Knowing My District

For Immediate Release

Contacts:

Mason Leandro, Public Relations Director 916-817-7382
Annette Shahedi, Vice President 408-472-6907
www.leonfoundation.org

News Release

The Leon Foundation put on a contest entitled “Knowing My District” at Juan Pablo II School in Moron, Peru in order for attending students to learn about and better understand their community. The contest was started July 1st and submissions were taken September 15th. Thirteen of Fifty students were chosen by Assesors Lic. Eduardo Esteban Hinostroza Veliz, Lic. Edwin Miller Torres Damas, Lic. Olga Huisa and Lic. Carmen Carhuallanqui to be eligible for the contest. Five students were chosen from these thirteen to receive prizes given by the Leon Foundation in a ceremony that will be held on November 16th at Juan Pablo II School. 1st and 2nd place receive a HZ10W Samsung camera, 3rd takes a $75.00 prize, 4th takes $50.00, and 5th take $30.00.

The five winners will be announced on November 16th although all showed great competency and effort. This project gave students not only the ability to learn about their community and school but also taught them specific skills about how to do research and collect information. The students were given the chance to explore different career fields in the community as well as sprout ideas about new career fields that could be started.

The Leon Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that sets its crosshairs at knowledge via technology. It originated in the golden state of California by CEO Joyce Leon. Its main goal is to provide computer technology to less fortunate schools, churches, and other public institutions throughout South America. The Foundation gets it’s funding through grants and donations by generous individuals, corporations and governments that share the same passion for gaining greater education. Its main offices are located in Sacramento, CA although representatives often travel to South America, in particularly but not limited to, Peru in order ensure that computers and educational supplies are properly delivered and installed.

It is the philosophy of the Leon Foundation that greater knowledge is always feasible. People always have the ability, and should have the passion, to expand their spectrum of knowledge in order to better understand themselves and the world around them. Albert Einstein once said that “the only source of knowledge is experience.”

Unfortunately not everybody has the ability to fully experience their educational range because they lack the technology to do so. That’s where the Leon Foundation comes in. It is their intention to give the less fortunate peoples of South America all possible sources of information through technology in order to broaden their knowledge.

 If you share this same passion, please do not be shy and donate to the Leon Foundation. Donations are accepted in the form of cash, real property, automobiles, boats, planes, other vehicles, and publicly traded securities. You can donate at http://www.leonfoundation.org/ and while you’re there, feel free to explore the foundation and its philosophies.

The Leon Foundation has been working toward better educating the students and general public in South America since 2009. The Foundation plans to be very active in the communities of South America for many years to come and is devising projects in order to award these communities with the technology needed to better education. For more information, please contact Annette Shahedi by emailing her at Annette@leonfoundation.org. Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn. The Leon Foundation simply gives them this opportunity. Giving hope with your help.