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Donate items for Foundation auction in April 2010

CNPA Foundation Mission:

The CNPA Foundation serves California's newspaper readers by supporting and financially assisting the state's high schools and colleges to teach quality journalism that is also responsive to changing technology and consumer preferences.

We thank our 2009-10 contributors:
Becky Clark, Idyllwild Town Crier
Mary Ellen Irons
Fred Weybret, Lodi News-Sentinel
C. Deane Funk, 1975 CNPA President
Lowell Blankfort, Blankfort Unlimited Inc.
Marcia McQuern, 2001 CNPA President
Shirley S. Wood
Dick Blankenburg, 1990 CNPA President
Marjorie L. Weed
Rowland (1988 CNPA President) and Pat Rebele
Craig (2000 CNPA President) and Catherine Harrington
Steven Falk, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Gerald (2006 CNPA President) and Brenda Bean
Allen P. McCombs, 1982 CNPA President
Mel Hodell
Marty and Christi Weybret
Gregg McConnell, Chico Enterprise-Record
Anthony Allegretti, MainStreet Media Group



Internship grants
The CNPA Foundation offers internship grants to worthy college students dedicated to pursuing careers in California newspapers in the fields of journalism, advertising and marketing. Winning applicants for these grants are required to obtain and serve a summer internship at a CNPA-member newspaper in California in order to receive their grant award.

Equipment grants
The CNPA Foundation offers Campus Newspaper Equipment grants each spring for CNPA-member campus newspapers to upgrade their newspaper production equipment. CNPA's high school and college member newspapers may apply. The campus newspaper adviser submits an essay demonstrating a need for new or upgraded production equipment to improve the newspaper's overall production operation.

NIE and training
The Foundation also supports educational services including Newspaper in Education programs and training programs related to the California newspaper business.