“My story starts in 1991 when I was born in Phoenix. I’m the oldest and I have two younger sisters. Yes, we grew up together and love them to death! We got extra close as adults since I am 3-4 years older than them.” “As a kid, I always knew I wanted more growing up. …Continued
Open LMS is helping the local community and matching donations to A Stepping Stone Foundation made by its Connected 2023 conference attendees and its employees. Raleigh, N.C. (April 27, 2023)𑁋Open LMS, a leader in the open-source learning management system (LMS) market dedicated to improving learning and education, has delivered $5,000 in STEM-focused scholarship funding to…Continued
A Stepping Stone Foundation is proud to announce the 2023 Billie Gannaway Memorial Scholarship award recipients, including awards for the William O. Smith Memorial Awards, the Ivey Stepping Higher Scholars, and the APS STEM Scholarship Awards. In 2023, A Stepping Stone Foundation will award over $44,000 in scholarship awards and since 2001, the Billie…Continued
A Life of Literacy Passion and Achievement – Maritza’s Story In celebration of International Women’s Day, we want to share the story of Maritza – one of our first preschoolers in our LEAF program, one of our first Billie Gannaway Scholarship award winners and a proud parent of 3! Maritza’s father immigrated from Mexico more…Continued
Each year, we invite former preschoolers who were in one of our Stepping Stone-funded LEAF programs for six months or more to apply for the Billie Gannaway Memorial Scholarship. Over the years, two additional scholarship offerings have been added; Ivey Stepping Higher and the William O. Smith awards. $44,300 is the total of all 2021…Continued
Please welcome the newest A Stepping Stone Foundation scholars! Each year, we invite former preschoolers who were in one of our Stepping Stone-funded LEAF programs for six months or more to apply for the Billie Gannaway Memorial Scholarship. Over the years, two additional scholarship offerings have been added; Ivey Stepping Higher and the William O.…Continued
COVID19 has taken a dramatic toll on our lives. I hope we always remember the almost half million people who have already succumbed to its effects and all the families who have been touched by that loss of life. Just as important to those of us remaining behind them, are the secondary effects: the heroic…Continued