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 The Winnick Family Foundation is offering field trip grants
through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. The
grants are for grades 4 through 12 in public and private schools
with a low-income enrollment above 30 percent.
The grants help defray the cost of transportation to the
presidential library and museum. Groups receiving a grant also get
free admission to the museum.
Visit http://bit.ly/Winnick2015
for grant applications, which must be postmarked by Oct. 15. The
grant awards will be announced later this year. For more
information, call (217) 558-8929 or email
carol.manning@illinois.gov
 The field trip grants, which are usually used in April and May, are
coordinated through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum’s Department of Education, which provides educational
opportunities for learners of all ages to explore Illinois and
American history and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
The department just launched a “Civil War Tech” program that uses
history to teach children STEM technology. It also provides lesson
plans, including new teacher resources built around oral histories
in the presidential library’s collection.
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds an unparalleled
collection of Lincoln documents, photographs, artifacts and art. It uses that
collection, modern technology and traditional story-telling techniques to
connect visitors to the 16th president.
The museum celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015. For information on special
events, visit www.TenYearsLincoln.com.
The Winnick Family Foundation supports programs for education, literacy, health
care, art, culture, animal welfare and the needs of the worldwide Jewish
community.
[Chris Wills, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum]
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