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December 2011 - Volume 10, Issue 11
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Happy Holidays!
Please consider making a year-end gift during the holiday season.
Happy Holidays from the Hillsborough Education Foundation. As you celebrate with family and friends during this season of hope and joy, we hope that you will consider making a year-end gift to assist the students in Hillsborough County Public Schools whose future dreams are supported through our scholarship, mentoring and career programs. Perhaps you would like to make a donation in honor of a teacher who helped change your life? The Foundation supports and honors our teachers through classroom grants, our Teaching Tools store and teacher recognition programs. Donating to the Hillsborough Education Foundation allows us to continue supporting these valued teachers as they help today's students become tomorrow's leaders.
This newsletter features articles about various ways that you can give to the Foundation, but the simplest way is to click here and donate to our annual fund. This fund allows the Foundation to continue all of our work in partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools. We are grateful for the many supporters who make valuable investments in the future of our community. Remember that gifts made by December 31 can generate deductions that could reduce your income tax bill. Through your continued generosity, we can keep our students, teachers and schools on the path to success. 
Chairman
Hillsborough Education Foundation
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Thanks, November Supporters!
Acclaris, Inc.
Allstate State Insurance
Bank of America Corporation
Bayshore Technologies
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Bess the Book Bus, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Inc.
Burton Restaurants, LLC
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.
Children's Board Of Hillsborough County
Covanta Hillsborough, Inc.
Douglas J. Dieck
Dr. Bernard D. Stein, MD PA
Driscoll's
Fantasy Theatre Factory, Inc.
Fenda & Franzini Family
Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors Inc.
Fowler White Boggs P.A.
Christopher L. Frankel
Stephanie Gibson
Grow Financial Federal Credit Union - Friends of Military Families, LLC
GE Foundation
Hector Gonzalez
Andrew Harris
David S. Hendrix
Hillsborough High School Alumni Association
IBM
Independent Resources
ING
Iron Workers Local 397
Gordon Johnston
Robert Jones
Kiara and Jeremi Brito Memorial Fund
Patricia Lagrange
Frances Langerfeld
Diana Llaneza
Robert Macomber
Madison Elementary
Manatee Bay LLC
James L. McCarthy
Mercury New Media
Middleton High School Alumni Association
Mosaic
Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A.
The New York Community Trust
Nielsen
Nancy Nourie
Curtis Parry, Jr.
Gary L. Perkola
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni
Wayne A. Plouffe
PNC Bank
Dr. Eli Rose
Fred and Mary Sue Rothenberg
Sage Partners, LLC
SERVE, Inc.
Staples through Kids in Need Foundation
Steve Sessums
Spanish Lyric Theater, Inc.
St. Petersburg Times - Payroll Deduction
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc.
Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation, Inc.
Tampa Convention Center
Frank M. Taylor
Thresher & Thresher P.A.
University of South Florida
Volunteer Florida, Inc.
Erin West
West Tampa Chamber of Commerce
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"We won't always know whose lives we touched and made better for our having cared, because actions can sometimes have unforeseen ramifications. What's important is that you do care and you act."- Charlotte Lunsford
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 Support the Building Excellence Campaign We are in the final stage of Phase I of our Building Excellence campaign. The first phase has been funded with generous contributions combined with operating dollars that allowed us to move into the Centro Espaņol building. We have been fortunate to move in and work during the latter renovations without detracting from our services or programs. Phase II, funding the restoration of the Grand Staircase, will begin depending upon grants from city, county, and state resources. We hope to someday be able to restore the staircase, entry and balcony doors. Even though we are in the building, we welcome your support to help us pay for the renovations so that we do not have to detract funds from operational support Donors may make gifts and "name" areas of the building. We will continue our Horizon Society level of giving and acknowledge these $5,000 donors by "naming" a horizon window or an area of the Teaching Tools Supply Store. More information on this Centro Espaņol program is featured on our website. Please e-mail John Collins at jcollins@educationfoundation.com and he will send you an information packet. |
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Give the Gift of Health for the New Year
The Teaching Tools Supply Store is open year-round for teachers to pick up supplies for their classroom needs. Did you know the store also provides supplies to keep children active? The Healthy Kicks section of the store offers classroom equipment such as basketballs, jump ropes and hula hoops, along with personal care items.
