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Volunteer
Opportunities!
Welcome
to a new school year! There are a number of exciting events
at St. Finn Barr School this year -- with your support,
the sky’s the limit! Please join us, as we, the St.
Finn Barr community, look ahead to a meaningful and enriching
school year. Working together, we’ll make it our best!
SMALL
GRANTS/DONATIONS
Grant
Options to Consider
OPTIONS
FOR SCIENCE GRANTS IN PARTICULAR:
Dominion
Energy
http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/index.jsp
American
Honda Foundation
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
http://technologygrantnews.com/grant-index-by-type/k-12-grants.html
This
page had some nice general information as well as links
to follow to search for additional grants.
http://www.ehow.com/list_5923678_educational-science-grants.html
The
San Francisco Foundation has education grants. The new cycle
is beginning now.
http://www.sff.org/
eHow
has some additional information about grants available to
Catholic Schools.
http://www.ehow.com/list_6142608_catholic-elementary-school-grants.html
Ways
to Help St. Finn Barr Grow:
One
way that parents can fulfill their volunteer obligations
while generating improvements to the school is by grant
writing and/or donating resources or labor.
The
following areas are the subject of our focus at the moment:
Small
grants/donations:
1.
Tech Supplies: Digital cameras, computers, LCD Projectors,
Flip cameras, document cameras
2.
Paint & linoleum flooring for the day care/science lab
room.
3.
Stucco for the Hearst Avenue Wall
4.
Rod Iron gate for Hearst Avenue entrance
5.
Trees and Native plants for Hearst Avenue
Large
Grants:
6.
Exterior Paint Job for the School Building
7.
New Windows for School Building
8.
Solar Panels
Grant
Options to Consider:
1.
Friends of the Urban Forest: http://www.fuf.net/
2.
Herbst Foundation
3.
State of California Grant Writing Opportunities: http://pelosi.house.gov/services/federal-grants.shtml
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