Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation Kicks off 2011 School Year with More Than $4 Million in Educational Grants
$225,000 in grants to go to schools in disaster relief zones
MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
As students and teachers throughout the United States are settling into
classes, Lowe's is proud to announce grants totaling more than $4
million to support education.
For the 2011-2012 school year, Lowe's
Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) is providing funds for
school systems across America through Lowe's Toolbox for Education(R)
grants; Teach for America; Project L.I.F.T; Hispanic Scholarship Fund;
Thurgood Marshall College Fund; Lowe's Scholarships and Carl Buchan
Scholarships.
LCEF Grants
This fall LCEF has awarded more than $1.35 million in grants to 18
schools for school improvement projects including rebuilding and
renovation projects, critical repairs and installation of SMART Board
technology, among other projects. Additional LCEF grants will be awarded
in subsequent grant cycles throughout the rest of the school year.
"Lowe's is proud to contribute more than $4 million to support education
across the country and we're ready to see these dollars at work to
improve schools for our future generations," said Marshall Croom,
chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation. "These dollars
will help close the funding gap facing many schools today and expedite
much-needed improvements and upgrades at schools throughout America so
that our children have a comfortable, well-equipped environment for
learning."
To support disaster relief efforts in communities hit by severe weather
and natural disasters this spring, more than $225,000 of the $1.35
million was granted to schools in Gloucester, Mass., Hackleburg, Phil
Campbell and Tuscaloosa, Ala., Lee County, N.C. and Ringgold, Ga. These
grants are part of a larger $1 million commitment made by LCEF to
rebuild schools affected by natural disasters.
Schools awarded LCEF grants include:
AlabamaMassachusetts$100,000Phil Campbell High School - $55,904Page Middle School - GloucesterPhil CampbellMississippi$25,000Hackleburg Public Schools -
Hackleburg$157,200Hazelhurst High School -
Hazelhurst
$35,000Holt Elementary School -
TuscaloosaNevadaCalifornia$100,000 Kit Carson College Preparatory
Academy of
$100,000Temescal Canyon High School -
Lake Elsinore Creative Arts & Technology - Las VegasColoradoNew York$100,000 School Distrcit 27J - Brighton$98,270North Tonawanda City School
District -
Georgia
Tonawanda
$40,000Judia Jackson Harris ElementaryCharter School - North CarolinaAthens$60,000Lee County Schools - Sanford
$100,000Southeast Whitfield High School$100,000Onslow County Schools -
- Dalton Jacksonville$50,000Ringgold High School - Ringgold WashingtonOhio$100,000Pasco Vocational Building
Programs -
$67,375Marion City Schools - Marion
PascoOklahomaWest Virginia$40,000Owasso Mid-High School - Owasso
$23,000Poca Middle School - Poca
Teach for America
LCEF awarded $750,000 to Teach for America to be distributed in
Charlotte, Houston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix, New Mexico, Rio
Grande Valley and Louisiana. Teach For America is an organization that
works to ensure children growing up in poverty are provided an excellent
education.
Project L.I.F.T.
Lowe's is partnering with Project L.I.F.T (Leadership and Investment for
Transformation) to provide $500,000 in grants over five years to help
Charlotte's public school system. Project L.I.F.T. is a geographically
targeted initiative whose goal is to increase the graduation rate and
close the achievement gap for students in the West Charlotte High School
corridor. Project funding will target four key areas of intervention -
talent, time, technology and community support. In addition to Lowe's
funding, the Jimmie Johnson Foundation will contribute by making a
$250,000 grant over five years to support Project L.I.F.T.
United Negro College Fund, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Thurgood
Marshall College Fund
LCEF has also donated $500,000 to the United Negro College Fund,
$250,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and $100,000 to the Thurgood
Marshall College Fund. All funds will support emergency student aid
scholarships.
Lowe's and Carl Buchan Scholarships
In 2011, Lowe's awarded 140 scholarships, totaling $350,000, through the
Lowe's Scholarship program, which is open to all high school seniors who
plan to attend any accredited two- or four-year college or university in
the United States. In addition, Lowe's awarded 50 Carl Buchan
scholarships totaling $250,000 to full-and part-time Lowe's employees,
their spouses, domestic partners and dependents.
ABOUT LOWE'S
Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on
K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company's
signature education grant program, Lowe's
Toolbox for Education, has brought more than $5 million in grants to
K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2005. Lowe's
Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our
national nonprofit partners such as Habitat
for Humanity International and the American
Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe's and the Lowe's
Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than
$30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/socialresponsibility.
Source: Lowe's