The Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation recently granted $1,000 to Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn for the birthday book club. Each student at the school gets to pick out a free book to keep on their birthday. Lucy Bisson, left, is shown awarding the grant to Shawna Haley-Bear, right, librarian at the school.
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Children's foundation awards Franco Center
The Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation recently granted $1,000 to the Franco Center in Lewiston, specifically to the Fun in French program for children. Jacynthe Jacques, left, received the grant from Allyson Casares, right, member of the foundation. The Fun in French program is family friendly, and parents and grandparents can get involved to encourage French […]
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Pine Tree Society awarded grant
Gretchen Rosen, center, of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, presents an $800 grant to Pine Tree Society to help with improvements to the Early Learning Center, 589 Minot Ave., Auburn. The center, which serves children with disabilities from age 3 to 6, will purchase new floor mats for the indoor gross motor play area. Rosen […]
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Grant for Longley School
Gretchen Rosen, left, of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, presents Tammy Caron, a second-grade teacher at Longley School in Lewiston with a $300 check to set up a classroom listening center. Nonprofit organizations that work with children in Lewiston and Auburn can apply for the annual grants from the foundation starting this fall. They should […]
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Grant helps Trinity food pantry
The Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation has begun giving out the annual grant money to nonprofits in the area. Liza Dimitri, foundation vice president, recently visited with Director Erin Reed, Trinity Jubilee Center, which received a grant for $2,000 to help the food pantry, which distributes diapers to more than 180 families every month. If any […]
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Museum L-A receives grant for Kids as Curators program
LEWISTON — Museum L-A has received $800 in grant funding from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation toward its Kids as Curators program. In the program, local students work closely with Museum L-A staff to create, install and share their own museum exhibits. In 2018, 160 students from Auburn Middle School and Lewiston High School will […]
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Lewiston Auburn Children's Foundation awards $1,000 to Safe Voices
Safe Voices recently received a $1,000 grant from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation to finance a group curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 and provide child advocacy services to children residing in its emergency shelter. Melanie LaMore Gagnon, left, director of shelter services, and Liza Dimitri, vice president of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, […]