Winnick Family Foundation helps
schools visit Lincoln Presidential Library
Northwest Elementary in Lincoln makes the
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[December 16, 2019]
More than 600 children from across Illinois
will get to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum, the nation’s premier institution dedicated to the 16th
president, as the result of generous contributions by the Winnick
Family Foundation.
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The Winnick Field Trip Initiative supports the
transportation costs of visiting the presidential museum for schools
with limited resources. To qualify, the schools must have a
low-income enrollment of greater than 30 percent. The students who
get to visit can be anywhere from 4th grade to 12th.
The schools receiving support are:
Dixon: Reagan Middle School, 200 students
East Peoria: PL Bolin Elementary School, 47 students
Creston: Creston Community Consolidated School District #161, 13
students
Polo: Aplington Middle School, 94 students
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DuQuoin: DuQuoin Elementary School, 91 students
Dolton: Franklin Elementary School, 97 students
Coulterville: Coulterville CUSD 1, 59 students
Lincoln: Northwest Elementary School, 33 students
“In addition to providing funding for 634 students to visit the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the Winnick Field
Trip Initiative ensures students extend their learning beyond the
classroom as they participate in extension activities reinforcing
their learning around President Lincoln’s life and legacy,” said
Heather Nice, the presidential library’s education director.
Schools use the visits to supplement their classroom
lessons in many ways. For instance, the students from East Peoria
will create propaganda posters from either a Northern or Southern
perspective as well as create Civil War artifacts to display in
their classroom’s Civil War museum.
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“For a decade, the Winnick Field Trip Initiative has provided
more than 8,000 students with visits to our museum, immersing them in the life
and times of Abraham Lincoln. We truly appreciate the Winnick Family
Foundation’s continued investment in young people. Connecting students with
Lincoln’s inspiring example helps them envision greater possibilities for their
own lives, and we couldn’t provide such trips without generous donors like the
Winnick Family Foundation,” said Rene Brethorst, interim director of the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
The Winnick Family Foundation focuses its giving in the program areas of
education, literacy, health care, art, culture, animal welfare and the needs of
the worldwide Jewish community.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to telling the
story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern
technology. It also serves as the state historical library.
The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln material, as well as
some 12 million items pertaining to other aspects of Illinois history. The
museum uses exhibits, eye-catching special effects and innovative story-telling
to educate and inspire visitors from around the world.
Learn more at
www.PresidentLincoln. illinois.gov
[Christopher Wills]
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