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LEEF Celebrates Over 1 Million in Grants Awarded

Source: ABC News

Author: Jay Therrien

Published: March 17, 2015

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) — The Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation, known as LEEF, awarded teachers and district administrators with $97,298 Thursday afternoon October 2, 2014.

LEEF was started in 2001, and since then, the volunteer-based organization has raised over $1 million in grants for Longmeadow Public Schools.

This year’s 39 grants — which total just under $100,000 — will help enable Longmeadow Public Schools to fulfill educational needs not covered by the school budget. For instance, one fifth grade class will be able to put on a full newscast once a week.

“We have anchors, and reporters, and videographers, and editors,” explains 5th grade teacher, Laura Giogglio. “And, we needed a computer, to do all of our editing and producing.”

LEEF’s executive board meets throughout the year to come up with new fundraising efforts.

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Jay Therrien

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Your Support is Vital

It's a fact. We cannot provide grants without funds. So, that is where you come in. We are asking you to become a contributor to LEEF. We are painfully aware that there are many deserving organizations competing for your contributions. However, LEEF positively impacts your child's education experience. To minimize the impact of fundraising on you, we have a long-term strategy designed to build a self-sustaining endowment that will fund the annual grants. But in the short term, we must request contributions twice a year through our Gala and Phonathon – and leave the door open through our direct contribution programs. LEEF appreciates every gift, large or small. Your thoughtfulness and generosity will be appreciated by the children, their teachers and our schools.

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