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By Heidi
Van Zant
It's a
time of firsts for the fledgling Rio Linda Educational Foundation.
The new
non-profit organization that is solely devoted to raising funds for district
students and staff has made its first round of grants and scholarships.
Nearly
$4,000 in awards have been made for 2002-03, and another round of grants and
scholarships are expected to be made in the spring for the following school
year.
"We
are off to a great start," volunteer executive director Don Walker said.
The
Educational Foundation is raising funds through the United Way campaign, direct
contributions, grants, memorial gifts and a cookbook project.
Proceeds
are being used for mini-grants, student study trips, educational enrichment
activities and professional-development programs not funded through tax or
lottery revenue.
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Diane Battistessa, Tamara Toomey, Kim Oropallo and Darcy Zloczewski,
Ridgepoint School, $250 for fifth-grade "Colonial Days."
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Susan
Hoffman, Rio
Linda School,
$500 for student "Nature Bowl." |
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Maxine Pohan, Ridgepoint
School, $51,
kindergarten art project. |
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Sharon Stampfli, Oakdale
School, $500 for
visiting author. |
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Gigi
Pack, Pioneer School,
$410 for tuition assistance for homeless students to attend Sly Park Environmental School.
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Rebecca Renfroe, Rio
Linda School,
$500 to send fourth-graders to Fort Sutter Environmental Living field trip.
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Mary Hennecke, Pioneer
School, $500 for reader
quizzes. |
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Kathy
Kelly, Frontier
School reading
specialist, $500 Ted Hodel Memorial Scholarship for literacy class in
doctoral program. |
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Lisa
Petersen, $500 Jim Powell Memorial Scholarship for an employee's child who
is entering the teaching profession. |
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