The Summit Springs Educational Foundation (SSEF) had a strong 2020-21 school year, raising and distributing more than $50,000 in grant money to Springs graduating seniors to use for college and trade school and to fund projects at Springs school sites.
Major donors included the Girard Foundation, which funded “Owl” cameras for distance learning at the Vista Springs and Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts sites, the Anderson Children’s Foundation, which funded animation software and a recording studio for the Palm Academy site, and the Massie Foundation and PSB Charitable Foundation, which provided funding for scholarships for graduating seniors.
Steaven Chan, SSEF president, said, “Our SSEF board of directors is most grateful to all of our donors who have made a major contribution towards improving the quality of education for our Springs students.”
He invited Springs families and friends of the school to consider becoming donors in the new school year. Click here to visit the SSEF website to learn more about the work of the foundation, and click on the “Contact Us” tab with questions or to offer a donation of any size.
Pictured is ORAA 8th grade teacher Cassandra Coomber, with an owl camera on the table to the right and viewing screen behind; the owl camera was purchased with a grant from the Girard Foundation obtained through the Summit Springs Educational Foundation.
