STEAMING INTO
LAKEWOOD
The Early Learning Coalition (ELC) of Manatee County, Inc.
has been awarded a $1438 grant from the Lakewood Ranch
Community Fund of the Manatee Community Foundation.
The grant will support the ELC ‘STEAM Machine’ as it arrives at
early learning classrooms in the Lakewood Ranch area.
The STEAM Machine has been visiting child care centers across
Manatee County since mid-July, providing one hour sessions
that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and/
or Mathematics. Promoting STEAM education gives children
the opportunity to attain essential skills to connect ideas and
integrate knowledge across disciplines, all the while capturing
their attention.
RANCH!
ELC has partnered with the School District of
Manatee County as The STEAM Machine program
grows, and would like to thank the Lakewood
Ranch Community Fund of the Manatee Community
Foundation for their generous support.
very excited to have The STEAM Machine out on the road, and
now moving into the Lakewood Ranch area. STEAM education
is a proven success, and our customized vehicle will provide an
exciting experience for the children to engage in, and have fun,
whilst they learn.”
In 2000, the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund was established
at the Manatee Community Foundation to serve the people and
interests of the Lakewood Ranch community, and allow donorallocated
funds to stay in our region, serving a variety of charitable
interests.
The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Mission: To enhance
the quality of life in and near our community by promoting
philanthropy, responding to community needs and granting
funds. Since 2002 the Fund has awarded $1.1 Million in grants
Kerry Gaylord (left), Director of Child Development for the ELC, and
Raquel Sanchez (right), Program Specialist for the ELC, receive the
grant check from Darren Haimer, Lakewood Ranch Community Fund
Board Member.
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