Over the years, the foundation has... Worked with schools in developing school/business partnerships Contributed over $300,000 to schools, teachers, and community groups in the form of grants, for creative and innovative programs Provided speakers to schools, when requested, to discuss career opportunities Worked with schools in setting up career fairs for secondary students Provided sites for visits and job shadowing experiences Provided student internships and teacher externships Obtained approximately $900,000 from Reader's Digest DeWitt Wallace Library Power Grant helping to place libraries in schools and purchase books for school libraries Served as a resource for schools in helping obtain funding from local businesses Worked with parents and community organizations on involvement in the educational process Developed a Community Guide to the Lynn School Budget helping the community better understand the budget process Provided literacy grant to Washington Community School for entire kindergarten reading program Provided business volunteers for Jr. achievement programs in elementary and secondary schools Obtained grant from General Electric to set up a Natures Classroom Program in Lynn Woods for children of Lynn Worked with Lynn English High School to obtain EdLink grant from Verizon to expand school's computer Cisco Academy Distributed copies of Africana Encyclopedia to all Lynn Schools, community organizations, and public libraries Provided funding for the Symphony by the Sea concert for students at Breed Middle School Funded Ford School Learning Through Music Program in cooperation with The Boston Conservatory of Music Provided funding for 16 school personnel to attend UFTTC/AFT Institute in New York Provided funding for 100 school personnel to attend summer of 2007 workshops on Classroom Management and on Data Analysis Provided funding for orientation workshops for 90 new teachers entering the Lynn Public School in the summer of 2007 Provided programs in Financial Management and Fitness conducted by American Consumer Credit Counseling for all seniors at Lynn English and Lynn Classical High Schools and all 8th graders at Breed Middle School ©2008 Lynn Business Education Foundation Website maintained by George W. Dimitrakopoulos