The Addition Financial Foundation has been awarded the 2026 Executive Award of Regional Significance, a top honor in the East Central Florida Diamond Awards, for its Renovate to Educate program—an initiative that has already made a meaningful impact in Lake County schools.

The Diamond Awards, presented by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, recognize outstanding projects that strengthen communities across an eight-county region through innovation, collaboration and long-term benefit.

Renovate to Educate originally launched as a classroom makeover program but has since expanded to focus on transforming “needs spaces”—dedicated rooms in public schools that offer food, clothing, hygiene products and other essentials for homeless and low-income students.

The program now serv

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