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PAST EVENTS AND NEWS

6/14/07 LRM Foundation Awards 5 Students Scholarship Awards At WRVTS- on Wednesday June 13th The Linda R. Martin Foundation awarded 5 students from Windham Regional Vocational Technical High School with five different scholarship awards.

As a part of the newly formed Windham RVTS Educational Assistance Program, which was announced by the Linda R. Martin Foundation at the First Annual Silent Auction Dinner, (for more imformation please see below) five studetns were selected by a scholarship committee made-up of Windham Tech staff, faculty, and independent persons. Each recipient was selected for there achivements and future education intentions. This years program awards and recipients are featured below and we congradulate them all. The LRM Foundation wishes all graduating seniors the best of luck and that all of you aspire to your fullest potiental, and success be yours. If you would like to learn more about our educational assistance programs please email us at info@lrmfoundation.com.

The LRM Foundation Award: this is a $250 dollar scholarship award presented to a graduating senior who is attending a 4 year college or university. The award is presented on the basis of school involvement, leadership, and academic rigor. Recipient: Megdaliz Galarza of Willimantic

The William C. LaBelle Award: this is a $250 dollar scholarship award presented to a graduating senior from the electrical shop. This award is made in the name of William C. LaBelle who was a graduate of Windham RVTS who tragically passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. The William C. LaBelle award on the basis of shop involvement, future education, and advisor recommendations. Recipient: Matt Burdick of Chaplin

The Academic Leader Award: this is a $250 scholarship award presented to a graduating senior that has placed within the top 5% of their graduating class. Other qualifications include leadership involvement, staff recommendations, and future education intentions. Recipient: Katie Desautels of Windham

The Robuchon Award: this is a $250 scholarship award presented to a graduating senior from the Culinary Arts trade who is continuing there education in the trade. Recipient: Robert Pratt of Lebanon

Outstanding Trade Award: this is a $250 scholarship award presented to a graduating senior who displays outstanding trade ability and holds the highest trade related GPA. Recipient: Stephen Pacheco of Willington

CONGRADULATIONS GRADUATES!!

5/18/07 Silent Auction Success - The Linda R. Martin Foundation held its first annual Silent Auction Dinner at Windham Technical High School this past friday evening. Met with a resounding enthusiasm the Auction, which will benifit the Windham RVTS Education Assistance Program, (to learn more about the program click here), raised over $7,800!

These proceeds will assist in growing our Educational Assistance program and offering more scholarship awards to more students. The Linda R. Martin Foundation would like to thank the Windham Tech High School Culinary department for all of there hard work and support thoguht the entire planning process and event. We also would like to thank the Superintendent Dr. Abigail Huges and Assistant Superintendent Ms. Judith Thompson for there attendence and generous donations. We also thank all of our donors for there support and generous donations. Without the assistance of our donors our work would be non-existant.

We, we the Linda R. Martin Foundation are looking forward to next years event and so should you! The planning process has already begun. Please be on the lookout for this years Windham RVTS Education assistance Program recipients, which will soon be announced. thank you again to all of our supporters and doners that made this event such a success.

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*5/8/07 GuideStar Member*

Linda R. Martin Foundation becomes proud member of GuideStar.org:

The Linda R. Martin Foundaiton is now a proud member of GuideStar.org. GuideStar.org stives "...to create a more transparent and accountable nonprofit community, we are reshaping the infrastructure of the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits embrace this practice of transparency and accountability when they share information about their mission, programs, and finances with the public. Accurate information is a powerful tool, and our users have responded with better-informed, more effective giving decisions."

As a part of the GuideStar.org family the Linda R. Martin Foundation will provide peace-of-mind for potental and current donnors. This move will allow the LRM Foundation to provide donors with transparent information about our programs, giving, and financials. We look foward to working with GuideStar.org and providing you are donors with the most up-to-date information. please feel free to click on the link below for more information about GuideStar.org.