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Investing Together In Our Students' Future
- WORKSHOP INFORMATION SESSION : was held on Thursday January 26th - 4:30 - 6:00 If you missed this opportunity yet still have questions, please email Leslie Myles or Rob Switzer or Heather Wilkins
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New this Spring: First ever Grant Review & Approval Dinner. This will be held on Thursday February 16th from 5-9. If you'd like to help, please contact Leslie Myles or Rob Switzer or Heather Wilkins
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Spring Grants for Student Projects
The Limestone Learning Foundation (LLF) will award the approved grants on April 27th at Lancaster Drive Public School, 1020 Lancaster Drive. 4:00 p.m mix and mingle, 4:30 Presentations start!
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Welcome!
The Limestone Learning Foundation, the charitable arm of the Limestone District School Board, was created in 1999 to enhance public education. The purpose of the Foundation is to ensure funding for unique and creative learning opportunities in the areas of Literacy & Numeracy, Science & Technology, the Arts, and Innovative Practices.
The Foundation supports the efforts of educators and enhances public education by raising charitable funds from individuals, businesses,  community service organizations, and other friends. Donations cannot be used for regular school expenses like staffing, school renovation or maintenance, school supplies, or transportation - these remain the responsibility of the provincial government in its mandate to fund public education.
Instead, donations to the Limestone Learning Foundation are only used to provide our students with exciting, enhanced learning opportunities through the allocation of approved grants to schools. These grants are given to support learning projects and programs submitted to the Foundations volunteers, Grant Review Teams, and approved by its Board of Directors in the Spring and Fall of each year.
To date, more than $1.1 million has been granted to over 460 projects in schools and education centres throughout the Limestone District.
The projects funded by the Foundation don't require a great deal of money. In fact, on average, each costs only about $2,000 with a total of more than $100,000 currently being disbursed to Limestone elementary and secondary schools annually for enhanced learning opportunities. But these projects can make a tremendous difference in what and how a child will learn. By providing this funding not available from any other source for these above average learning opportunities, the Limestone Learning Foundation is ensuring the ...
Margin of Excellence
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New Managing Director: Leslie Myles
The Limestone Learning Foundation Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Leslie Myles is the new Managing Director. Leslie, a local entrepreneur, parent, volunteer, and former owner of The Body Shop, joined the Limestone Learning Foundation in June, succeeding retired Managing Director Phil Perrin.
Leslie is very familiar with the Limestone Learning Foundation and its importance and impact on the public education system, having been a donor and dedicated volunteer since 2001. As a highly respected member of the Kingston business community for many years, Leslie has a proven track record in fundraising, community leadership, entrepreneurship, program development and implementation.
Says Myles, "I am honoured to take on this role with the Limestone Learning Foundation, contributing to the Foundation's objectives of enhancing educational opportunities for students of the Limestone District School Board.”
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