Cuts from the state can be seen in nearly every department in Lexington. From schools to public safety to the library, services and people are hurting.
But thanks to groups such as the Lexington Education Foundation, there are some funds available to continue to keep Lexington a notch above other towns.
The LEF has awarded more than $100,000 in grants this year and that money has come from you: residents and local businesses.
Because of the funds donated to this worthwhile group, programs like Hastings School's Box City have been implemented.
Box City teaches urban diversity to suburban kids. They learn from their classmates who live in Boston via fieldtrips and they then build a city literally out of boxes. Everything from bridges to schools to houses of all sorts - row, duplex and single-family - are included in this metropolis.
Not only does this allow students to appreciate diversity in housing stock, businesses and people, it also allows for their creative juices to flow freely. Working together, every grade from kindergarten to five learns about cooperation and respecting each other's ideas.
Box City allows kids to think outside the box.
Kudos to the LEF and kudos to the teachers and administrators who applied for this grant. They didn't give up on the kids even though the economy gave up on them.
