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PILOT SCHOLARSHIP HOUSE FOUNDATION, INC (PSHF)

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Pilot Scholarship House Foundation, Inc, (PSHF, a not -for -profit 501(c) (3) organization, is the official district project of the Florida District of Pilot International, The PSHF has made it possible for hundreds of students to attend a university in Florida. The PSHF provides rent free housing scholarships to young women through it's unique partnership with the Southern Scholarship Foundation, Inc, Scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence, outstanding character, citizenship and financial need.

Since 1962 , Florida Pilots have supported higher education with their District Project. Beginning with a house at Florida State University, Tallahassee and then adding the Mary Ellen Thomas Pilot Scholarship House in 1979 at the University of Florida, Gainesville. The third house, the Gresham-Kite Pilot Scholarship House was opened on August 22, 2003 on the campus of the Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers , Florida.

Management of the houses is conducted by the students themselves, In this cooperative living arrangement, residents take turns planning meals, shopping, cooking and cleaning. The budgeted cost of food and utilities each semester is shared among the residents. The members of the Pilot Club of Fort Myers contribute to the Scholarship Foundation as well as holding fundraisers events, holding "showers" for everyday items and cutting coupons for the residents

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