{"id":665703,"date":"2025-12-12T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=665703"},"modified":"2025-12-13T01:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T05:35:19","slug":"investing-in-our-communities-northern-new-jersey-community-foundation-presents-grant-award-for-the-arts-to-leonia-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/665703\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Our Communities: Northern New Jersey Community Foundation Presents Grant Award for the Arts to Leonia High School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Northern New Jersey Community Foundation\u2019s Board of Trustees and Staff. Shown from left to right: Leslie J. Lipka, Chris Percopo, Michael Shannon, Enos Ntombura, Mary Call Blanusa, Danielle DeLaurentis and Leonardo Vazquez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0Hackensack, New Jersey: The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) joined more than 1,000 community foundations nationwide to celebrate National Community Foundation Week from November 12 to November 18, 2025. During this week, the NNJCF, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, announced nearly $30,000 in grant and scholarship awards were made in 2025. These grants and scholarships were recommended by fund advisors, reviewed by staff and approved by the NNJCF\u2019s Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation\u2019s \u2018The Paul Coopersmith in Memory of Frank DeLorenzo Memorial Fund\u2019 awarded Leonia High School a grant of $3,000 for a scholarship that was presented to Evelyn Um from the class of 2025. Um planned to attend Oberlin College and Conservatory and study violin performance. During high school, she served in several leadership positions, including Co-President of Vox Angelica and Co-Concertmaster of the Leonia High School Orchestra. In addition, she was a member of the Leonia High School String ensemble, senior member of the Chamber Choir, and a crew member of the Limelighters. Among her volunteer activities, she assisted the high school\u2019s music department as a student officer and a senior extern.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Paul Coopersmith in Memory of Frank DeLorenzo Memorial Fund\u2019\u00a0remembers its namesake\u2019s wide-ranging artistic talents, inimitable, buoyantly mischievous sense of humor, and inspiring personality to all who knew him. Scholarships and grants serve Leonia High School seniors in honor of\u00a0Frank DeLorenzo\u2019s\u00a0talent and ambition, as an artist, musician, and songwriter.\u00a0For further information about this NNJCF donor advised fund and how you can support it, visit\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/frankdelorenzofund<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

\"\"“As we celebrate our 27th<\/sup>\u00a0year of service in North Jersey, the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation continues to empower local nonprofits and educational institutions through strategic grantmaking. Since our inception in 1998, we have distributed over $1 million in critical funding, supporting organizations that drive meaningful change and address the most pressing needs in our communities,” said Leonardo Vazquez, Executive Director. “The generosity of our donors and supporters makes these impactful grant and scholarship awards possible, transforming local aspirations into tangible results.”<\/p>\n

The grant and scholarship recipients included the following:<\/p>\n