The SLP Rotary Foundation's $3000 commitment secured $22,000 from District 5950 and the SLP Sunrise Rotary to fund no-cost quality early childhood education for local families. The above video is a short presentation about the effort.
The Early Learning Program Supervisor, Erika Scott, wrote the following to our club:
I want to extend a heartfelt thanks for your tremendous support through the Preschool 4 Success program. Your generous donation immediately impacted 61 Early Learning families this spring and summer! We were able to cancel out remaining April and May tuition payments for 33 children who qualify for reduced tuition in addition to forgiving overdue late balances for 14 of these families! We were also able to fund a licensed teacher and para to run a second Summer Learning Preschool Academy program for 14 students entering Kindergarten this fall. This six week program allows children who have little to no preschool experience acclimate to classroom life and develop the social-emotional skills necessary to navigate the Kindergarten day.
What an amazing way for you to engage in outstanding civic service that supports the city of St. Louis Park's youngest and most vulnerable learners. The returns on this investment will echo positively in this community for years to come. We are so grateful to you! Yesterday was the first day of our Summer Learning Preschool Academy. Enjoy some pictures of our happy learners loving school!
This effort was also featured in a recent Sun Sailor article.