M.A.Patout & Son, Ltd.

Appoline & Simeon Patout Foundation

The Appoline & Simeon Patout Foundation was organized as a private non-profit foundation in January of 1990. The foundation was established through the efforts of J. Patout Burns, Fathers Rivers Patout and Edwin S. Patout. They served on the first Board of Directors as well as did William S. Patout and Anne Wall Bowman.

Generally the Appoline & Simeon Foundation is funded through contributions from family members who are descendants of Appoline and Simeon Patout. More specifically, donations are solicited from the shareholders of M.A. Patout & Son, Ltd. M.A. Patout shareholders have their annual meeting in Patoutville, Louisiana in November of each year. M.A. Patout & Son, Ltd. has generously agreed to match all contributions made during each fiscal year.

The Appoline & Simeon Foundation's purpose is to provide scholarships to eligible high school students who have graduated and are pursuing a university degree or students attending community colleges or trade school. Eligible students will receive a stipend for each semester they maintain a 2.5 G.P.A.

Scholarship recipients are selected from students whose families work in the sugar cane industry and whose parents have a connection with M.A. Patout & Son, Ltd. Descendants of Appoline and Simeon Patout are not eligible for the scholarship. Currently the Appoline & Simeon Foundation is providing scholarships to university, community college, or trade school students at a rate of $500.00 per semester.

Board of Directors

Hester Patout Bourdier
Rivers A. Patout, IV
Venetia MN Patout, M.D.
Jared Patout
Father Rivers Patout, III
Susan Crawford Patout
F. Paul Schwing
Randall K. Romero
F. William Patout, Jr.
Dr. David Wall

Information Provided by Randall K. Romero.