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Causes: Education
Mission: Enrich education of k-12 students with special needs
Programs: Mini grants of up to $1,000 to special education professionals to support innovative projects in classrooms throughout westmoreland county.
support of activities at clairview school, a school for special needs students, including holiday activities, student store, educational projects, and playground improvements
penguins grant for development and implementation of the center for innovation and creativity in education.
additional funding went to a music program at clairview school that had been initiated by a prior grant from the foundation. Funds went toward the purchase of choir robes for performances by the choral group, and for a new sound system that will be used by the musical group as well as for other programs and functions at the school.
annual mini-grants of up to $1000 awarded to seven special education professionals to implement a variety of innovative projects/curriculum in their classrooms. Directly affected over 900 students in six different schools, with indirect impact on several hundred more.