Dear Friend,
November is the month when we think about the true meaning of Thanksgiving. We at the Alameda Education Foundation have much to be thankful for.
1. I am very thankful that Diane Foster and Kathy Moehring have joined our Board of Directors! They bring experience, expertise and a commitment to our students. Welcome Diane and Kathy!
2. We have moved to our new offices in Historic Alameda High.
Dear Friend,
With the 2012-2013 school year wrapped up (and new year about to begin!), I’m writing to share with you the impact the Alameda Education Foundation made on student success, thanks to your support. Personally, I’ve heard from parents “thrilled” that their children have learned how to design their own video games in our Enrichment computer programming camp. I’ve witnessed the value of our Middle School Sports program’s academic tie-in that, as one parent put it,
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Dear Friend,
The tragic event in Newtown occurred the day after our monthly Adopt A Classroom presentation day. I spent Thursday, December 13th with happy, cheering kindergartners and first graders. In fact, look at the picture taken by Kathie Woulfe at one presentation – happy smiling kids – our kids. My last presentation was made outside in the Kindergarten play yard at Haight to cheering Kindergartners. I got many hugs from the beautiful students.
Dear Friend,
I am writing to share a couple powerful stories about what a difference your support of the Alameda Education Foundation makes in students’ lives and to ask you to consider making a year-end financial contribution to support our vital work. You may click here to donate.
When Nathan* made his middle school volleyball team this fall, his coach thought he’d be thrilled. Instead, he turned it down. But the coach took the time to learn why and found out that Nathan struggles with trying anything new and thus had developed a knee-jerk reaction of saying no to everything.
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Dear Friend,
Welcome back! It is an exciting time of year as the new school year begins. We at the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) would especially like to welcome new staff, parents and students into our learning community.
Often there is a theme that defines the goals of a school year. For AEF, one has emerged loud and clear from our work over the summer as well as the last few years –
Dear Friend,
I’m writing to share with you the impact the Alameda Education Foundation has made on student success thanks to your support. Personally, I have witnessed teachers crying when receiving a $500 Adopt A Classroom with students cheering their teachers and watched the most exciting middle school basketball game ever when Lincoln and Wood competed for the A girls championship at the Boys & Girls Club. But the impact goes beyond that.
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Dear Friends,
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we at the Alameda Education Foundation have much to be thankful for!
All Together Now 2011!
Our second annual fundraiser for music, art and drama on November 10th – All Together Now – really WAS the best party in town! A packed audience danced the night away to awesome music, enjoyed fabulous hors d’oeuvres and wine, and bid on some amazing auction items.
Graduation ceremonies for Alameda and Encinal High School were last week and by the look of the graduating classes, the future looks very bright.
For example, Alameda High School 2011 graduate Valerie Fong was just selected as one of two CIF/Farmers Scholar-Athletes of the Year. This is a scholarship award that identifies student-athletes who excel in the classroom, athletics, and make strong contributions to their schools and communities. Only one female and one male are selected each year from the 1,500-plus CIF schools statewide,
