FOA Foundation Donates $30,000 to Laguna Beach High School Scholarship Foundation

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - May 24, 2016 - PRLog -- The Festival Of Arts (FOA) Foundation is pleased to announce a $30,000 Grant has been awarded to the Laguna Beach Scholarship Foundation (LBHSSF). The grant is intended to create an endowed scholarship fund that will award an annual scholarship to a graduating Laguna Beach High School student who is interested in pursuing advanced studies in visual or performing arts. The recipient of this year's scholarship will be awarded at the Laguna Beach High School Honors convocation on June 10, 2016.

"Although the FOA Foundation awards grants to a wide variety of art organizations throughout the Laguna Beach area, the FOA Foundation strives to help enrich the lives of our young students, with the hope that these dollars will make a difference in their perspective on art and culture.  It has been our experience that these young boys and girls, men and women, hold on to these early art filled years, and give back to their communities in their adulthood," says president, Scott Moore.

The FOA Foundation is comprised of a five-member board of trustees who oversees and administers the program including Scott Moore (president), John Campbell (vice president) Bob Earl (treasurer), Jacquie Moffett (secretary), and John Rayment (board member).

ABOUT FOA

In 1989, the Festival of Arts with a $1.5 million donation established the Laguna Beach FOA Foundation. The FOA Foundation, which operates independently of the Festival of Arts, was co-founded by John Rayment and David Young and was designed to hold these funds in a permanent endowment. The Foundation operates independently from the Festival of Arts. To date, the Festival of Arts along with the Foundation cumulatively has awarded nearly $2.6 million in grants to the art community in Laguna Beach and over $3 million in scholarships. To learn more please visit http://www.foapom.com/education/grants

ABOUT LBHSSF

The Laguna Beach High School Foundation, founded in 1948, annually awards scholarships to graduating Laguna Beach High School Seniors. The Foundation has grown over the years from generous donations from Laguna Beach families, businesses, community organizations and memorials.   In June of 2015 there were 132 scholarship sponsors who awarded $373,400 to 115 LBHS graduates.  All graduating seniors are eligible to receive scholarships from LBHSSF by completing the application process which begins in January of each year. To learn more, please visit http://www.lbhssf.org