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Foundation seeks donors, ways to serve
NEW MADRID -- They have had the Foundation for several years; now, board members want to start building on it.
The New Madrid County R-1 School District Education Foundation Board of Directors met earlier this month, appointing new members to their board and urging Foundation Executive Director Brad Kolwyck to help them get the word out about the Foundation.
Formed in 2011, the Education Foundation is a nonprofit corporation designed as an opportunity for parents, educators and community members to work together with one goal: to enhance the quality of education for all students in the R-1 School District, explained Kolwyck.
However, it wasn't until this year that the Foundation really attracted the attention of donors. According to Kolwyck, recently a local family donated $10,000 for the creation of a scholarship. Other smaller donations have followed.
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