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The
Dell Children's Library of Extend-A-Care for Kids and the
First-Rate Readers Program: The Dell Foundation
The Dell Foundation graciously
funded $50,000 to Extend-A-Care for Kids through its
well-known "Literate
Communities" grant. With Dell Foundation funds, Extend-A-Care
will be purchasing a comprehensive library
known as "The Dell Children's Library of Extend-A-Care
for Kids:" Funds will be used to purchase quality
bookshelves, a commemorative plaque, and over 4,000
books. Extend-A-Care and the Dell Foundation will be chartering a
new literacy curriculum, which will help children develop a
passion for reading, and will encourage them to pursue careers and
studies that utilize such skills. The Dell Foundation is
a true resource to Extend-A-Care, and has been providing vital
enrichment opportunities to our children for over four years.
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Supporting Extend-A-Care's Summer
Enrichment Program: The
Lola Wright
Foundation and LCRA Employees' United Charities
The Lola Wright Foundation
generously granted Extend-A-Care $21,580 to provide summer
enrichment services to low-income children. Also, the LCRA
Employees' United Charities granted Extend-A-Care $1,500 for
Guided Reading books for our summer campers. We are extremely grateful to
the Lola Wright Foundation for keeping our services available to ALL
families in our community, regardless of income level--their
funding has been instrumental in ending the latchkey cycle in
Austin. Thank you Lola Wright Foundation and the
employees of the LCRA!
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Providing
Low-Income
Children With the Benefits of Quality, Enriching
Childcare: The
Austin Community Foundation, Applied Materials Inc., The Trull Foundation,
The Donald D. Hammill Foundation, and HSBC Bank
Extend-A-Care is happy to announce that we
have received $25,920 from the Austin Community Foundation, $12,128 from Applied Materials,
$5,000 from the Trull Foundation, $7,000 from the Donald D.
Hammill Foundation, and $3,300 from
HSBC Bank to fund
scholarships for low-income families. This funding
enables countless children to reap the benefit of quality,
licensed after-school childcare. For us to fulfill our
mission, we must be able to serve families of all income
levels. The substantial contributions of these
foundations and businesses level the playing field for
underserved children. We are truly fortunate
to have such dedicated and generous community partners!
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Encouraging
Healthy Living Habits: Born
To Run Fridays, The RunTex Foundation, and Shoes for Austin
Last school year, Extend-A-Care for Kids and the
RunTex Foundation chartered "Born to Run Fridays."
The physical fitness program provides EAC children
with endurance trainings, teamwork activities, and racing
sessions that encourage an active, healthy lifestyle. Children
will receive ongoing trainings, and participate in the
Congress Avenue 1K each year. Click here
to see pictures of our 2008 Congress Avenue runners! In
addition, a grant from Shoes for Austin, a longtime partner of
EAC, will provide 250 children with a pair of brand-name athletic shoes for participating in
our Young
Athlete Program. Children who achieve their fitness goal
(40 days of physical fitness activities) will receive a pair of shoes at
the end of the semester.
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