At a special reception, the Union County Community Foundation granted $804 to the Green Dragon Foundation to purchase additional science kits for students of Kelly Elementary School. Presenting the grant were Jennifer Wilson, President & CEO, and Betty Gilmour, Director of Grantmaking, of the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania. On hand to receive the [...]
The Lewisburg Area School District has recently been the recipient of several well deserved accolades. Our students are truly benefiting from the generosity of our donors-thanks for helping to maintain Lewisburg’s tradition of excellence! The Pittsburgh Business Times released its annual ranking of school districts in Pennsylvania based on the previous year’s total PSSA Scores. [...]
Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, Lewisburg Area High School (LAHS) will completely revamp its freshmen orientation by implementing a program called “Link Crew, in which thirty junior and senior “Link Leaders” help ease the transition from middle school to high school for 132 students. Link Crew is a proven high school orientation and transition [...]
Thanks to funding from the Green Dragon Foundation, Lewisburg Area High School (LAHS) students recently visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) at the conclusion of their WWII/Holocaust unit for Advanced Placement European History. The students had the opportunity to meet Freddie Traum, a Holocaust survivor. According to LAHS teacher, Jennifer Boyer-Switala, “This was [...]
The Spring Issue of The Green, For Alumni, Parents, and Friends of the Lewisburg Area School District was recently published. The Green is coordinated and published by the Green Dragon Foundation. The Foundation is happy to partner with and provide a forum for other organizations that raise money to benefit the students of the Lewisburg Area School District. Click [...]
Ron Hess, LAHS counselor, and Melissa Yankowski, LAHS Spanish teacher, are the new Link Crew advisors at LAHS This August on the first day of school as 132 Freshmen walk through the doors of Lewisburg Area High School they will not be alone. Thirty Junior and Senior “Link Leaders” will be standing behind them to [...]
Back by popular demand, the Lewisburg Area High School Alumni Association, in partnership with The Green Dragon Foundation, is planning an ALUMNI WEEKEND for alumni, family, and friends of the Lewisburg Area School District to be held September 28 through September 30, 2012. According to Barbara Baylor, Co-Chair of the planning committee, “Multiple activities will take place [...]
Brooks Gronlund, president of the Green Dragon Foundation, presented a check in the amount of $51,000 to Dr. Mark DiRocco, superintendent of the Lewisburg Area School District, at the January 12 school board meeting. “On behalf of the Green Dragon Foundation Board of Directors, and our 281 donors, I am delighted to make this gift [...]
The Green Dragon Foundation hosted a Donor Recognition Reception on December 4, 2011 at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg. While thanking the Foundation’s donors, the organization previewed its updated video. According to Brooks Gronlund, president of the Green Dragon Foundation, “The video highlighted the gifts that the Foundation presented to the Lewisburg Area School District in [...]
Swineford National Bank recently made a $5,000 donation to the Green Dragon Foundation in support of innovative programs at the Lewisburg Area School District. Ann Glock, Executive Director of the Foundation states, “We are so appreciative of Swineford Bank for its commitment to our students through the Pennsylvania EITC program. We are delighted that they [...]
