Yorktown School Foundation Announces $39K in Grant Awards

Yorktown, NY -- The Yorktown Central School District is once again getting a boost from its Foundation for Excellence in Yorktown Education. The nonprofit announced recently that it had funded 22 grants in the district totaling $39,335 for the 2015-2016 school year.

The check was presented at the Board of Education meeting on June 6 and recipients gathered Aug. 31 for a group photo.

Grants were funded in areas of nutrition, science, sports, art, special education, reading and music. Some specific projects included a pollination garden at Crompond, a greenhouse at Brookside, a sculpture studio at the high school, robotics kits for the middle school, new microscopes at Crompond, tennis equipment at the middle school, physical education equipment at Crompond and a multi-week music workshop for special education students.

This represents one of the largest pool of grants since the group was founded in 1993.

“We are inspiring the next generation and funding the dreams of tomorrow,” said Reshmi Bose, a Board of Education trustee and outgoing foundation president (and shown in the bottom center of the photo with the recipients). “We are so pleased to have such wide community support that enables us to select so many worthwhile projects.”

Christine Menocal, foundation president this year, added that she and her colleagues are eager to continue the tradition of supporting worthwhile projects and programs.

The Foundation for Excellence in Yorktown Education was established to raise funds beyond the scope of school budgets for innovative projects and programs which will further enhance the education of Yorktown students. The foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with its own board of directors and bylaws. Since 1997, the Foundation has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to the Yorktown schools.

The grants help educators develop timely, innovative and creative projects that enrich the educational process of the Yorktown school district. The foundation is an autonomous organization comprised of parents and teachers within the district and exists solely to benefit the students of the district. Proposals are accepted from teachers, administrators, parents or students. Parents and students are required to have a faculty sponsor.

For more information on the foundation go to http://ffeyorktown.org

(Submitted by YCSD)