Local foundation says it will award 12 district grants after raising nearly $250,000
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Summary
A community foundation presentation announced plans to fund 12 grants across Haddon Township schools, with organizers saying they are "closing in on $250,000" raised from multiple fundraising efforts and 18 applications received.
Representatives introduced a "Big Check" for the district and outlined planned grant awards that foundation organizers said will touch nearly every school. Speaker 3 stated the foundation will fund 12 grants from 18 applications and that organizers are "closing in on $250,000" in fundraising.
Speaker 3 said prior efforts have raised $25,000 through a golf outing and that the foundation has at least one $1,500 emergency-issue application. Speaker 5 introduced Walt Behnke as an officer who would present the check; the presenters described the grant process as competitive across schools and encouraged community visibility via the foundation's online channels.
Why it matters: Local foundation grants can fund classroom projects, emergency needs and extracurricular activities that are outside the district's general operating budget. The foundation's outreach and fundraising activities were presented as ongoing, and specific grant recipients were not listed at this meeting.
What comes next: The foundation will proceed with its grant awards; no board action or formal endorsement of specific grants was recorded at the meeting.