Welcome to the new Foundation for Excellence website!
Responding to suggestions from some of our valued
contributors, the Board of Trustees hopes through this
medium to better fulfill our primary purpose: to provide
and administer opportunities for family and friends to
support the children of the Murray Independent School
District through financial contributions.
Our community is justifiably proud of the success of the
district over many years. Credit for that record of
accomplishments must be shared among many talented and
hard-working faculty, staff, and students. Also very
important has been the leadership of officials who have
been careful stewards of public funds. However, we know
there are limits to what efficiency can accomplish. The
highest level of excellence in our schools often depends
upon finding additional, private financial resources.
Our community has been generous in providing that
support, but the need continues. We hope our supporters
will explore the website, find a scholarship, grant, or
other program they would like to support, and then take
advantage of the new, convenient way to make a tax
deductible contribution.
We also hope that friends and family will become regular
visitors to the website. Another of our goals is to
better communicate with our schools' extended family, and
we plan to help share information about activities of the
foundation, the schools, and our alumni. The home page
will provide regular updates in the Current Focus
section, and we hope that many of our alumni will send
pictures and information so they can be included in the
Alumni Update section.
We all need to thank my predecessor as president, Wayne
Bell, who has been responsible for helping the Foundation
better organize and focus its efforts, including the work
which has led to this website. Wayne remains active, and
I trust he will keep me on task in this new job. We
appreciate your interest and look forward to your helpful
suggestions.
Sincerely,
Ron Cella, President
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