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RCEF Quick Facts
FUNDRAISING 2010/11
Raised: $356,000
INTERNET GIVING
MAJOR SUPPORTERS
Oracle
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Wells Fargo
Westly Foundation
2011 INVESTOR AWARD RECIPIENT
Port of Redwood City 2011 INSPIRATION AWARD RECIPIENT
Georgia Solkov Jack PROGRAM SUPPORTERS
Art-in-Action, City of Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Joy Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Music for Minors, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Peninsula Hills Women's Club, Oracle, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation, Wells Fargo, Westly Foundation LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTERS
Brick Monkey, Center for Health & Weight Management, David Amann of Edward Jones, Fable Inc., Fastsigns, Graniterock, Hellbent Marketing, Linda Thomas PR, Maxx Metals, Our Schools Our Town Magazine, REI, Road Runner Sports, Spectrum Magazine, Sports Basement, Stanford Hospital, Valari Coins and Jewelry, Whole Foods GIVE AS YOU SHOP SUPPORTERS
Kepler's Books, Key Market,HoneyBear Trees, Milagros,Yang Orthodontics MEMBERSHIPS
San Mateo/Redwood
City Chamber of Commerce, Redwood City Downtown Business Group, San Mateo County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Interservice Club Coordinating Council COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Peninsula Covenant Church, Optimists Club, Peninsula Hills Women's Club, Peninsula Sunrise Rotary, Redwood City 2020, Redwood City Mothers Club, Redwood City Womans Club, Sequoia Hospital, Serve the Peninsula |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Jo-Ann Sockolov < BR> Vice President
Elaine Park
Treasurer:
Rick Hunter
Secretary:
Erika Pretell
Directors:
Mark Askins
Caryl Athanasiu
Michelle Beatty
Cammie Edwards
Dan Gibson
Tim Kreidler
Rick Hunter
Carol Lashman
Zeke Mead
Barbara Pierce
Deb Shea
Jane Taylor
Advisors:
Judie Boisvert-Gutierrez, Linda Thomas
BBF 2011 Chairs:
Zeke Mead and Jo-Ann Sockolov
Save our School Music Campaign Chairs:
Georgia Solkov Jack and Lois Hanko
Groovin' in the Grove Chair: Kate Tolles
Parade Run Chairs: Tommy Vargas and Ron Tailain
PortFest Chairs:
Elaine Park and Lorianna Kastrop
OktobeRun Chair:
Rick Hunter
Bookkeeping Services:
Michele Haussler |
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RCEF eNews August 2, 2011 |
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!
Once again, we have had another successful year raising funds to support our Redwood City students.
Thanks to an army of volunteers and supporters, we were able to raise more than $356,000 to help fund music for students in grades 2 through 8, Outdoor Education, SMART innovation grants, the Pre-Algebra Summer Math Institute, and the FitFun for Better Learning program.
To get here, we put in hundreds of person hours in a long list of activities focused on raising money and getting the word out, many of which involved working with our incredible community partners. Here are just some of the things we did in 2010/11:
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HELP US MEET A $10,000 CHAL LENGE GRANT FOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
An anonymous Portola Valley couple is offering a $10,000 match to help us preserve instrumental music for our middle school students.
Every dollar you give before September 12, 2011 earns a dollar up to $10,000 for a total contribution of $20,000!
Help us meet this challenge by sending your check, payable to the Redwood City Education Foundation, to:
RCEF
PO Box 3046
Redwood City, CA 94064
Please indicate SOSM Match on your check.
Or click here to give on line. Please enter "SOSM Match" in the designation field.
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CRAFTERS, FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS  invites artists, crafters, artisans and food vendors to join our 2nd annual celebration of the Port of Redwood City
on October 1, 2011.
We offer lots of opportunities to put your creations in front of a motivated public. PortFest draws people from all over the Bay area with entertainment, boat tours, kid fun and more.
All proceeds benefit the RCEF!
For more information, please visit: www.rwcportfest.org. Vendor application deadline is September 1, 2011.
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GIVE AS YOU SHOP MERCHANTS
Give as You Crunch!
Do good while you snack at Milagros! Thanks to the generosity of Milagros Cantina, $1 of every bowl of chips sold goes to the RCEF!
These merchants also give us an automatic donation when you make a puchase.
Shop through our website at: Kepler's Books, and iTunes.
Shop in person at: Kepler's Books and be sure to mention the RCEF. Bring your reusable shopping bags to Key Market.
New to our program is Yang Orthodontics. This practice donates $150 to the RCEF for each new patient who mentions us when they set up a new patient exam and starts treatment.
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GET READY FOR OKTOBER FUN!
OktobeRun & Peninsula Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Courthouse Square, Redwood City
OktobeRun 5k and Half Marathon
8:00 am
Peninsula OktoberFest
10:00 am to 8:00 pm
OktobeRun is one of the first half marathons on the Peninsula in years. The course is flat, scenic, and mostly off-road, after leaving downtown and joining the Bay Trail along beautiful San Francisco Bay. After the race, runners and their families can stay for a full day of food, drink, and live entertainment at the Peninsula Oktoberfest celebration.
Proceeds from OktobeRun and Peninsula Oktoberfest benefit the RCEF.
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THANK YOU TO THE CIVIC CULTURAL COMMISSION
We are pleased to announce that Redwood City's Civic Cultural Commission has once again given its support to our Music for Learning program with a grant of $8,600. The Commission has been an invaluable partner of this program since 1998.
Music for Learning educates all 4,000 of our 2nd through 5th grade students in music fundamentals, preparing them for instrumental music in middle school and high school.
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JOIN US
Interested in volunteering or joining a committee? Want to become an RCEF board member? Find out how!
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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.
RCEF eNews is a publication of the Redwood City Education Foundation. |
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