Today Marion Foundation staff surprised Assistant Superintendent Gretchen Kriegel with a Marion Foundation Grant Award to create classroom libraries for both Longfellow Elementary and Vernon Middle School. This is the first part of a multi-school project creating text-rich learning environments by developing functional classroom libraries. Books will be purchased through a partnership with local bookstore […]
GreenState Credit Union’s Give & Grow School Match Program offers members the opportunity to donate up to $500 per household to school foundations in markets where GreenState has a branch location with a minimum $25 donation. Partner schools in Iowa are in the following metro areas: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines, Grinnell, Dubuque, Fort […]
We are excited to share that the Marion School Foundation recently received a grant from Cedar Rapids Sam’s Club No. 8162 to support Start School Right. In 2022 this program provided school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, shoes, food and more 377 students and 177 families. Our hope is that no student arrives to school on the […]
