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Nichole Kelly Jessica Butts Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 nichole.kelly@chufsd.org Jessica.butts@chufsd.org November 2, 2026 Dear Principal Kelly and Ms. Butts, The Board of Directors of the Croton-Harmon Education Foundation (CHEF) is pleased to inform you that your grant application titled “Beyond the Scroll” requesting funds for twelve (12) sessions (2 sessions per 7th grade health class, 6 total class sections) with guest speaker Jennifer Monness from JLM Wellness has been approved as follows: Upon approval of the Croton Harmon Board of Education, CHEF will arrange for the transfer of funds for this grant from CHEF to the Croton Harmon School District. Therefore, as a next step in the process, we ask that you coordinate with the Superintendent of Schools to submit your application to the Board of Education.  As part of our ongoing commitment to the programs we fund, I will work with you as project liaison to answer any questions you may have. Within the first year of the grant’s launch we ask that you participate in the post-grant evaluation process. This means that within this first year you should:  • Verify that the grant funds were spent in accordance with your application. • Provide CHEF with a brief written testimonial and/or share digital photographs or video clips of you and/or students participating in the proposal that CHEF funded. Any materials you send will be used on our website and other marketing/reporting materials. • Submit a 1-2 page reflection that summarizes what happened during the first year of the funded proposal’s launch. Please evaluate your success in meeting the objectives you outline in your application; share any happy surprises or challenges that arose; and discuss lessons you learned in the process of implementing your proposal. Grant Application Request Amount Requested Amount Approved Twelve sessions with JLM Wellness Speaker Jenner Monness $4,200 $4,200 • Return to CHEF any unused grant funds in excess of the amount actually spent on the initiative funded. These items can be directed to grants@crotonfoundation.org. Lastly, when publicizing your project during the first year of the grant’s launch, please acknowledge CHEF’s role in sponsoring your proposal in publicity and communications to parents and the greater CHUFSD community. Letting the CHUFSD community know that CHEF funded your initiative shows how CHEF’s donors are positively impacting our schools and helps us in our fundraising efforts for future projects. Congratulations! We look forward to the success of your proposal.  Best wishes, Carolyn Cornell, Director cc: Stephen Walker, Superintendent Laura Dubak, Assistant Superintendent