MURAD FAMILY FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH EL SEGUNDO EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO INSPIRE AND SHAPE THE LEADERS OF OUR FUTURE BY COMMITTING TO FUND NEW SCIENCE PROGRAM

Project Lead the Way: Biomedical Sciences Program Will Offer Courses to Further Prepare Students to Be the Most Innovative & Productive Leaders

 

El Segundo, Calif. – August 28, 2012 – The Murad Family Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to promoting Inclusive Health in education and action to help young people to lead healthier, happier and more connected lives, announced today that they have formed a partnership with the El Segundo Education Foundation to be the founding sponsor of Project Lead the Way: Biomedical Sciences Pathway at El Segundo High School (ESHS).

 

The Biomedical Sciences Pathway was created to give students the opportunity to become engaged in science by investigating, examining and solving medical challenges and is designed to prepare students to be the most innovative and productive leaders in science, technology and medicine, and to make meaningful, pioneering contributions to our world. Students will be introduced to the medical pathway in 9th grade and will continue the program through the 12th grade, preparing them to successfully complete baccalaureate and advanced medical programs. Approximately 250 students will be enrolled in the program. Throughout the course of the four-year sponsorship, Murad Family Foundation will donate up to $180,000 to the El Segundo Education Foundation earmarked to support the Biomedical Sciences Pathway program.

 

“The Murad Family Foundation is extremely excited about this partnership and also thrilled to support such an important program,” said Hilarie Murad, Foundation President. “Biomedical Sciences Pathway is a great complement to the current curricula that is normally offered in High School and we are excited to see how this program will help inspire, shape and mold the students of today to become the leaders of our future.”

 

“With the funding from the Murad Family Foundation, students at ESHS will now be able to embark on medical sciences studies before they get to college,” said Carol Pirsztuk, CEO of the El Segundo Education Foundation. “We are very excited to have created this partnership which will offer our students the opportunity to gain the necessary skills to succeed in an industry that benefits society as a whole.”

 

For more information on the Project Lead the Way: Biomedical Sciences Pathway program, visit www.pltw.org.  For more information on the El Segundo Education Foundation, visit ESEdF.org or call 310-615-2650 ext. 229. For more information on the Murad Family Foundation, visit www.muradfamilyfoundation.org.

 

 

 

 

About The Murad Family Foundation

The Murad Family Foundation supports philanthropic projects that promote Inclusive Health in education and action to help young people to lead healthier, happier and more connected lives. Based in El Segundo, Calif., The Murad Family Foundation was founded in 2011 with the purpose of advancing the health of Southern California’s children by expanding access to fitness and nutrition education. For more information, go to www.muradfamilyfoundation.org.

 

About The El Segundo Education Foundation

Established in 1983, the El Segundo Education Foundation is a partnership between businesses, individuals and families dedicated to raising funds and support for the El Segundo Unified School District.  The El Segundo Education Foundation (Tax ID# 95-3885992) is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation and is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c )(3) public charity.  For more information, please visit www.ESEdF.org.

 

Contact:

Brenna Israel

Murad Inc.

310.726.3335

bisrael@murad.com