When: Wednesday, August 17th at 7:00-9:00 PM.

Where: Steamboat Landing Belfast, Maine   Rain location–The Boathouse.

Program: GREAT MUSIC!!!

• The Gawler Family plays Folk
  Nate Lesser plays Bach  
  Ilyse Laurel & Dominic Williams play Jazz
• + an Outdoor Slideshow Presentation by Kim and Maya who have recently returned from Liberia.

$10 Adult / $20 Family / $5 Student

All proceeds to benefit the Liberian Education Fund

Come and join us for our Spring Benefit dinner this Thursday May 12 from 5:30 to 7 p.m at the Belfast Area High School!

Kim Ouillette and Maya French are currently traveling to Liberia.  They will be going to  Liberia April 25-May6 to visit and interview the scholarship recipients and graduates.  It is going to be really wonderful to finally meet them!

High School Semi-Formal Dance.

The dance is at the Belfast Area High School from 7-11 p.m. on Friday Febuary 18.

Come join us!

Liberian Education Fund founder Kim Ouillette is currently studying international relations at George Washington University.  On January 17 Kim will be heading to Ghana, Africa for a semester abroad at the University of Ghana in Legon (right outside of the capital city, Accra).  Kim is going through the international abroad program CIEE. She is hoping to have the opportunity and time to travel to Liberia and meet some of our scholarship recipients during her trip.

The Liberian Education Fund hosted our annual Holiday Benefit Concert on December 17, 2010 at the Belfast Area High School.  The concert featured many talented high school students in collaborations including the Belfast High School Swing Choir, The Gentlemen of Society, and played by Jeremiah Kahn, Noah Fishman, and Ilyse Laurel. The night included good music, great food, and informational speeches by our members explaining our mission. 

We made over $600.

On November 20, 2010 Maya French, Liberian Education Fund Coordinator, and her cousin Sophie Davis performed a Recital for Two Violins at the John Street Church in Camden, Maine.  The concert was a split benefit for the Liberian Education Fund and Maine Kinderkonzerts.   Maya and Sophie performed a great classical program, playing separately and together. 

The Liberian Education Fund made $775.

LEF will be hosting our annual Holiday Benefit Concert at Belfast Area High School on December 11 from 6:30-8:30. 

The concert will feature the music of Belfast High School students performing as The Gentlemen of Society, Belfast Swing Choir and more.

Admission: $5.00 for students, $8.00 for adults, and $15 for families.

Donations are encouraged.  Please join us for a fun evening of music and deserts!

Benefits / Fundraisers
Location: Belfast Area High School
Date: Jun 02, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Mark your calendar! A benefit dinner for the Liberian Education Fund will be held in the Belfast Area High School music wing.

Enjoy a traditional family-style Liberian feast and catch a glimpse of the organization's new Web site.

Admission: $5 for students, $8 for adults, $15 for families.

The Liberian Education Fund (L.E.F) was founded by high school student, Kim Ouillette, in December 2006. Kim is now in college in Washington D.C. but is still a very big part of the fund. The organization was helped set up by Stan Stalla, a resident of Northport who was working for USAID in Liberia. Stan set up a direct contact for the organization, Joe Hoover Gbadyu, a citizen of Liberia and an employee of USAID. Every year, Joe has selected a number of prospective students from five counties in Liberia, a tuition of $125 per student per semester is then sent to Joe that covers textbooks, uniforms and a daily lunch. Through the past 3 years the fund has supported up to 12 students per semester. Out of these six have graduated.

Now working in Belfast is a group of eight high school students. Maya French, Ilyse Laurel, Sage Norberg, Aleka Greeley, Clare Olson, Emma Bonneville, Lila Carpenter and Jane Ouillette.

We host several fundraisers each year including concerts, dances, raffles and dinners.