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"Summer's Over... Wine a Little," the foundation's first major fundraiser of the school year, raised more than $25,000 for District 113A academic grants...Read more › The Foundation launched its new “Friends of 113A” campaign at the event, encouraging supporters to donate in increments of $113, helping the district grow...Read more › |
 Foundation Grants Bring Technology to Classrooms By Shelley Taylor | Trib Local Lemont Posted September 21, 2011 Students stream into Mrs. Raymond’s fourth grade classroom and open up their Netbooks to begin the day’s lesson on the Constitution. Mrs. Landgrave’s kindergartners tap an interactive calendar projected on the wall to count their days in school. And Mrs. Klukas’s fifth graders conspire to create movies on iPads in her language arts class. Technology is a big part of life for today’s students, and thanks to generous donations from the community, it is also a part of school in Lemont. The School District 113A Educational Foundation, formed last year by a group of local parents, raises money to provide grants to teachers and staff in district schools...Read more › |
 Foundation Dedicates 2 Trees at Local Schools By Shelley Taylor | Trib Local Lemont Posted November 11, 2011 When the School DIstrict 113A Educational Foundation introduced a new "Friends of 113A" fundraising campaign, Aldo Pizzoferrato issued a challenge. If the group reached 50 donations the night of that September event, he would donate two trees through his landscape business, Fairway Custom Landscaping...Read more › First 'Friends of 113A' Tree Planted at Old Quarry By Amanda Luevano | Lemont Patch Posted October 20, 2011 Just a few weeks after receiving a landscaping makeover from students and parent volunteers, Old Quarry Middle School gained a new maple tree Tuesday, courtesy of the District 113A Educational Foundation...Read more › "Friends of 113A" Tree Planted at Old Quarry |
On behalf of the Foundation, we would like to extend our gratitude for those who volunteered their time, donated money and items for our raffles and silent auctions, as well as the Lemont community for coming out to support this event! We are extremely pleased that this amount of money will allow us to fund activities, technology and materials that enrich and support our curriculum. Please see our list of sponsors. We are very grateful for their support.
- Article in The Lemont Patch: http://lemont.patch.com/articles/pre-bowl-bash-raises-19000-for-district-113a-educational-foundation
- Article in Chicago Tribune- Trib Local: http://triblocal.com/lemont/community/stories/2011/02/%E2%80%9Cpre-bowl-bash%E2%80%9D-scores-touchdown-for-113a-schools-in-lemont/
On behalf of the Foundation, we would like to say a big thank you to all of you who came out to Ladies Night Out on the Red Carpet. It was a great success because of you! We are so grateful to have so many people who are supporting our cause- the children of District 113A. Together we can make things happen.
- Article in The Lemont Patch: http://patch.com/A-Y6Y
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Educational Foundation fundraiser helps with first grant in S.D. 113A - Lemont, IL - Lemont Reporter
Source: mysuburbanlife.com "With the help of the community, a newly formed nonprofit group was able to issue its first grant to fund a reading program in Lemont School District 113A."
P.O. Box 483
Lemont IL 60439
mail@sd113afoundation.org