Lichtsinn Motors encourages local area students to apply for the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

Lichtsinn Motors is dedicated to empowering and encouraging North Iowa students to pursue higher education to become the next generation of leaders. To recognize and reward North Iowa college-bound students, Buick, the General Motors Foundation and Lichtsinn Motors announced the $4.5 million-a-year Buick Achievers Scholarship Program.

"As a leading business in the community we feel it is necessary to be actively involved in the community and to inspire students in North Iowa and Southern Minnesota," said Ron Lichtsinn of Lichtsinn Motors. "We know that every dollar makes a difference to students paying college tuition, and the Buick Achievers scholarship is an excellent program that helps foster the next generation of North Iowa area leaders."

Buick Achievers, designed to inspire, celebrate, and enable human achievement, will provide 100 outstanding students, in the United States, who major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics up to $25,000 a year, for up to four years. Other qualifying majors are design, marketing and business administration.

The program will also provide 1,000 students with $2,000 scholarships, also renewable for up to four years.

To be eligible for the Buick Achievers scholarship, applicants must also be high school seniors or high school graduates who would be first-time college students in the fall of 2011; plan to enroll full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire 2011-12 academic year; and demonstrate an interest in the automotive industry. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have permanent residence in the United States.

Information and applications are available at buickachievers.com. Application will be accepted until March 31, 2011, and scholarships will be awarded for the 2011-12 academic year.

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is the latest example of GM Foundation education initiatives to invest in the youth of America. The GM Foundation has provided more than $26 million in education-related initiatives since 2005.

Iowa Ranked #1 for Children's Healthcare

Congratulations and thanks to all Iowa businesses and families for this accomplishment!

Iowa ranked #1 in the Scorecard on Child Health, by the Commonwealth Fund. The State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance examines states' performance on 20 key indicators of children's health care access, affordability of care, prevention and treatment, the potential to lead healthy lives, and health system equity.

Children living in the five top-ranked states - Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire - are more likely to be insured and to receive recommended medical and dental check-ups than other children

The analysis finds wide variation in performance across states. If all states achieved benchmark performance levels, 5 million more children would be insured, 10 million more would receive at least one medical and dental preventive care visit annually, and nearly 9 million more would have a medical home.

The findings demonstrate that federal and state policy actions maintained and, in some cases, expanded children's insurance coverage during the recent recession, even as many parents lost coverage. The report also highlights the need for initiatives specifically focused on improving health system performance for children. The report includes state-by-state insurance coverage projections for children once relevant provisions of the Affordable Health Act are implemented.

We Care Program Named Best Business Practice of 2010

We were pleasantly surprised at the Forest City Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting by being awarded the Best Business Practice of 2010, honoring us for our We Care charitable giving program.

Over the years Lichtsinn Motors has been proud to be a leader in community giving, and we're excited to continue these efforts with the We Care program. The We Care program provides that Lichtsinn Motors will donate $50 to your choice of one of five local organizations for every car or truck purchased from Lichtsinn Motors that retails for over $5,000.

Since inception, in October of 2009, Lichtsinn Motors has given over $10,000 to the We Care organizations.

Customers can choose from:

- The American Cancer Society

- HOSPICE of North Iowa

- Forest City Community Schools

- Lake Mills Community Schools

- Forest City YMCA

- Krysilis

When you buy from Lichtsinn Motors, you're also contributing to your favorite cause!

Visit our website for more information regarding the We Care charitable giving program.