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Save the Date!

1st Annual LPSEF Golf Outing Sponsorship available. Click below for information and registration form

LPS Staff Serve as Liaisons for the Foundation

A district Champions Program was created to act as a liaison for the Foundation with each building and/or department. Each Champion shares information regarding the Foundation’s activities such as the Grant Program, the Competitive Edge Program, the Back-to-School activity, the Foundation’s Annual Luncheon, and more. The Champions Program continues to help generate and maintain financial

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We love our Foundation volunteers!

We’d love to have you join our team of wonderful volunteers! Please fill out this short form. https://bit.ly/LPSEFVolunteer

The LPS Education Foundation is pleased to offer a new recognition program called Star Awards! (This is an ongoing fundraiser)

Are you looking for a unique way to thank a Livonia Public Schools staff member? A Star Award honors any LPS employee who has made a difference in a student’s, family’s or fellow staffer’s life. For a $25 donation to the Foundation, a personalized, color certificate will be presented to your honoree, and they will

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You will be missed Dear Friend

We lost a very special person on March 31. Melodie Provencher retired from full time teaching with Livonia Public Schools and then joined the LPS Education Foundation. In recent years, she stepped back into the role of music teacher when the need arose to fill that valuable position at Johnson Upper Elementary. With the Foundation,

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Alumni Battle It Out to Raise Funds for the Foundation!

Guest bartenders Dan West (Franklin High School) and Robb Drzewicki (Stevenson High School) joined Grand Tavern owner Mario Lucaj (Churchill High School) for an alumni tips battle benefitting the LPS Education Foundation. The generosity of donors and the mad skills of these three alums raised almost $2000 in just two hours!

529 College Saving Plan Webinars

The Competitive Edge registration for the 2021-22 kindergarteners is now closed but one of the services the Foundation provides is education on 529 plans. Please check out these free webinars. https://www.brightstart.com/webinars/ https://www.savingforcollege.com/webinars

LPS Education Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

The Foundation is pleased to welcome Laura Ulaszek as the new Executive Director. Laura was raised in Livonia where she attended Livonia Public Schools from preschool through 12th grade and graduated from Stevenson High School. She then went on to major in journalism at Michigan State University graduating with a bachelor of arts as well

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Competitive Edge Program

The LPS Education Foundation has implemented a unique program to attract families to the district and provide a great service to current residents by offering college planning and financial assistance for each new incoming kindergarten student. The goal is to provide district residents a competitive advantage over other communities by helping families begin college financial

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LPS Education Foundation

The mission of the Foundation is to enlarge the resources available to the school district which will foster and expand educational opportunities for programs impacting students by building effective collaborations. The Foundation offers a powerful and effective vehicle for directing contributions to benefit public education in portions of Livonia and Westland, Michigan.