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malibusurfsidenews.com community<br />
Malibu surfside news | January 25, 2018 | 9<br />
Photo Op<br />
A Better Kind of Smart<br />
Ann Yih Johnson, of Malibu, submitted this image of a tree on Trancas Canyon Road<br />
at sunset.<br />
Want your photo to appear in our newspaper? Email news@malibusurfsidenews.com.<br />
SMMEF receives corporate<br />
support for fundraising campaign<br />
A Taste of Areté Preparatory Academy<br />
Admissions Open Houses<br />
Sunday, January 28, 2018 -- Pt. Dume/Malibu 11 AM -- 2 PM<br />
Sunday, February 25, 2018 -- West Los Angeles 2 PM -- 5 PM<br />
For addresses please RSVP at info@areteprep.org or 310.478.9900<br />
Grades 8 -12 | www.areteprep.org | WASC Accredited | West Los Angeles<br />
Submitted by Santa<br />
Monica-Malibu Education<br />
Foundation<br />
Fairmont Miramar Hotel<br />
& Bungalows/MSD Capital<br />
and CIT’s OneWest Bank<br />
are offering $25,000 each<br />
as matching donations to<br />
the Santa Monica-Malibu<br />
Education Foundation.<br />
Their combined $50,000<br />
match will run from Jan.<br />
16-31, coinciding with the<br />
final weeks of the foundation’s<br />
annual parent fundraising<br />
campaign.<br />
“Being a philanthropic<br />
partner in our local community<br />
is one of our<br />
core values,” said Ellis<br />
O’Connor, asset manager<br />
of MSD Capital, Fairmont<br />
Miramar’s parent company.<br />
“We are very proud to continue<br />
our partnership with<br />
the Santa Monica-Malibu<br />
Education Foundation to<br />
help shape the lives of the<br />
future leaders of our community.”<br />
All campaign funds support<br />
staff and programs at<br />
the 16 Santa Monica-Malibu<br />
public schools.<br />
“We are committed to<br />
building stronger communities<br />
where we live and<br />
work,” said Steve Solk,<br />
president of consumer<br />
banking for CIT. “We are<br />
pleased to support the<br />
[foundation], which funds<br />
beneficial programs for local<br />
children and schools<br />
such as arts and STEM<br />
education, so students can<br />
develop the critical skills<br />
important to their development<br />
and future success.”<br />
Donations fund elementary<br />
arts programs, instructional<br />
assistants in classrooms,<br />
and stretch grants.<br />
Many schools use the<br />
grants for additional arts,<br />
STEM and student health<br />
and wellness programs.<br />
The Fairmont Miramar<br />
Hotel & Bungalows is the<br />
sponsor hotel and CIT’s<br />
OneWest Bank is a presenting<br />
sponsor of the foundation’s<br />
third annual Santa<br />
Monica-Malibu Wine Auction,<br />
which will be held at<br />
the hotel on May 6. Featuring<br />
wine, food, and silent<br />
and live auctions of wines<br />
and exceptional experiences,<br />
the event brings district<br />
community members<br />
and corporate supporters<br />
together to sip, savor and<br />
support local students.<br />
To donate or see a list<br />
of programs funded by<br />
foundation donations, visit<br />
smmef.org.
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