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The Trust is endowing the Helmsley Scholarship that will annually yield substantial tuition aid supporting five to ten students at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Cornell has long been committed to need-blind admission and need-based financial aid. Scholarship aid is one of the most important ways that the School of Hotel Administration recruits the finest students regardless of their financial situations. The Helmsley Scholarship will further support Cornell’s efforts to maintain a diverse and global student body that will best serve the needs of the school and the demands of a diverse, global industry.

Founded in 1922 as the nation’s first collegiate course of study in hospitality management, the Cornell School of Hotel Administration is recognized as the world leader in its field.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is providing support for methodical careful planning for the expansion of this pre-K through eighth grade day school. The school’s current student body totals 339 students, but in recent years, it has experienced a surge of demand as indicated by dramatic increases in applications and enrollment due to its growing reputation. It is timely for the school to address the current space limitations and the expansion of its educational offerings to accommodate continued enrollment growth.

Established in 1967 for boys and girls, the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School celebrates academic excellence, and Jewish identity and tradition. Founded by Rabbi Schneier, spiritual leader of Park East Synagogue since 1962, and President and Founder of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, the School’s ethos reflects his lifelong devotion to Jewish education and his feeling that we must educate our youth to celebrate diversity, coexistence, mutual understanding and acceptance. In a joyful environment, considerate of individual talents and abilities, the students build a foundation of creative and critical thinking that kindles a lifelong love of learning while inspiring them “to perfect an imperfect world” through shining deeds of compassion, justice and charity. An excellent General Studies and Judaic Studies education enables the students to become leaders and creative participants in a global society, comfortable in a multicultural world.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is providing operating support to US FIRST, a national program to increase youth engagement and educational opportunities in science and engineering. Through after-school programs and annual robotics competitions, over 180,000 children are able to learn first-hand about potential careers in these fields.

FIRST is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Approximately 80 full-time employees provide program, management, and administrative support to programs across the country. Twenty-four Regional Directors throughout the United States work to create new teams, support veteran teams, and manage the FIRST Robotics Competition programs and events.