We are honored to donate $250,000 to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to assist the deserving sons and daughters of U.S. Marines in their academic pursuit. We believe it is a very important way to recognize the enormous sacrifices made by our servicemen and women and veterans so that all Americans may enjoy the freedom, liberties and opportunity that characterize our great country. We are especially grateful to the courageous men and women who are serving or have served in Iraq and the Middle East.

By investing in the higher education of the children of our loyal, brave Marines, we believe we are investing in the character of a new generation. It is also our way of showing respect and saying simply, "thank you." We will also be asking the employees of Schawk, Inc. to show their support through additional contributions.

The Clarence W. and Marilyn G. Schawk Family Foundation is a private non-operating foundation that bestows gifts, grants or loans to charitable, educational, religious and literary organizations. Organizations that have received donations from The Foundation include the United Way, National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Neediest Kids Fund, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts of America, LEAPS Program at Valparaiso University, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, American Family Association, and inner city schools of Chicago, as well as dozens of neighborhood high schools, parks, churches, and inner-city organizations. The Foundation has a history of donating anywhere from $500,000 to $750,000 annually to such needy causes, including matching company-wide donations made by the employees of Schawk, Inc.

Clarence and Marilyn Schawk
Clarence Schawk's 50-year career in the prepress industry is predated by his military service as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during World War II.

For almost 50 years, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has helped accomplish what many Marines cannot—enabling their children to pursue dreams of higher education. The Foundation provides academic needs-based scholarships to upstanding and deserving sons and daughters of our Marines, with particular attention given to children whose parent was killed or wounded in action. Learn more.