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- 100 percent of your contribution goes to programs.
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Apple has a legacy of charitable giving to teachers and schools to support student success. The Foundation board approved partnerships with the following organizations in 2008 and awarded grants totaling over $84,000 in support of their worthy efforts:
- American Cancer Society To join the fight against cancer.
- Virginia Association of Teacher Educators
- College Access Fairfax To help students acquire financial aid for post-secondary education.
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation To provide electronic field trips to the historic site for students at seven elementary schools in Virginia. The "trips" allow students to experience the historic site through a variety of television broadcasts, the internet and colorful teacher materials
- Fairfax Futures To benefit early education programs for youngsters designed to effectively prepare them for kindergarten.
- Fairfax High School Academy To support The Creative Leaders Project: Gateway to the 21st Century Workforce. This partnership targets the development of student skills required for meeting the challenges of the 21st century work environment.To see how we’re working with Fairfax Academy and learn more about students’ senior projects, click here.
- Frederick County Teacher of the Year Program To recognize the key role teachers play in educating our youth.
- Future Business Leaders of America To sponsor student awards in contests designed to strengthen business leadership, reach occupational goals and encourage improvement in home, business and community.
- Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts To support Northern Virginia's leading festival of arts and culture.
- Grants for classroom teachers in Fairfax, Stafford, and Frederick counties.
- Special Olympics To sponsor the Special Olympics' 2008 Sports and Entertainment Trivia Challenge Event to benefit the state program. It's all part of a national effort to create opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities to showcase their courage, determination and skill.
- Virginia Staff Development Council To support its annual conference. The meeting stressed development of the capacity of school staffs to meet the needs of all students through professional learning communities.
- Virginia Teacher of the Year Program To recognize the key role teachers play in educating our youth.