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Our Mission
Supporting and promoting innovative and creative educational opportunities for community residents of all ages.
How we realize our mission:
We offer financial support to educational programs that are unique, enriching and innovatively enhancing to the curriculum and our community.
CLF provides the public with an avenue to show support for learning through targeted gifts, honor and memorial contributions, and other donations.
What is the Colchester Learning Foundation?
The Colchester Learning Foundation, Inc. (CLF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 2008 by a diverse group of community members who share the common priority of promoting educational opportunities for all Colchester residents. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. The CLF is one of a growing number of similar education foundations set up in towns across CT to enhance educational opportunities.
Types of Programs Supported:
Innovative Teachers
Teacher Grants – Fostering innovative learning opportunities in our schools by supporting teachers with creative teaching ideas.
Excellence in the Community
Community Learning Opportunities – Providing financial support to innovative learning and cultural programs through avenues like the Cragin Memorial Library and the Senior Center.
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Students
Unique Programs and Projects – providing financial support to expand or extend beyond what is publicly funded.
Colchester Learning Foundation Board Members:
Fred Brown, CUDE, President
Andrew George, Treasurer
Robin Brown, Director
Carole Marvin, Director
Monica Swyden-Bolles, Director
Joy Tyler, Director
Ex Officio:
Frank Gionfriddo, President, Colchester Federation of Teachers
Karen A. Loiselle, Superintendent, Colchester Public Schools
Ronald Goldstein, Colchester Board of Education
