Donations are being accepted to support the James Stephens Montessori School in Ville Platte. The school was burglarized twice in November.
Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue said the school was burglarized and vandalized on Nov. 13, and on Nov. 17.
The suspect is accused of breaking numerous windows and other items inside of the school. Also, school equipment worth more than $7,000 was stolen or damaged. Lartigue said a warrant has been issued for the arrest of one suspect.
James Stephens Montessori School Fund was established by the Evangeline Parish Foundation (EPF), an affiliate of Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA). EPF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization who manages charitable assets and grants charitable assets to nonprofit organizations, churches, and schools in Evangeline Parish.
Tax-deductible donations can be made online at www.evangelineparishfoundation.org. Checks can be dropped off to the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce Office located at 306 West Main Street in Ville Platte.
EPF will donate 100% minus credit card transaction fees to James Stephens Montessori School. For more information, you can contact Dr. Gwen Fontenot at 337-831-0852.
Established in 2017, EPF is a nonprofit foundation which supports arts, education, community development projects, and improving the local culture through grants to enhance the quality of life for Evangeline Parish residents.
Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) is a donor-centric, entrepreneurial foundation whose core purpose is building legacies and improving communities by connecting generous people to the causes they care about. Since inception in 2000, individuals, families, companies and government agencies have entrusted CFA more than $258 million in cumulative gifts and more than $136 million in cumulative grants. CFA’s primary service area includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion parishes.
For more information on the Evangeline Parish Education Fund or the Evangeline Parish Foundation, email epf@cfacadiana.org or call Dr. Gwen Fontenot at 337-831-0852 or Anita Fontenot at 337-258-0731.
