One of Jeffers Foundation’s primary goals is to enter into “productive partnerships” where the synergy of like minds and diverse means produces a result that is more than the sum of the parts. Such is the result of the fruitful collaboration with the City of Savage, Minnesota. Jeffers partnership with Savage began with collaboration in providing environmental education opportunities for the students in Glendale elementary school.

Jeffers became aware of the Savage dream of building an environmental learning center at a nearby park where Glendale students would go for EE experiential learning. In conversations with city officials, Jeffers agreed to help with a substantial portion of the funding of this project in return for which Savage has pledged to permit the schools in the area to make use of the facility for educational purposes free of charge.