Fast Track Grants

Dave and Sandy Perloff have been giving back to Maine schools. Have an innovative or important project that you need help in implementing? Check with the Perloff Family Foundation.

The following schools and districts are now eligible to apply for grants for the 2008/2009 school year:

• Biddeford School District
• Connor Consolidated School
• Edmunds Consolidated School
• Ellsworth School Department
• Kingman Elementary
• Madawaska Elementary and MS/HS
• MSAD 27 (Fort Kent, Eagle Lake, Saint Francis, Wallagrass)
• MSAD 60 (Berwick, Lebanon, North Berwick)
• Sinclair (Therriault Elementary)

Find more information and background on the Fast Track Grants at the Maine Community Foundation.

Have a video project? Check here.

Philanthropy in the Classroom

"For it is in giving that we receive." - St. Francis of Assisi

Here are some resources that might be useful for classrooms wanting to reach out and help others around the world:

Kiva.org: Help create a "micro loan" for a small business ~ kiva.org

Heifer Project: Buy an animal for a family in the developing world ~ Heifer Project

Nothing But Nets: For just $10, buy a mosquito net & potentially save a life ~ Nothing But Nets