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For the ninth year, the Lamar Educational Awards
Foundation (L.E.A.F.) was out delivering pre-holiday surprises that will
eventually delight boys and girls around the
district.
L.E.A.F. awarded a total of $171,701 Nov. 20 to
100 grant winners . Since 2000, the foundation has given out $903,031 to
teachers providing innovation in the
classrooms.
“This is always my favorite day of the school
year,” said L.E.A.F Executive Director Janice Knight. “The teachers are
always so grateful and once the kids realize what types of things their
teachers can now buy, it really creates some
excitement.”
One teacher, Long Elementary’s Debra Helbert, was
moved to tears when she realized she’d won a grant that will allow her to
take students on a field trip to the Gulf of
Mexico.
“We are still on ‘cloud nine’ at Jane Long, and
will be for quite some time,” Helbert said in her thank you note to the
L.E.A.F. Board. “I was so shocked and excited when 4th- and 5th-grade
teachers were called out to the hallway, yesterday. We are so very
thankful to be allowed to provide our kids with an opportunity of a
lifetime. They will never forget about the trip they went on in elementary
school where they actually sailed around the Gulf and learned all about
its environment!”
The Lamar Educational Awards Foundation is a
non-profit community based organization dedicated to securing and
distributing resources to Lamar CISD that will enhance educational
programs.
Men Who Cook 2010 is scheduled for February 20 at Safari
Texas. For more information,
please contact Janice Knight at 832-223-0334.
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