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.