We need your help to stock the Healthy Kicks section. Give students the gift of good health so they can succeed in the classroom:
- $100 = 6 basketballs + 35 jump ropes + 8 hula hoops
- $50 = 3 basketballs + 10 jump ropes + 4 hula hoops
- $25 = 1 basketball + 5 jump ropes + 2 hula hoops
Your donations will keep kids active. You can also choose to write a message for students on your donations. A healthy body means a healthy mind!
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Give Your Time and Talent
We owe a lot of our success to the dedicated people who volunteer at our Foundation - mentoring or tutoring students, stuffing envelopes, stocking our Teaching Tools Supply Store, and helping with our events. Please consider donating your time and talent for our programs and events.There are several ways you can help:
- Administrative Volunteers - Data entry, filing, answering the phone, bookkeeping, etc. Contact Denise Becker at 813-574-0287 or by e-mail at dbecker@educationfoundation.com.
- Excellence in Education Awards - Assembling goody bags for our nominees (January 31) and helping out on the day of the event (February 16) that honors the Hillsborough County faculty and staff nominated by their peers for the Teacher of the Year, Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year and the Instructional Support Employee of the Year. Contact Cris Vatalaro at 813-574-0274 or by e-mail at cvatalaro@educationfoundation.com.
- Teaching Tools Supply Store - Keep our shelves stocked with school supplies and assist our shoppers when the store is open on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Contact Denise Becker at 813-574-0287 or by e-mail at dbecker@educationfoundation.com.
- AmeriCorps Members - Tutor struggling readers in grades K-3 with Hillsborough Reads, or serve as a Peer Mentor Coordinator for our Graduation Pathway program. Contact Jessica Blinkey at 813-574-0290 or by e-mail at jblinkey@educationfoundation.com.
Volunteer today! CLICK HERE to fill out a volunteer form.
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Good 4U, Good 4Us
Enjoy Some Savings
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As a Hillsborough Education Foundation supporter, LEGOLANDŽ Florida would like to offer you BIG savings on 1-day, 2-day and annual passes!
Discounts to St. Pete Times Forum Events
The Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Pete Times Forum are partnering with Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk school districts to bring fans special education offers for the upcoming events below. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit your school district.
CLICK HERE to learn more about our promotions!
Mar k Your Calendars
Excellence in Education Awards Thursday, February 16, 2012
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
The Hillsborough Education Foundation's Excellence in Education Program recognizes the "best of the best" educators and school personnel who consistently bring forth their best efforts and utilize their talents to ensure the students they serve receive the best education possible. Become a program donor of the 2012 Excellence in Education Awards. Contact Cris Vatalaro at (813) 574-0274 or cvatalaro@educationfoundation.com.
Play FORE Education Golf Tournament
Monday, March 19, 2012
Avila Golf & Country Club
The Annual Play FORE Education Golf Tournament, presented by BATSON-COOK Company, will be held at the Avila Golf & Country Club on Monday, March 19. Hillsborough County Public School administrators will be on hand to watch the pre-event Putting Pro 9-hole Shootout. Then, more than 30 foursomes will compete for the Best Net and Gross Teams. The Tournament concludes with a dinner and Awards Ceremony. Sponsorship with a foursome is $2,500. Flagsticks and Tee sign sponsorships are also available. Contact Cheryl Hedrick at chedrick@educationfoundation.com or (813) 574-0273 for more information or CLICK HERE to sponsor/registe r.
Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament
Friday, April 6, 2012
Westshore Yacht Club
The Annual Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament will take place on April 6, 2012 at the Westshore Yacht Club. The Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament was started by two devoted corporate partners who understood the necessity of generating undesignated funds for the Foundation. Today, Larry Wilder of WILDERARCHITECTURE, INC. spearheads the event in partnership with Casey Weldon of Allstate Construction. They continue to add to the $250,000 already raised for the Foundation through this annual event. Each year, they host a Captain's dinner with key administrative Hillsborough County Public Schools personnel & participants the evening before the tournament. Participants receive dinner, a fishing shirt, hat and a cooler for their participation. At the tournament, each angler is treated to a McDonald's breakfast, boxed lunch, and a Westshore Yacht Club Awards dinner where photos document the biggest fish of the day for this "catch and release" tournament. The Foundation appreciates Larry's continued leadership of the event. If you are interested in sponsoring a boat or donating a drawing prize, contact Larry Wilder at 813-230-0190 or Cheryl Hedrick at 813-574-0273.
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