Melissa Martin, President of the Hamilton Heights Educational Foundation (HHEF), will be the guest speaker at this Saturday’s meeting of the Cicero Kiwanis Club.
Martin will share a behind-the-scenes look at this organization that has been working diligently to invest in the future of students at Hamilton Heights. HHEF was founded in 1989 to create opportunities, impact student success, and make a difference in the overall educational experience for Heights’ early childhood through grade 12 students. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, its mission is to provide monetary grants for teachers who initiate classroom instructional proposals that demonstrate a high degree of creativity and instructional enhancement designed to improve student academic achievement.
HHEF is comprised of a dedicated group of volunteers from Heights, local businesses and community leaders. One hundred percent of all money raised is allocated to the corporation in the form of grants.
There are a variety of ways to support the Foundation to ensure it can continue its good work throughout the school corporation. Serve as a volunteer, make a tax-deductible donation, nominate a Husky Hero, enroll in Kroger Community Rewards, AmazonSmile, purchase a Department of Education license plate, and leave a lasting memory through a bequest to the Foundation’s Endowment Fund.
Martin shared that the Foundation is wrapping up its “Setting the Foundation Brick Fundraiser” and encourages anyone in the community to be a permanent part of the new entryway at Hamilton Heights High School by ordering their brick today. The last day to order is March 27.
To learn more about the Hamilton Heights Educational Foundation, to donate, order a legacy brick, and/or see the opportunities it has provided, visit hhschuskies.org/hhef or check out the HHEF Twitter feed.