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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sean Holiday, Camino Nuevo Charter
Academy, 213-290-2622
Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714
Sarah-Frances Wallace, Lowe’s Companies,
Inc., (704)758-4339
NCLR and Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation help a high school build brighter futures
LOS ANGELES—The Camino Nuevo Charter Academy will host a community celebration at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 28 to unveil its newly renovated school library. The celebration will take place at the school, located at 697 S. Burlington Avenue in Los Angeles. Remarks will be made by Zacarias Hernandez, President of the Site Based Council; Phillip Lance, School Founder; Sean Holiday, school principal; and a representative from the local Lowe’s branch.
The library renovations were made possible through a $25,000 grant from NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Funds were used to expand the existing library with a room that will include book storage and a meeting space for parents and students with direct access to the main library.
The Burlington campus of the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy serves more than 500 students in grades K-8. The school’s curriculum incorporates an emphasis on the arts, the environment, and parent and community outreach. According to research cited by the American Library Association, strong library media programs help close the achievement gap for poor and minority students, particularly when it comes to reading scores at the high school level.
The Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is the last of four schools to have its library renovated this year with funds provided by the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Each school received a $25,000 grant for the renovation. The other schools are the East Austin College Prep Academy in Austin, the Los Angeles Leadership Academy in Los Angeles, and the George I. Sanchez High School in Houston.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Community celebration of the renovation of the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy library
WHEN: Friday, October 28, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
697 S. Burlington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90057
WHO: Zacarias Hernandez, President of the Site Based Council
Philip Lance, Founder, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Sean Holiday, Principal, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Representative from Lowe’s local branch
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ABOUT LOWE’S
Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K–12 public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education, has brought more than $5 million in grants to K–12 public schools every year since its inception in 2005. “Lowe’s Heroes” employee volunteers support local community projects and national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity International and the American Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/socialresponsibility.