May 15, 2019
The Lion Foundation Announces 24 Grants Totaling More than $63,000
to further support academics, arts and more
Contact: Robin Jones, 717-592-1100 or [email protected]
On May 15th, The Lion Foundation announced the awarding of more than $63,000 in grants to benefit academics, arts, and more within the Camp Hill School District. Patty Craig, superintendent of Camp Hill School District; Jennifer Branstetter, president of the Foundation; and Robin Jones, executive director, presented grants to recipients during the school day.
The Lion Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Working in partnership with the Camp Hill School District, the Foundation raises funds to support programs and needs to enhance academic, cultural, and athletic opportunities for district students and student-athletes.
The vast majority of the grants awarded during this spring cycle, totaling more than $51,200, are funded by donations from businesses qualified to receive a tax credit under Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) for contributing to Educational Improvement Organizations (EIOs). The Lion Foundation is a qualified EIO under the EITC program that supports innovative educational programs in the Camp Hill School District that would otherwise not be funded. Grants supported with EITC donations include:
Reading Enrichment Program Grants:
Hoover Half-Pint Readers Program $1,438
Hoover Reading Mastery Signature Edition Program $1,780
Elementary K-5 One School One Book Reading Program $3,851
Eisenhower Summer Reading Academy 2019 $2,412
Math Enrichment Program Grants:
Eisenhower 3rd & 4th Grade Math Fact Fluency Fun Summer Camp $2,948
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Programming Grants:
Eisenhower STEAM Day Supplies 2019-20 $ 600
Junior Achievement Programs K-5, 7th, 8th & 11th $2,100
Professionals in Residence Program Grants:
Hoover 1st Grade Frank Littlebear Program 2019 $1,250
Dual Enrollment Initiative Grants:
HS HACC Dual Enrollment S.T.E.P. Academy Fall 2019 $ 5,000
HS HACC Dual Enrollment Emergency Responder Training Program $10,000
Field Trip Grants:
2nd Grade Butterfly Garden Field Trip $1,250
Grades 11 & 12 Hamilton Play in Philadelphia Field Trip $4,719
Hoover Special Education Community Based Field Trips $250
8th Grade Career Field Trip/Vo-Tech Tour $ 210
Technology Grants as part of Schoolwide Foundation Multi-Media Lab Program:
Eisenhower 3-5 Virtual Reality Headsets Phase II $ 2,840
MS 6th Grade Social Studies Laptops $ 13,713
Eisenhower 3rd Grade & Learning Support OSMO Genius Kit for iPad $ 636
Hoover K-2 Osmo Educational Game Program $ 3,310
MS 8th Grade "Revision Assistant" Writing Program $900
Hoover K-2 Dash Robot STEM Program Kits $1,377
Other Lion Foundation grants awarded:
HS Breakfast Club $750
Drama Department Director One-Day Workshop $670
HS AP US History Cumberland County Historical Society Presentations $260
HS World Language National Foreign Language Exam Fees 2019-20 $1,500
Since 2013, with the generous support it receives from individuals, families and companies, The Lion Foundation has proudly awarded more than 800 grants totaling more $1.4 million—providing additional resources to the District, faculty, and staff beyond the limits of the District’s tax-supported budget. The Foundation also built the and manages an endowment to maintain the Grace Milliman Pollock Performing Arts Center. To learn more, or to donate, visit thelionfoundation.org.
to further support academics, arts and more
Contact: Robin Jones, 717-592-1100 or [email protected]
On May 15th, The Lion Foundation announced the awarding of more than $63,000 in grants to benefit academics, arts, and more within the Camp Hill School District. Patty Craig, superintendent of Camp Hill School District; Jennifer Branstetter, president of the Foundation; and Robin Jones, executive director, presented grants to recipients during the school day.
The Lion Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Working in partnership with the Camp Hill School District, the Foundation raises funds to support programs and needs to enhance academic, cultural, and athletic opportunities for district students and student-athletes.
The vast majority of the grants awarded during this spring cycle, totaling more than $51,200, are funded by donations from businesses qualified to receive a tax credit under Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) for contributing to Educational Improvement Organizations (EIOs). The Lion Foundation is a qualified EIO under the EITC program that supports innovative educational programs in the Camp Hill School District that would otherwise not be funded. Grants supported with EITC donations include:
Reading Enrichment Program Grants:
Hoover Half-Pint Readers Program $1,438
Hoover Reading Mastery Signature Edition Program $1,780
Elementary K-5 One School One Book Reading Program $3,851
Eisenhower Summer Reading Academy 2019 $2,412
Math Enrichment Program Grants:
Eisenhower 3rd & 4th Grade Math Fact Fluency Fun Summer Camp $2,948
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Programming Grants:
Eisenhower STEAM Day Supplies 2019-20 $ 600
Junior Achievement Programs K-5, 7th, 8th & 11th $2,100
Professionals in Residence Program Grants:
Hoover 1st Grade Frank Littlebear Program 2019 $1,250
Dual Enrollment Initiative Grants:
HS HACC Dual Enrollment S.T.E.P. Academy Fall 2019 $ 5,000
HS HACC Dual Enrollment Emergency Responder Training Program $10,000
Field Trip Grants:
2nd Grade Butterfly Garden Field Trip $1,250
Grades 11 & 12 Hamilton Play in Philadelphia Field Trip $4,719
Hoover Special Education Community Based Field Trips $250
8th Grade Career Field Trip/Vo-Tech Tour $ 210
Technology Grants as part of Schoolwide Foundation Multi-Media Lab Program:
Eisenhower 3-5 Virtual Reality Headsets Phase II $ 2,840
MS 6th Grade Social Studies Laptops $ 13,713
Eisenhower 3rd Grade & Learning Support OSMO Genius Kit for iPad $ 636
Hoover K-2 Osmo Educational Game Program $ 3,310
MS 8th Grade "Revision Assistant" Writing Program $900
Hoover K-2 Dash Robot STEM Program Kits $1,377
Other Lion Foundation grants awarded:
HS Breakfast Club $750
Drama Department Director One-Day Workshop $670
HS AP US History Cumberland County Historical Society Presentations $260
HS World Language National Foreign Language Exam Fees 2019-20 $1,500
Since 2013, with the generous support it receives from individuals, families and companies, The Lion Foundation has proudly awarded more than 800 grants totaling more $1.4 million—providing additional resources to the District, faculty, and staff beyond the limits of the District’s tax-supported budget. The Foundation also built the and manages an endowment to maintain the Grace Milliman Pollock Performing Arts Center. To learn more, or to donate, visit thelionfoundation.org.