LEF ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER 
The Lagniappe Education Foundation will host its third annual Fall fundraiser on the evening of Thursday October 27, in downtown Washington, DC. As always, the event will include food, drink, entertainment, and a silent auction of several items generously donated by New Orleans and Washington DC-area businesses and craftspeople. The fundraiser is free-of charge and all proceeds will further our mission of providing scholarship assistance to college-bound graduates of New Orleans' Edna Karr High School -- a two-time recipient of the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Award. In fact, this year's event will feature Bonnibel Rosario, a 2011 Edna Karr graduate and LEF scholarship recipient who is now a freshman at Georgetown University. For more information, please contact LEF President, Cleveland Lawrence III, at cleveland.lawrence@lagniappefoundation.org.
LEF PRESENTS 2011 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
On Monday May 16th, LEF President Cleveland Lawrence III and LEF Treasurer Jessica A. Sandoval presented the Foundation’s 2011 scholarship awards, as part of Edna Karr High School’s “Parents’ Night” dinner and awards ceremony for the class of 2011.
LEF presented renewable $1000 scholarship awards to Edna Karr seniors Bonnibel Rosario and Chenice Samuel. In addition, LEF presented a one-time $1000 scholarship award to Edna Karr senior Janesha Phipps. In the Fall, Bonnibel – Karr’s valedictorian – will attend Georgetown University, in Washington, DC, while Chenice will attend Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, LA, and Janesha will attend Southeastern Louisiana University, in Hammond, Louisiana.
LEF wishes these three deserving young women continued success in their academic endeavors!
LEF’s 2nd ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER IS OCTOBER 28
The Lagniappe Education Foundation (LEF) will host its second annual Fall fundraiser on Thursday, October 28, in Washington, DC. This New Orleans-themed event will include entertainment from brass band, YAMOMANEM (your mom and them), as well as a silent auction featuring several items generously donated by New Orleans and Washington DC-area businesses and craftspeople.
There is no admission fee to attend the event, and all proceeds from the auction and any donations will be used 100% to further our mission to provide scholarship assistance to college-bound graduates of New Orleans' Edna Karr High School -- a two-time recipient of the Blue Ribbon Schools Award.
The event will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, 1300 I (Eye) Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20005.
For more information, please contact LEF President, Cleveland Lawrence III, at cleveland.lawrence@lagniappefoundation.org.
LEF PRESENTS 2010 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS!
On Monday May 17th, LEF President Cleveland Lawrence III presented the foundation’s first two scholarship awards, during Edna Karr High School’s “Parents’ Night” dinner and awards ceremony for the class of 2010. LEF Treasurer Jessica A. Sandoval accompanied Cleveland on the trip to New Orleans, and the event was a resounding success.
The two renewable $1000 scholarship awards were presented to Edna Karr seniors Jahquille T. Ross and Paul N. Thomas. Starting this fall, Jahquille – Karr’s salutatorian – will attend Tuskegee University in Alabama, while Paul will attend The University of Louisiana at Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana.
Earlier in the day, Cleveland also met with all of Karr’s returning students during a school assembly, to inform them about LEF’s scholarship program and to encourage them to apply for scholarships when they are seniors.
LEF LAUNCH A HUGE SUCCESS!On Thursday, October 29, 2009, the Lagniappe Education Foundation hosted a launch party and inaugural fundraiser, in Washington, D.C. About 75 guests attended the event, including several staffers from Representative Joseph Cao's office—Congressman Cao serves Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which covers much of New Orleans. Attendees were treated to a New Orleans-themed party, which featured spoken word and musical performances by New Orleans native Webo, and a silent auction that included photographs of people and places in New Orleans, as well as numerous items donated by individuals and companies throughout the Washington, D.C.-area. LEF plans to host a similar event in New Orleans in Spring 2010, which will coincide with the announcement of our first scholarship awards.
LEF FEATURED IN NEW ORLEANS' TIMES-PICAYUNE
On Sunday, November 1, 2009, the Times-Picayune, New Orleans’ largest daily newspaper, ran a story on the Lagniappe Education Foundation and its President & CEO, Cleveland Lawrence III. Click on the link to read the story.
The story is available at this link: http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2009/11/post_41.html
For more information about this event, please contact us at info@lagniappefoundation.org. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to support our mission by making a donation, please click here.