You can help students become better readers!

The Foundation will hold its 11th Annual Phone-A-Thon in February to help struggling students in our district become better readers and be more successful in school.

Gresham Ford, Gresham Sanitary, Key Bank-Troutdale and the Gresham Outlook are teaming up with the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation to help students learn to read. Again this year, the foundation will raise funds through its annual Phone-A-Thon to support the district’s program to help struggling readers. The event also provides fundraising support to high school student groups. Last year, the Phone-A-Thon raised nearly $29,000. From February 25-28, student callers from our three high schools will once again man the phones to call district parents & community members to ask for a donation to this worthwhile cause.

Please answer the call!

Golf will rule the day, September 24, 2012 at Persimmon Country Club. Come join us for a round of golf while we raise money to support our small grants program for the teachers in the Gresham Barlow School District.

$150 per golfer includes golf, shared cart, tee prize & buffet dinner.

Check-in begins at 10:00 AM and shotgun start is at noon.

This year’s sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors- Accu NW, Mckinstry, Sodexo
Gold Sponsors – American Service Corp., J.Frank Schmidt & Son, Northwest Water Works, Pacific Crest Construction, Suburban Auto Group, USI Northwest,
Silver Sponsors – Advance Alarm Systems, Beresford Co., Boora Architects
Bronze sponsors – Coastwide Laboratories, Dull Olsen Weekes, Gresham Town Fair Chiropractic, Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Lear Electric, Moen Machinery, Pacific Sports Turf, Scott Hansen, US Bank, WFG National Title
Hole in One- Gresham Ford, Putting Contest – Key Bank of Troutdale, Driving Range – Benson Industries, Beverage Sponsor – Gresham Glass

Please register by September 3, 2012 – 2012 Golf Registration Form

Sponsorships are still available.

Most of her 33 books and 1400 articles deal with three areas: the victims’ stories; the detectives and prosecutors and how they solve their cases with old fashioned police work and modern forensic science, and the killers’ lives.

Joining Ann for the event will be her daughter, Leslie Rule, who is a noted author in her own right.

Enjoy a complimentary light breakfast while listening to two of Oregon’s famous authors.

This fundraising event will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 7:00 – 8:30 am at Grace Community Church 800 SE Hogan Rd in Gresham.

Sponsored by Jazzy Bagels, The Boeing Company, Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, Key Bank-Troutdale, Historic Downtown Gresham Kiwanis, Gresham Barlow School Board, Starbucks-Gresham Station

Volunteer & Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

You can help students become better readers!

The Foundation will hold its 10th Annual Phone-A-Thon in February to benefit literacy programs in every elementary school in the district.

Gresham Ford, Gresham Sanitary and the Gresham Outlook are teaming up with the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation to help students learn to read. Again this year, the foundation will raise funds through its annual phone-a-thon to support the school district’s core reading program “Literacy by Design.” This program helps every student in every elementary school in our district. The event also provides fundraising support to high school student groups. Last year, the phone-a-thon raised nearly $27,000. From February 20-23, student callers from our three high schools will once again man the phones to call district parents & community members to ask for a donation to this worthwhile cause.

Please answer the call!

The highly anticipated sixth book of Jean Auel’s Earth’s Children® series, The Land of Painted Caves, is the culmination fans have been waiting for. Continuing the story of Ayla and Jondalar, Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived more than 25,000 years ago.

The Land of Painted Caves is an exquisite achievement by one of the world’s most beloved authors.

You are invited to come enjoy a complimentary lite breakfast while listening to Oregon’s famous author.
This fundraising event will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 7:00 – 8:30 am at Grace Community Church 800 SE Hogan rd Gresham.

Borders Books will be on hand with her new release and copies of the complete Earth’s Children series.
Volunteer & Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Join us for some holiday spirit and shop local vendors for unique gifts, wine tasting, wonderful food and FUN!

A raffle will be held to support the Gresham Barlow Education Foundation.

Come support local business and our foundation.

There is no charge for entry but must be 21 yrs or older due to wine being served.

The Community Effect is a non-profit community collaboration group founded and funded by a local dentist who’s vision was to create a community wide “week of giving” to benefit local charities in the Gresham area. Uniting business, government, city employees, churches, schools and residents to work as one in support three great Gresham Area Charities.

Gresham Barlow Education Foundation is one of three benefactors of The Community Effect along with My Fathers House and Snow Cap

September 27 – October 1
A Week of Fund Raising Events Benefiting These Charities

Make a Pledge Today and Join in Our Challenge

 Donate a percentage of your wages or business revenue for one day during the Community Challenge Week.

 Donate gift certificates to your business (or re-gift a gift card given to you) that can be sold at charity auctions,usually at full face value.

 Sponsor a fund raising event at your business, church, school or work place during the Community Challenge Week.

www.TheCommunityEffect.ORG

“We are excited to support our schools through this donation,” said Foundation Chair Wendy Vondrak. “Providing classroom materials that will help ensure every elementary school student develops strong reading skills is critical to this school district’s success.”

Future Donations

The foundation has also agreed to donate the proceeds from the 2011 and 2012 phone-a-thon for the reading program purchase. The annual phone-a-thon, held in February, is the foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. Over the last six years, the foundation has raised more than $260,000 to provide extra support for struggling readers.  In addition to providing support for reading programs, it also provides a fundraising opportunity for high school student groups.

The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation was started in 1994 to assist the schools of the district in providing the best possible educational opportunities for its students.

We would like to thank our 2009 and 2010 contributors:

Gresham Ford

Bremerik Construction

Gresham Outlook

Tokola Properties

MBank

Cascade Athletics

Gresham Sanitary

Danna Brothers, Elmers

School district employees, parents and the community at large