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Enhancing the
Quality of Education
The DeSoto County
Education Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 2000
Arcadia, Florida 34265
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What is the DeSoto
County Education Foundation?
The DeSoto County
Education Foundation, Inc. is an independent
not-for-profit organization whose corporate
purpose is to focus the private sector upon
enhancing the quality of and support for public
education in DeSoto County. The foundation was
officially formed on May 19, 1997. The Board of
Directors consists of fourteen members
exclusively from DeSoto County. In addition,
the DeSoto County Education Foundation is a
member of the Consortium of Florida Education
Foundations.
Foundation Directors
Melba Barnwell
Richard Bowers
John Burtscher
Bill Hackney
Eugene Hickson,
Sr.
Judy Kirkpatrick
Dr. Ted Land
Tom Lipe
Keith Markey
Maria Moreno
Steve Muse
Ann Ryals
Geraldine Scott
Howard Sorrells
Mary Stemm
Foundation
Officers
Ann Ryals, Chair
Mary Stemm, Vice
Chair
Melba Barnwell,
Treasurer
Foundation
Accomplishments
The DeSoto County
Education Foundation has provided support to the
classrooms in the School District of DeSoto in
the following ways:
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Funding of
individual Classroom Improvement Grants for
teachers.
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Funding of
supplemental reading program for DeSoto
Middle School
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Funding of
supplemental second grade reading books
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Funding of
local elementary student history project
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Funding of
supplemental math and literature books at
the elementary level
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Funding of
GED scholarships to qualified student at the
adult education level
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Joint
sponsorship of $45,000 Juvenile Justice
Grant for DeSoto County Youth
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Establishment
of John York Memorial College Scholarship
for aspiring DeSoto County Teachers
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Funding of
five teacher scholarships to the Florida
Center for Teachers
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Fiscal agent
for Learning Together, a Florida Family
Literacy Academy, established by Jeb Bush
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Funding of
two Licensed Practical Nursing Scholarships
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Fiscal agent
for Leota Dozier Teaching Scholarship
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Funding
contribution to Carol McQuay Memorial
Scholarship
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Fiscal agent for Carol McQuay
Memorial Scholarship
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Fiscal agent for Hazel Grace
Cline Memorial Scholarship
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Fiscal agent for Betty Sue
Allen Memorial Scholarship
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Fiscal agent for Fletcher
Brown Memorial Scholarship
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Fiscal agent for Victoris
Blandin Memorial Scholarship
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Recipient of Dollar General
Family Literacy Foundation Grant
The DeSoto
County Education Foundation:
Enriching the
Quality of Education in DeSoto County
All contributions
to the DeSoto County Education Foundation are
tax deductible. Please feel free to contact a
director if you have any questions regarding the
foundation. You may also telephone 494-4222
x110. Your support is appreciated.
Foundation
Articles of Incorporation
Foundation
Bylaws
Foundation IRS
Exemption Letter
Consortium of
Florida Education Foundations' Web Site
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