Category: Community Awards

Descendants Film Award

‘Descendants’ Wins Film Award

‘Descendants: The Story of Us‘ was the Lunda Award recipient at the 22nd Annual Oakland International Film Festival in October 2024. This short film, created and produced by Shanti Lair–Croom and directed by Shaun Daniels, best exemplified the theme of the Lunda Award through its depiction of the journey and obstacles faced by several families right here in the East Bay in their pursuit of the American dream.

The Lunda people were known to have of the largest expansions in Central Africa.

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Embarc donates to school supplies

Embarc Supports AEF’s School Supplies Program

Thank you to Embarc General Manager, George Holmes, for supporting AEF’s Backpack and School Supply drive with a generous grant! This year we are supporting 800 Alameda low-income students by providing them with new backpacks and quality school supplies so that they are equipped for success on the first day of school! We appreciate Embarc’s support of this important effort!

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AEF Executive Director Vicki Sedlack Wins Community Award!

On April 25, 2024, AEF Executive Director, Vicki Sedlack, attended the Alameda Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards and was honored to receive the Community Leader of the Year Award!

You can view the list of awardees on page 3 here.

Vicki stated: “It is such a honor and I am so grateful. It is also a testament of how important the work of AEF is.

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Summer Camps Lego

Once Again AEF Wins Top 5!

Parents Press Top 5 2023Once again, the readers of Parents Press ranked Alameda Education Foundation in the ‘Top 5 Reader’s Choice STEM Enrichment Programs in Alameda County in 2023′. We also were chosen in the top 5 enrichment programs in 2022.

See what AEF is offering now for STEM and other After School classes at Alameda public schools.

See all the results of the Parents Press 2023 Top Classes and Enrichment Programs in Alameda County as voted for by the readers of Parents Press here.

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AEF at the Island Running Festival

Island Running Festival Donates to AEF

Alameda’s Island Running Festival took place on September 24, 2023. Event organizers were excited to bring the Island running festival back after a 3 year break. All events began and ended on the historic and transformed Alameda Point, with a 5k, 10k and Half Marathon that utilized many of the new trails that have opened up since the last event.

AEF Board members and staff manned a booth at the event to encourage runners.

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City of Alameda

AEF Wins Community Service

On November 5, 2020, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and the City of Alameda’s Social Service Human Relations Board honored this year’s recipients at the Seventh Annual Community Service Awards Ceremony. This year the awards honor individuals, businesses, and organizations that made noteworthy contributions to our community, particularly in advancing racial justice or responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Alameda Education Foundation won the Non-Profit of the Year award and three AUSD students won Youth Service awards.

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