Acting Executive Director at Cristina M. Weir Foundation for Excellence in Education - Manassas, VA, US
The Cristina M. Weir Foundation was established in 2018 as a 501(c)3 organization to honor the life and tragic death of Cristina Marie Weir. Despite being faced with glaring obstacles as an adolescent born and raised in Prince William County, VA, Cristina never wavered from her resolve to set goals for herself and raise the bar each time those goals were surpassed. She knew that the key to beating the odds in life was to focus on her education. The Cristina M. Weir Foundation for Excellence in Education partners with public schools - beginning in Prince William County, VA - to empower teens to achieve their leadership, personal and educational goals. The Foundation was established to provide grants to students aspiring to be involved with programs supporting continuing education and youth leadership, and to such students in need of program assistance.The Cristina M. Weir Foundation helps provide positive recognition for outstanding achievements to high school level students. Our goal is to reinforce exceptional efforts by students, and to remind each award recipient that good, hard work is rewarded. We help by funding opportunities such as travel abroad and provide funding for financial awards, to students for special achievements. This world has a lot to explore and discover. This foundation will fuel students' interests and expand THEIR world!