Spirol pg 12 2-13-20
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Spirol donates
scholarships
N. GROSVENORDALE — The Charitable Foundation of the Spirol International Corporation, headquartered in Dayville, will be donating 10 $1,000 scholarships for qualified families to help offset the cost of tuition for the 2020-21 school year at St. Joseph School. This latest philanthropic gift is the third in a series of recent donations from Spirol to help the SJS community over the past two years.
Spirol’s first donation to SJS came in the spring of 2018 when it gave a $25,000 grant for the purchase of iPads for students in Grades 4-8. The school was able to expand that program earlier this year to also include students in Grade 3.
“Words cannot adequately describe my sincerest gratitude to our friends at Spirol for providing tuition assistance to families in need,” said Principal David Sizemore.
“Unfortunately, we live in a time where many Catholic elementary schools are struggling to keep their doors open due to rising costs, so having a partner like Spirol to help us continue our long legacy of providing a quality, faith-based education in a caring, respectful, and nurturing environment is absolutely essential to our future.”
“I cannot thank Spirol International enough for their generous donation to fund our iPad program,” said Rick Lepore, director of Technology at SJS. “The iPad program here at SJS has been a blessing to the development of our students’ ever building knowledge of technology. It is great preparation for them in their future education.”
During the summer of 2019, Spirol awarded SJS an additional grant of $30,000 in order to refurbish a classroom space into a new Learning Center.
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