Long Beach’s Precious Lamb Preschool in line for up to $150,000 Chick-fil-A grant

Long Beach

Precious Lamb Preschool, wherever children who are stateless get to larn for free, is simply a determination finalist successful the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards — and volition manus retired escaped chickenhearted sandwiches astatine luncheon Thursday, Sept. 16, to get a fewer much votes.

John Howard, the franchisee astatine the Chick-fil-A Towne Center store, 7681 Carson Blvd., nominated Precious Lamb for the honor. That edifice volition big the get-out-the-vote lawsuit from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Alexandra Gray, improvement manager astatine Precious Lamb, said successful an email that 4 organizations from each portion volition person a $50,000-to$150,000 grant.

“We are 1 retired of lone 2 organizations successful California and the lone 1 successful Los Angeles County,” she said. “This could beryllium perchance the biggest assistance we person ever received.”

In bid to ballot successful the Inspiration Awards, radical request to beryllium a subordinate of the Chick-fil-A One rewards app. The escaped app tin beryllium downloaded astatine the Apple Store oregon astatine Google Play.

Once a member, radical tin spell to “rewards,” travel the directions by choosing the West portion and ballot for Precious Lamb. You bash not person to beryllium astatine a edifice to vote; voting began Sept. 4 and volition proceed done Sept. 25.

Precious Lamb Preschool, 2781 Magnolia Ave., is simply a faith-based, afloat time preschool for children from 18 months to 5 years aged who are homeless. Parenting classes are besides offered.

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