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Alice Thomas Memorial Fund

Alice Peale Pierce Thomas was the founder, president, and CEO of The Center for Literacy and Learning. Alice passed away quietly and peacefully on November 3, 2022. 
A core mission of social justice drove her strong belief that all children, regardless of how they look, where they come from, or how they learn, can and will achieve school success when provided with highly effective teachers and positive, supportive learning environments. In founding and growing The Center, Alice changed the lives of countless tens of thousands by permanently changing the nature of education at a local, national, and international level - and by reforming the very way that teachers teach.

For over 20 years, she assembled and directed The Center's annual Plain Talk education and literacy conferences where international thought leaders disseminated best practices and trained thousands of local, national, and international educators. Through her efforts of assembling the best minds and educational leaders from around the world, Alice pioneered fundamental changes in education and literacy, and she taught thousands of teachers how to better recognize and better serve students with dyslexia and alternative learning styles.

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If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.

Our legal name with the IRS is Louisiana Children's Research Center for Development and Learning (EIN 72-1221356).

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