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FUNDRAISING
Goal: $350,000
Raised to date: $380,000
INTERNET PARTNERS
Amazon, iTunes,
eScrip, Keplers
PROGRAM PARTNERS
City of Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Joy Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mills-Peninsula, Oracle, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation, Wells Fargo, Westly Foundation,
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Peninsula Covenant Church, Redwood City 20/20, Redwood City Mothers Club, Sequoia Hospital, Serve the Peninsula
LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS
Anvil Modern Paperie, Chavan & Associates CPA, City Pub, David Amann/Edward Jones, Fastsigns, Hayes Group, Hellbent Marketing, John McAffee State Farm Insurance, L. Coe Consulting, Dr. Gabrielle Thodas, Linda Thomas PR, Main Street Coffee Roasting Co., Natalie Salon, REI, Spectrum Magazine, Whole Foods
REALTOR PARTNERS
Patricia Wright Realtor
GIVE AS YOU SHOP PARTNERS
Celebrate Art, Jigsaw Java, Kastrop Group, Kepler's Books, Key Market, MARHZ the salon, Ray's Auto
MEMBERSHIPS
San Mateo/Redwood
City Chamber of Commerce, Redwood City Downtown Business Group, San Mateo County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Interservice Club Coordinating Council
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Jo-Ann Sockolov
Vice President: Elaine Park
Treasurer: Judie Boisvert Gutierrez
Members:
Caryl Athanasiu
Michelle Beatty
Sheldon Chavan
Cammie Edwards
Tim Kreidler
Rick Hunter
Carol Lashman
Zeke Mead
Walid Naja
Barbara Pierce
Barry Schnur
Jane Taylor
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BENEFIT FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE 2010
Once again, Benefit for a Brighter Future exceeded all our expectations. Almost 400 guests attended and our net proceeds for the event topped $110,000!
We were proud to use the occasion to present our annual Investor Award to Wells Fargo, and the new Pat Crawford Inspiration Award to Susie Peyton.
Thank you to everyone who came and all those who supported us with time, energy, and money!
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We have already raised almost $26,000 toward our campaign to keep instrumental music in our schools next year.
Look for these events to benefit music coming up soon!
GROOVIN' IN THE GROVE
All day music festival and evening concert
May 29, 2010 at Sequoia High School
Day Festival Lineup (to date): Johan Guerra & Daniel Larsen, The Post-War Crisis of Values, Requiem to Dissolution, Foreign Soil, Sequoia High School Combo,
Woodside High School Jazz Combo
Evening Concert Lineup: Duo Cascada de Flores, Corazon al Sur, San Francisco Bay Jazz Ensemble, Bing and the Bingtones
4th OF JULY FUN RUN 5k run through downtown Redwood City before 4th of July parade.
Please help us by mailing your check today to:
RCEF Music! Maestro Campaign
PO Box 3046
Redwood City, CA 94064
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REDWOOD CITY MOTHERS CLUB THANK YOU!
This past Saturday, the Redwood City Mothers Club (RWCMC) partnered with the City and downtown businesses for the highly successful "Almost Mother's Day" event featuring Andy Z and the Andyland Band. Proceeds from the event went to support the RCEF.
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PLEASE JOIN US! We are once again seeking new members for the RCEF Board. We are an all-volunteer organization made up of parent and community leaders. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month, and request that our Board members also be available to participate in a fundraising, outreach, financial, communication, or other committee.
You can make a real difference in the lives of our Redwood City school children, while working along side some of our community's most interesting and hard-working people!
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GRANT NEWS: DOCUMENT CAMERAS
Samsung Foundation's Active Learning Grant program is offering a free document camera to 50 K-12 teachers who show the greatest need by filling out a very simple form online.
Deadline: June 1
Winners notified: September 1
Website: www.samsunggrants.com |
 BBF 2010 SUPPORTERS
LEAD SPONSORS: Google, Wells Fargo
PLATINUM: Comcast, Pacific Shores Center, Silicon View
GOLD: Hellbent Marketing, Port of Redwood City
SILVER: A1 Party Rental, Fast Signs, Guckenheimer, Kid Kare Medical Associates, John Sieling RE/MAX, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
BRONZE: Gelb Music, Gray's Paint, Informatica, Julie Brodie, Laurie Reynolds of , Lyngso, Peninsula Symphony, Patelco Credit Union, Pete's Harbor, Recology,
Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Saltworks, San Mateo Credit Union, Shutterfly, Solutions2Projects, Stanford University, Woodside Road United Methodist Church
PATRONS: Art in Action, Beresford Montessori, Cemex, County Restaurant Supply, Erika Pretell Market Research, FBA, Inc. Structural Engineers, First National Bank of Northern California, Gunderson Dettmer, Laura & Gary Lauder Philanthropic Foundation, Pearl Law Group, Provident Credit Union, Seaport Industrial Association, Vantage Wealth Management
FUND-A PROGRAM GIFT DONORS
Anvil Paperie, Brick Monkey, Cabot Vermont Cheese, Constellation Wines, Costco, Electronic Arts, Main Street Coffee Roasters, Natalie Salon, PDI Dreamworks, Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, Ralph's Sewing & Vacuum, Red Lantern, Redwood Massage, REI, Sigona's Farmer Market, Styles Hair Design,The Dawg House, Tom's Teak Furniture, Virginia City Rail, Walid Naja, Whole Foods |
The nonprofit, all-volunteer RCEF has been working since 1983 to help provide the public elementary and middle school students of Redwood City with the education they need to succeed in high school, college, work, and life.
The RCEF eNews is a publication of the Redwood City Education Foundation. |
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