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RCEF Quick Facts
FUNDRAISING 2011/12
Goal: $450,000
INTERNET GIVING
MAJOR SUPPORTERS
Oracle
Sequoia Healthcare District
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, Peninsula Hills Women's Club, Plus 3 Network, Oracle, Sequoia Healthcare District, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tim Griffith Foundation, Wells Fargo, Westly Foundation LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTERS
Airgas, Brick Monkey, Center for Health & Weight Management, Bullfrog Media, David Amann of Edward Jones, Fable Inc., Fastsigns, Graniterock, Gelb Music, 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 Cantina, Ray's Auto, Sam's Handyman Service, 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
City of Redwood City, Peninsula Covenant Church, Optimists Club, Peninsula Hills Women's Club, Peninsula Sunrise Rotary, Redwood City 2020, Redwood City Mothers Club,
Redwood City Odd Fellows, Redwood City Womans Club, Sequoia Hospital, Serve the Peninsula, United Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Jo-Ann Sockolov
Vice President
Elaine Park
Treasurer:
Rick Hunter
Secretary:
Erika Pretell
Directors:
Mark Askins
Caryl Athanasiu
Michelle Beatty
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 Talain
PortFest Chairs:
Elaine Park and Lorianna Kastrop
OktobeRun Chair:
Rick Hunter
Bookkeeping Services:
Michele Haussler |
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RCEF eNews September 26, 2011 |
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GET READY FOR OKTOBER FESTIVAL FUN!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Port of Redwood City
8 am to 5 pm
Join us for this fun community celebration of the Port of Redwood City featuring live entertainment, boat tours, food & drink, arts & crafts, kid fun, and more. Plan your day!
Volunteer opportunities still available. For more information, please visit: www.rwcportfest.org.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Courthouse Square, Redwood City
OktobeRun: 8 am
Oktoberfest: 10 am to 8 pm
OktobeRun is the only 1/2 marathon & 5 k run/walk on the Pensinula. The course is flat, scenic, and mostly off-road, along beautiful San Francisco Bay. The run includes a 5k course for fun runners and walkers.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, including the $100 family sponsorship that gets your family's name on the race t-shirt! More information at: www.oktoberun.com.
After the race, stay for a full day of food, drink, and live entertainment at the Peninsula Oktoberfest celebration.
Proceeds from PortFest, OktobeRun and Peninsula Oktoberfest benefit the RCEF.
OKTOBERUN SPONSORS
My Credit Union · Fleet Feet Sports · Zazzle · Bullfrog Media · Redwood General Tire · Zamzee · Personal Capital
· TransPak · Mad Dawg School of Fitness · Center for Health and Weight Management · Hobee's · Goetz Brothers |
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Town Hall Meeting about California's Public Education System and HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Monday, October 3, 2011, 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm
Mustang Hall, Central Middle School
828 Chestnut Street, San Carlos
Hosted by the San Carlos School District with introductions by Dr. Craig Baker, San Carlos School District Superintendent. Panelists include Crystal Brown, Co-Founder and President of Educate Our State! and Ted Lempert, President of Children Now and former State Assemblyman. More information at: www.educateourstate.org.
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WHOLE FOODS MARKET 5% DAY SUCCESS
Whole Foods Market's 5% Day on September 14 brought us $4,963 in support of our Instrumental Music students! Plus we received an additional $2,062 in contributions to win our $10k music match.
A big thank you to those who shopped and helped staff the table, and to Jane Woodman and the Sequoia High School band -- the kids were great ambassadors for the music programs in both districts! Thanks also to Georgia Solkov Jack who found our $10k match donor and drove the Save Our School Music campaign to success! |
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SUMMER MATH INSTITUTE DELIVERS RESULTS
In our third year of the district's Pre-Algebra Summer Math Institute and our first year of alumni entering high school, we are proud to report that 100% of entering 8th grade students who have participated in the program (summers of 2009 or 2010) are currently enrolled in Algebra I or greater. Of these students, 30% have been placed in Geometry (the math course that students take after Algebra I).
Thank you to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation for making this possible for our kids! |
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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 purchase:
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 start treatment.
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OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Help expand your school's funding resources for student enrichment programs! Parents, teachers, and community members can apply for:
Target Field Trip Grants
Target Field Trip grants, up to $700 now available. Application deadline is September 28 2011. More information.
Whole Foods School Garden Grants
The School Garden Grants Program is a collaboration between the Whole Kids Foundation, Whole Foods Market, and FoodCorps that provides grants of $2,000 to support school garden projects. More information.
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JOIN US
Interested in volunteering or joining a committee? Want to become an RCEF board member? Find out how! |
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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