Posts Tagged ‘elementary school’
GBEF Donates $60,000
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation has announced it will donate $60,000 towards the purchase of a core reading program at the elementary level to the Gresham-Barlow School District. The funds come from the foundation’s 2009 and 2010 phone-a-thons.
“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:
Danna Brothers, Elmers
School district employees, parents and the community at large
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Answer the Call 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
GBEF Phone-A-Thon
February 22-25, 2010
The Foundation will hold its 7th Annual Phone-A-Thon in February to benefit literacy programs in every elementary school in the district. 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.
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Phone-A-Thon 2009
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Thanks to generous community donors, our Phone-A-Thon raised over $40,000 for struggling readers in elementary schools. A BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors, Tokola Properties, Danna Brothers-Elmers,
Gresham Ford, The Outlook and MBank.
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