocational and automotive technical schools will have upon our future, as well'as the opportunities they provide for the parts business'Sh^^bcruifment of desirable young men. NOVO11910 .V'