As a supplement to the MCC Tuition Benefit Program, the Jaeger Foundation will now assist with funding the tuition of qualified children to Holy Cross School in New Orleans for eligible employees. The Jaeger Foundation has established and funded this endowment in memory of Poppa Joe (Joe Jaeger’s father). The Foundation’s contributions to the endowment are strictly discretionary and, although intended, the Foundation has no obligation to make a contribution in any given year. The number of endowment recipients and value of awards may differ yearly.

Beginning September 1st 2009, descendants of full-time MCC employees will be eligible for an award under the Jaeger Foundation Holy Cross Endowment subject to the following terms and conditions:

• The parent or grandparent of the student-applicant must be currently employed with MCC at the time of submission and must have completed a continuous tenure of employment with one or more MCC companies for at least ten (10) calendar years.
• The student-applicant must be an offspring of the employee or legally adopted.
• The student-applicant must demonstrate the requisite need-based criteria as set forth in the MCC Tuition Benefit Program application.
• The tuition grants will be available exclusively for attendance as a full time middle or high school student at Holy Cross School in New Orleans, LA.
• The student-applicant must be under the age of nineteen (19).
• The student-applicant must possess satisfactory grades in both academics and conduct.

Any tuition award will be a year-to-year award per recipient, with no assurance in any given year that a recipient will continue to receive the tuition benefits previously offered through either program.

The application procedures for the Holy Cross Endowment are as follows:

• Applications must be submitted to the Foundation between September 1st and September 30th the preceding year of the academic year for which the benefit is requested. (i.e. Applications are now being accepted for the 2010-2011 school year). We are obviously behind schedule already so applications must be submitted no later than October 15, 2009. Call/email Morgan Wood @ 841-2339 mmwood@mccgroup.com
• Between October 15th and October 23rd the Foundation will notify applicants of the amount (if any) of their respective awards.
• Applicants must apply for admission to Holy Cross School by November 1st of the application submission period year noting the Foundation’s award in the “honors or awards” section (see attached sample Holy Cross Application). The award letter from the Foundation must be submitted with the application materials mailed to Holy Cross School.
• Applicants must be accepted at Holy Cross High School for the academic year following the application year in order to receive benefits.
• Once accepted, the acceptance letter from Holy Cross School must be submitted to the Foundation and attached to the MCC Tuition Benefits Program application for consideration of additional benefits. (i.e. An employee may be eligible for both programs)

Award recipient must submit the tuition invoice from Holy Cross School to the Foundation by March 1st of the academic year, which will then issue its check payable jointly to Holy Cross School and the MCC associate in the amount of the award.

Click here for application.