Foundation awards school grants A total of $19,955.99 in requests approved

Olla-Standard Elementary School Pre-K students Laylah Coleman and Gracie Riggs work on IPads with protective Otter Box cases that were purchased this school year through a grant written by their teacher, Courtney Davis, from the Cliff Williams Memorial Foundation. The Foundation has provided grants to LaSalle Parish teachers totaling nearly $1.4 million since it was formed in 1990. (See story.)

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February 9, 2022

The Cliff Williams Memorial Foundation has provided educators in LaSalle Parish with more than $1,385,821.45 in grants since it was formed in 1990. For the current school year, a total of $19,955.99 in grants was approved by the Foundation for various teachers in the LaSalle Parish School System.

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