The Steven M & Betsy S Kramer Family Foundation Contributions

Congruent to its mission of contributing to children around the country as well as the Jewish community in North Fulton County, the Steven M & Betsy S Kramer Family Foundation donates to a variety of causes:

North Fulton Jewish Community

Through the Foundation's Chai North Fulton Program, begun in 2002, we give away each year a fixed amount to each eligible North Fulton organization to promote North Fulton Jewish Charitable Organizations that serve the needy. Any Jewish organization in North Fulton County is eligible, provided they agree to the terms of the program. The terms are generally that the award goes to one or more needy families on a one-time basis, that the award does not fund the charity itself, the charity reports back to the Foundation on an annual basis, and signs a contract to this effect. The Foundation has provided this program to the following organizations since 2002:

• Congregation Gesher L'Torah
• Chabad of Alpharetta
• Jewish Family & Career Services

The Foundation helps Congregation Gesher L'Torah at the North Fulton Jewish Center in a variety of ways. It donates to the congregation's building fund, the pre-school, religious school, strategic planning, as well as general activities.

The Foundation helps the Chabad of Alpharetta on an ongoing basis.

The Foundation also donates to Congregation Dor Tamid.

Computer Labs at Schools

The Foundation established computer labs at the following schools around the United States:

• Danbury High School, Danbury, CT.
• Rogers Park Middle School, Danbury, CT.
• Morris Street School, Danbury, CT.
• Duluth Middle School, Duluth, GA.
• Duluth High School, Duluth, GA.
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
• Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
• Torah Day School of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
• North Kossuth Middle School, North Kossuth, MN.
• Central Middle School, Quincy, MA.
• Merrymount Elementary School, Quincy, MA.
• Colusa Elementary School, Miami, FL.

Many of the donations were in conjunction with the Hewlett-Packard Product Gift and Matching Fund Programs.

Ruth Kramer Scholarship Fund

The Foundation also provides the Ruth Kramer Scholarship Fund for students at Danbury High School in Danbury, Connecticut. The Fund was established in 1992 and is given annually. This award is given to the student who has shown to have the most enthusiasm for computers. The award is chosen by the staff at Danbury High School.

Other Donations

The Foundation, in keeping with its tradition of helping children's causes, has donated to Parents With a Purpose. Parents With a Purpose is an outreach ministry affiliated with Church of God in Austell, Georgia, that is responsible for providing hundreds of needy children with school supplies, medical care, dental care, and other services related to preparing them for the school year.

The Foundation donates annually to the Summer Reading Program for the Canton Public Library in Canton, CT. The Summer Reading Program provides incentives for children to read during the summer.