smith chairties support letterNorthampton CPA Committee
City Hall
ATTN: Sara LaValley
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear CPA committee,
I am one of the School Counselors and the Guidance Department Head at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School. I have been at the school for over five years and I had never had
the luxury of stepping foot into the Smith Charities brownstone building at 51 Main Street until the spring of 2020. I was amazed at how gorgeous the building is, inside and out. Each
year a representative of Smith Charities comes to our school and presents to our eligible and deserving tradespeople. The students that complete the application are then able to use
that money towards student loans or to purchase the necessary tools to further their trade.
I can only imagine the cost needed to maintain such a gorgeous and historic building. Smith Charities is extremely deserving of this grant to make the necessary structural and aesthetic
repairs to maintain such a gorgeous and historic building.
Thank you,
Lauren Devine, M.Ed & Ed.S.
(413) 587-1414 ex: 3414
ldevine@smithtec.org