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We take our name from the pioneering 19th-century educator, Mary Lyon, a Buckland native and the founder of Mt. Holyoke College in 1837, who devoted her life to providing access to education for everyone. Her words, spoken roughly 150 years ago, “Go where no one else will go. Do what no one else will do.”…

Long-time Shelburne resident and board member Peter Stevens has spent his life giving back by working with education-focused non-profits – and he doesn’t plan to stop. Initially invited into the Foundation by founder Sue Samoriski, Peter has played a vital role in the Mary Lyon Foundation’s success for nearly seven years. He currently serves as Vice-Chair…

The CPHS health district is excited to announce a free training aimed at municipal employees, local officials, and community members! Is there anyone in your town who may be interested in learning how to identify an opioid overdose and how to respond AND teach others to do the same? This would be a great way to…

When Traci Bauer Ayer’s family became involved with the Mary Lyon Foundation in 2008, the mission to promote student success really resonated with her. Traci’s family began the Gertrude Streeter Fund in honor of her late great aunt Gert and her commitment to education as a schoolteacher in the district for nearly 40 years. In…

Our Campaign for Student Success invites us to invest in the most pressing needs facing our students, families, and educators. By working together, we can ensure that all students in western Franklin County have the resources to learn, succeed, and thrive! Through generous donations, we are confronting the issues of hunger, emotional and physical health,…

In our last newsletter, we wrote about the highly anticipated launch of our unprecedented $5 million Campaign for Student Success. Our new Campaign is a bold invitation for all of us to invest in the most pressing needs facing our students, families, and educators. Working together, we will provide students and families with every opportunity…

The long days of summer are behind us, and as we look forward to the fall, the needs of our families and students in West County are at the forefront of my mind.     I spend a lot of time thinking of ways we can help more families and significantly impact our community. The children of our…

John Cornman firmly believes in the Mary Lyon Foundation’s mission of helping local families in need. That’s why he joined their Board of Trustees three years ago when he was recruited by the current Vice Chair, Peter Stevens. John was especially eager to get involved because of his family’s past dedication to the Foundation, and…