A board member of a local nonprofit organization that helps schools will give a Tuesday presentation on a program that uses grants to fund classroom projects in Oak Ridge.
The presentation by Cathy Toth of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation starts at noon Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.
“We are well aware of the ORPSEF efforts in the renovation of Oak Ridge High School,” Toth said in a press release. “Most of us are not aware that ORPSEF has quietly been making a difference with a grants program that has funded dozens of classroom projects in every school in Oak Ridge. The grants provide resources beyond what can be provided by tax dollars to help make the critical difference between adequate and outstanding academic experiences and performance.”
Her presentation is titled “Making a Critical Difference.”
Toth has lived in Oak Ridge since 1990 with her husband Bill and their three children. She has been active in a variety of roles supporting Oak Ridge Schools and serving on the ORPSEF Board. She is the chair of the “Making a Critical Difference” Campaign, which is working to raise $100,000 during each of the next five years to support the ORPSEF Teacher Grants program, the press release said.
Currently Toth is the software quality assurance officer for development projects with Oak Ridge and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. Her largest current project was awarded the Project Management Institute Distinguished Project Award for 2010, the first federal project to win this award, the release said.
Toth’s presentation on Tuesday is part of “Lunch with the League,” co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. It is open to the public. There is no cost to attend, and reservations are not needed. Box lunches will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis for $7. Those who attend can also bring their own lunch. Coffee and tea are provided.
The Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church is at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
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