Melville Family Foundation

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! Let’s continue to look back at the milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! In November and December we: 🚀 We had our annual MFF Thanksgiving event and had the opportunity to give a Thanksgiving meal to our adopted Uplift Education scholars and their families and this year we doubled our giving. When we first started this event we were able to give 50 turkeys to our church community and now we are able to give 700 turkeys and 500 Thanksgiving meal kits! 🚀 Because of your generosity, we were able to award 96 Uplift Education scholars with full science kits for the 2025 Science Fair! Our scholars were able to order solar panels, wind turbines, acrylic kits, microscopes, PH kits, and other creative resourceful materials for their projects! 🚀 Thanks to our partners at the Hilton Anatole , our teachers and Uplift staff had the opportunity to enjoy Christmas at the Anatole! They were able to enjoy the snow slide, Christmas maze, winter village, and more! Thank you to our partners at the Anatole! We also were able to pass out teacher gifts to our staff at our adopted schools thanks to our amazing volunteer Karis Armstrong! Every year Karis creates amazing gifts to remind our teachers that they are important! Thank you Karis for being one of our #1 volunteers! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link below ! THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR! https://lnkd.in/eefsrt-N #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! Let’s continue to look back at the milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! In August, September, and October we: 🚀 We thanked our partners at Lincoln Property Company Weirs Plaza, for another huge donation of back to school supplies! 🚀 Our partners at Lexus helped us make a difference on World Literacy Day! The Lexus team read to our scholars, reminding them to keep dreaming and keep learning! 🚀 We celebrated our 3rd Hilton Halloween with our partners at the Hilton Anatole ! For three years the Hilton Anatole has hosted our Uplift Scholars Uplift Education for a fun, spooky, and safe Halloween celebration! 🚀 We had the privilege of having our partners at PepsiCo come and show the importance of literacy to our Uplift Education scholars at Uplift Luna and Uplift Gradus! Our scholars were able to read fun books, but also be inspired by the PepsiCo team! 🚀 Our partners at DICK'S Sporting Goods made a difference for our Uplift Education scholars with perfect attendance! Their team didn’t just hand out soccer balls-they showed up as a reminder, that our scholars have a whole community behind them, rooting for their success! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link in our below and be on the lookout for more of our 2024 wrapped! https://lnkd.in/eefsrt-N #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

Our CEO, Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville wants to thank each of you for helping us make a difference together this year! ✏️🚌📓 We have accomplished so much! Keep an eye out for the remainder of our 2024 wrapped! Thank you for helping us make a difference this year! #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

The Melville Family Foundation wishes you a season filled with hope, joy, and generosity! This holiday season we celebrate the spirit of giving and the incredible impact of coming together for a brighter future! Thank you for being part of our mission and helping us make a difference together! 🎄✨ #themelvillefamilyfoundation #happyholidays

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! Let’s look back at the milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! In June and July we: 🚀 Were able to serve our partners at North Texas Food Bank, Mercy Street and Uplift Education by giving grants totaling to $110,00! This is due to YOUR generosity! 🚀 Served alongside our partners THE MINT Foundation to help fight against food insecurity! 🚀 In partnership with Ericsson we had Robotics camp in July! Teaching our scholars how to code, and much more! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link in our bio and be on the lookout for more of our 2024 wrapped! #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

This month was the month to celebrate our teachers and staff at Uplift Education ! ✏️🚌📓 An analysis of teacher turnover trends from 2021 to 2023 found that 20% of first year teachers left their schools within that period. (ER Strategies, 2024) So we must celebrate and remind our teachers and staff that we appreciate everything they do for our scholars! Thanks to our partners at the Hilton Anatole , our teachers and Uplift staff had the opportunity to enjoy Christmas at the Anatole! They were able to enjoy the snow slide, Christmas maze, winter village, and more! Thank you to our partners at the Anatole! We also were able to pass out teacher gifts to our staff at our adopted schools thanks to our amazing volunteer Karis Armstrong! Every year Karis creates amazing gifts to remind our teachers that they are important! Thank you Karis for being one of our #1 volunteers! With our teachers; we are making a difference together!! #teacherappreciation #donate #melvillefamilyfoundation #supportourcommunity

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! Let’s continue to look back at the milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! 🚀 In May we served alongside our partner at North Texas Food Bank to decrease food insecurity! 🚀 We took our scholars on a career trip to the Lexus headquarters! Our scholars were able to learn about engineering, business, and had the opportunity to see the car they used in the Black Panther movie! 🚀 Our partners at Ericsson gave scholarships to our Uplift scholars during Senior Decision Day! A day where our scholars get to announce where they will attend college, go into the military, or the workforce! 🚀 During Senior Decision Day the foundation awarded our first scholarships to five of our Uplift Scholars! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link below and be on the lookout for more of our 2024 wrapped! https://lnkd.in/eefsrt-N #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! Let’s look back at more milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! 🚀 In February we celebrated Rev. Dr. Lael Melville’s birthday with our partners at North Texas Food Bank ! We served our community in honor of our CEO! 🚀 In April we watched the solar eclipse with our scholars and learned about astrology! 🚀 In April we had career day with our partners at the Hilton Anatole ! Our Uplift Wisdom Seniors had the chance to learn about careers in hospitality, and apply for summer jobs! Thank you to our partners and volunteers for helping us make a difference together! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link in our bio and be on the lookout for more of our 2024 wrapped! #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

🚀2024 WRAPPED: A Year of Growth, Impact & Community! 🚀 This year, we set out to make a difference - and thanks to YOU, we did just that! This week, let’s look back at the milestones, and moments that made 2024 unforgettable! In January we had our first career trip with our partners at Ericsson ! Giving our scholars the opportunity to take a look at having a career in technology! Alongside our partners Frito-Lay, we organized and placed books at our adopted school Uplift Luna so our scholars can start the year with a fresh library! Our partners at lincolnpto encouraged our scholars during career week; helping them see beyond their dreams! We wrapped January by participating in Uplift Education’s 2024 science fair! Learning from our scholars how to code, and what not to eat! You can be a part of the 2025 impact by donating and becoming a volunteer! Click the link in our bio and be on the lookout for more of our 2024 wrapped! #supportourcommunity #donatetoday #melvillefamilyfoundation

In the spirit of holiday giving, Freedom 3 has made donations to Justice For Sierah, Melville Family Foundation, KidsSPACEofRye.org, DRM Foundation, Cruz Roja Española, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Circle of Hope, Mikey's Way Foundation, The Chris Long Foundation, Project Purple®, SMART Recovery USA, Nuzzles & Co Pet Rescue and Adoption, National MS Society, Operation Breakthrough, Healing in Nature, PeaceOutCancer.org, The Parkside School, LiveLikeSam.org, and The Loppet Foundation.