Organizations Filed Purposes:
BEFORE SCARLETT LEWIS'S 6-YEAR-OLD SON JESSE LEWIS LOST HIS LIFE AT SANDY HOOK SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14, 2012, HE HAD WRITTEN A MESSAGE ON HER KITCHEN CHALKBOARD: NURTURING HEALING LOVE. THE WORDS "NURTURING"HEALING" ARE PART OF THE DEFINITION OF THE COMPASSION ACROSS ALMOST ALL CULTURES. LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIVES ARE BUILT. INSPIRED BY JESSE'S WORDS, THE JESSE LEWIS CHOOSE LOVE MOVEMENT WAS FORMED. THE MOVEMENT'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVES THE BENEFITS OF THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SKILLS REQUIRED TO CHOOSE LOVE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND TO HELP FACILITATE THIS TEACHING WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS IS DONE IN HONOR OF JESSE AND TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE HE LEFT ON HIS FAMILY'S KITCHEN CHALKBOARD SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED - "NURTURING, HEALING, LOVE." FOUNDER, SCARLETT LEWIS HAS PERSONALLY DEDICATED HER LIFE'S WORK TO SHARING JESSE'S MESSAGE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR WORLD AND BY SUPPORTING THE EFFO
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The Choose Love Enrichment Program has been downloaded by more than 16,000 educators in all 50 states and Washington DC and in more than 50 countries. At the beginning of the school year of 2018-2019 it was estimated that around 500,000 students would be taught the program that year. The feedback from the program has been so overwhelmingly positive that States like New Hampshire have included it in their School Safety Commission reports and have named the Choose Love Enrichment Program as their recommended SEL program for the schools in their State. The program continues to be provided at no cost to schools thanks to generous donations and grants, as the movement is committed to ensuring that every child receives these benefits.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Scarlett Lewis | Director | 40 | $86,658 |
Doug Harrison | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
Michael Lawrence | Director | 1 | $0 |
Ty Bongiovanni | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Colleen Haines | Director | 1 | $0 |
Robert Haines | Director | 1 | $0 |
Nicolas Ortner | Director | 1 | $0 |
Dr Christopher Kukk | Director | 1 | $0 |
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