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Alert! New URL for FOLK Information Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF), FOLK’s Administrator, has a new improved website. Please take note of the new URL where FOLK’s guidelines, application form, and recent grant history can be accessed at: www.greaterworcester.org/Nonprofits/Gra ntGuidelines/FriendsofLearninginKilling lyFOLKFund.aspx You can also download a copy of the most recent edition of FOLKtales. FOLK Updates… FOLK Welcomes New GWCF Staffer Beckley Schowalter We at FOLK would like to officially welcome new GWCF staffer Beckley Schowalter, who will take over as key contact person for the Fund. Kelly Stimson, who has been promoted to Director of Donor Services at GWCF, will work with Beckley for the 2012 grant cycle to ensure a smooth transition. We look forward to working with you, Beckley; and Kelly, congratulations on your promotion! Beckley can be reached at (508) 755- 0980, ext. 116, or via email at bschowalter@greaterworcester.org FOLK Celebrates 12 Years of Grantmaking On March 9, 2011 the FOLK Society celebrated its 12 th year of grantmaking with a special reception to honor our 2011 FOLK grant recipients. Hosted by several FOLK founding members, the event also brought together friends and colleagues of the grantees, past grant recipients, Superintendent Silver, other Central Administrators, many Killingly school administrators, members of the Board of Education, and several Town Council members. Educators representing the 10 funded initiatives spoke about their planned projects, which you can read about below. Are YOU a Killingly Educator with a great idea to enhance the curriculum but need a small grant to make it happen? Why not check out our FOLK grant guidelines at www.greaterworcester.org/Nonprofits/GrantGuidelines/FriendsofLearninginKillinglyFOLKFund.aspx FOLK in the Local News… KILLINGLY VILLAGER FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 A3 BY CLARE HOPKINS VILLAGER STAFF WRITER KILLINGLY — The Friends of Learning in Killingly (FOLK), awarded 10 grants to Killingly educators to help them carry out educational projects Monday, March 10, at the Killingly Town Hall. “The reviewers and Advisory Committee were very impressed with this year’s project submissions. The projects were very well thought out, implementation and follow-up plans were clear and realistic, and the projects all strive to inspire a love of learning,” said Advisory Committee Chair Janice Ahola-Sidaway. The FOLK Fund is an educational endowment fund created in 1998 by classmates and friends of the KHS Class of 1966 to promote innovative school-based educational projects in Killingly and inspire the love of learning in Killingly’s youth. Since its inception the fund has awarded $25,700 through 82 grants that support educational projects at Killingly schools. Projects in the past have included environmental education projects, literacy, science and art projects, service learning and citizenship education, technology, business, communication and career planning. FOLK awards grants to Killingly teachers The Friends of Learning in Killingly Fund (FOLK) recently awarded 10 Killingly educators with grants to fund different projects. Standing, from left: Barbara Porter (KCS), Sandra Kelley (KIS), Gale Norman (KCS) Anne Vasbinder (KIS), Michael Wuescher (KHS), Jennifer Hawkins (KHS), Karen Kent (KMS), (Seated, from left: Arlene Gauthier (KIS), Julie Corden (KIS), Colleen Lugauskas (KCS) “Because FOLK established its endowment fund more than 12 years ago and has grown over the years, we have been lucky that despite the recent recession, we have been able so far to maintain our recent funding level while still ensuring that the Fund will continue in perpetuity,” said Ahola-Sidaway. The fund makes grants up to $250 but larger grants of $400 to $500 are available for collaborations between teachers, academic departments or schools. This year grants were given to Barbara Porter (KCS), Sandra Kelley (KIS), Gale Norman (KCS) Anne Vasbinder (KIS), Michael Wuescher (KHS), Jennifer Hawkins (KHS), Karen Kent (KMS), Arlene Gauthier (KIS), Julie Corden (KIS), and Colleen Lugauskas (KCS). Lugauskas, a grade 3-4 reading specialist at Killingly Central School, will be using her $400 grant to help with the purchase of bicycle safety books as part of a larger initiative to promote bicycle safety at the school. “The money will be used to purchase a copy of ‘The Bicycle Book’ by Gail Gibbons for each third and fourth grade student at Killingly Central School. In conjunction with the book giveaway, Danielson Adventure Sports will be coming on Friday, April 1 to give a talk about bike maintenance and road safety rules to our third and fourth graders. Students will also have the opportunity to enter a bike safety poster contest at the school and all families will have the opportunity to purchase low cost bike helmets and safety gear,” said Lugauskas. Killingly Central school first grade teacher Porter will be using her $250 grant to help defray transportation and entry costs for 100 grade one students to take a field trip to Mystic Aquarium. “The trip is an important complement to our science program and study of animals. Many students do not have experiences with live animals and this field trip is a great chance for them to observe real animals and make connections to what they have read and studied about in school,” said Porter. (continued on p. 4) Page 2 of 6
