Jean Hayes – Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News /news Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:15:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 Redesigned purple Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ license plates now available /news/2013/11/26/redesigned-purple-uw-license-plates-now-available/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:11:36 +0000 /news/?p=29530 The newly designed Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vehicle license plate is now available for sale from the state Department of Licensing. The new Husky plate design features a bold gold block “Wâ€� on a solid purple background.

The purple Husky plate can be ordered at any Washington state vehicle licensing office. A full $28 of each Husky plate fee is returned to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ each year as a tax-deductible donation to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Scholarship Fund (visit a local vehicle licensing office for total fees for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ plates).  Since 2006, when the previous Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ license plate was made available, more than $1.165 million been raised in support of student scholarships from the license plate program.

Vehicle owners do not have to wait until their current plates come up for renewal before ordering the new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ license plate. The Husky license plate application can be downloaded from the . The completed application can then be mailed or delivered in person to the department.

Those who currently have Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ numbered or personalized plates can get the same number or message on the new purple plates by visiting a Department of Licensing office to replace the current Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ plates. The department will charge a replacement fee to retain a current message or number.

“The fact that all of this statewide pride culminates in scholarship support for thousands of Husky students each year is what makes this program so remarkable,â€� said Connie Kravas, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vice president for University Advancement.”

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