2000-2011 Grant Recipients Kelly Andrews-Babcock (‘08, ’09, ‘10) Bonnie Beland (’10) Terri Bordonaro (‘04,‘04, ‘05) Cheryl Boissoneau (’10) Paula Bourdeau (‘07) Cynthia Bradly (‘05) Nancy Breault (‘07) Pam Bramlett (‘03, ‘06) Erica Caouette (‘08) Jane Camarco (‘03, ‘03) Alex Casserta (‘02, ‘05) Bob Chalifoux (‘04) Denise Cooley (‘00) Julie Corden (‘07,’’09, ’10, ‘11) Steven Craig (’09) Misty Crowley (‘07) Claudia Danna (‘00,‘03) Heidi Devine (’09) Mary Doiron (‘03) Mona Gardiner (‘07 ’08, ‘10) Arlene Gauthier (‘04, ’06. ‘11) Chuck Gatti (‘05) William Gazzola (2005) Dale Goodwin (‘00, ‘01) Donna Guillot (‘04) Julie Gutierrez (‘04) Janet Hallbergh (‘03) Jennifer Hawkins (’11) Richard Jerr (’10) Nancy Juhola (’09) Sandra Kelley (’10. ‘11) Doris Kennedy (‘01) Karen Kent (’11) Kelley Kussey (‘04) Andrea Lassan (‘00) Jessica Lackenbach (‘06) James Lackner (’08, ‘09) Colleen Lugauskas (’11) Simonne Lamothe (’10) Joseph Lewerk (’11) Kathy Magalis (’09) Lorraine McLeish (08, ‘11) Jan McRobert (2’6,‘07)) Patricia Maher (‘05, ‘06) Diane Misseri (‘02,’03,’05) Gloria Morrison (’09) Barbara Mudd (‘01, ‘07) Jennifer Nadeau (‘04) Gale Norman (’11) Kathy O’Brien (‘04) Michelle Pepin (‘02,‘08) Allegra Plantier (’10) Barbara Porter (’11) Carol Records (’06 -’09) Bethany Royer (‘08) Sara Schmidt (’09) Lisa Siegmund (‘06) Sara Sumner (‘03, ‘07) Mary Tardif (‘06) Barbara Jean Toth (‘07) Tanya Topazio (‘05) Meghan Tubridy (‘01) Anne Vasbinder (’10, ‘11) James Weigel (’10) Michael Wuenscher (’09, ‘11) Jill Zangerl (’10) 2011 Grant Highlights FOLK awarded $ 3,200 of grant funding in 2011 to support 10 worthy initiatives, including funds for books to complement a bike safety program, children’s magazine subscriptions, hands-on tools to foster fine motor skills, DVD learning tools and other technology, science laboratory supplies and guide books, and out-of-town fieldtrips. You can read details about the projects throughout this newsletter. Below we showcase a few of them. A grant to teacher Sandy Kelley helped students in the KIS Chrysalis program, all of whom are multihandicapped, to experience the fun of traveling by train, by boarding the train in Providence to travel to Boston and back. Even the bus ride to Providence was exciting. Sandy explained, “We were almost there...all the way to Federal Hill in Providence when we were stuck in traffic. Our bus was late and we didn’t want to miss the train. The circus had come to town and we had to watch as all the animals crossed the road, including several elephants! Prior to the trip Sandy contacted the Massachusetts Right: Logan Wright & Vanessa Soto Below: Michael Tremblay, sporting his Patriots shirt & conductor cap Students in KIS Chrysalis program ride the train from Providence to Boston & back Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to arrange for the group’s Providence-to-Boston train trip. The company went out of its way to cater to the special needs of the group and make the excursion truly memorable. Sandy reported on the trip: “The MBTA was so good to us...they were waiting for us when we rushed to the train. We really enjoyed sitting at the top of the double decker. The conductor came by and punched our tickets. We heard the train whistle as we watched the countryside go by. In Boston, the crew was so helpful getting our wheelchairs off. We were also greeted by a representative of the MBTA who gave us a little talk about the commuter line. South Station is a bustling place! We all ordered lunch from their food court and sat for awhile enjoying the ambiance as we ate. Before heading back to Providence, we went outside the train station to see all the tall buildings and the entrance to the subway. We checked the big board at South Station for our track number and headed home! What an exciting day! Still I get asked, ‘When will we go on the train again?’" Brittany LaFleche-Phaneuf, with Mrs. Robinson, proudly shows us her souvenir conductor cap. Brooke Blanchette hams it up for the camera outside Boston’s historic South Station The MBTA train conductor gives Hunter Arsenault and Justin Azevedo their own Junior Conductor cap. Justin St. Onge & Chad Baker Page 3 of 6
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