Our third annual Twilight 5K Run and Walk is fast approaching.  New this year - we'll be running down Darby Road so more of our neighbors can be part of the fun!  How can you participate? 

1. Become a business or parent sponsor of the race.  Depending on your sponsorship level, your name or business logo can go on the race t-shirt and our race website if received by April 10.
2. Join the race committee.  If interested, please email info@haverfordedfoundation.org.
3. Encourage your elementary school children to be part of the One Mile Challenge race. Chestnutwold will be defending last year's win.
4. Sponsor an elementary school runner.
5. Strap on your sneakers and join in the fun yourself!
   

For details on being a sponsor and for an entry form, please visit the race website: www.HaverfordTwilightRun.org

WHHS, the first high school radio station in the country, is long overdue for an upgrade.  A recent FCC review revealed the need for some new equipment in order to maintain its broadcast license.  Moreover, funds are needed to stream its broadcasts online.  To encourage WHHS supporters to donate, the foundation has agreed to match donations for the radio up to $5,000.
 
WHHS has touched many lives.  Just listen to what one class of 1955 graduate wrote when she sent in a donation:  "I read the news at noon on WHHS almost 55 years ago!"  Please join her in supporting a beloved institution.

What is ahead for us?  As we look to the future, we plan to:

• Raise the final funds to complete the TV studio
• Fund our commitment to match donations up to $5,000 for WHHS, the high school's radio station
• Approve more and, hopefully, larger grants for creative programs
• Begin the process of selecting our next large project which will focus on the elementary or middle schools
  

The programs and projects funded by the foundation have impacted many students in the district.  Here is what two of the principals have to say:
 
Haverford High School TV Studio
Haverford High School Principal Jeffrey Nesbitt recently wrote:
 
"Haverford High School was the recipient of substantial funding from the Haverford Township School District Education Foundation to support the equipment necessary to implement a high school television studio.  The grant donated for the new television station has had a tremendous impact on the entire high school community.  When we first began to plan the creation of a new television studio I knew that this would ultimately have an effect at Haverford High School, but I did not realize how significant the impact would be and I had no idea that I would immediately be seeing positive results. 
 
The television studio is the centerpiece of a cutting-edge curriculum in media and communications.  Students have access to laptops and other high end computers to create and edit their projects.  They have the ability to produce live shows through the use of television broadcasting equipment and they use various cameras to record video for later use.
 
The station broadcasts outstanding productions every Wednesday and Friday that are later shown on the local cable channel.  Students are learning to create meaningful and engaging stories in their presentations.  In addition, the cameras are visibly in use in the halls, cafeteria and at after-school events.  Students love to see themselves and their projects broadcast throughout the building. 
 
The entire television studio project has been a tremendous success.  The students, staff, and members of the community appreciate everything that the Haverford Township School District Education Foundation has done to support the television studio and many other projects at Haverford High School."
 

Elemenatary School Mini TV Stations
The excitement caused by Haverford High School's new TV studio has trickled down to the elementary schools.  Both Manoa and Chestnutwold have started their own mini TV studios thanks to grants from the foundation.  Manoa Principal, Daniel Horan writes:
 
"Thank you for your generous support of Good Morning Manoa.  Good Morning Manoa is our daily television news program that is completely produced and anchored by Manoa Elementary students.  Your support has enabled our students to gain real world technical and broadcasting skills and have a great time on a daily basis!"
 
We, too, are thankful that the foundation's grants are reaching so many children.

Thanks to the donations to our Staff Tribute Program which honors the teachers, administrators, secretaries, nurses, bus drivers, aides, coaches, food service employees, crossing guards and custodians who make contributions to the daily lives of our students, we continue to fund programs which enrich our students' lives.
 
To date this program has awarded over $41,000 for 89 grants for innovative programs and projects in the district's schools.
 
Here are our most recently awarded grants: 

• Best Buddies Life Skills Class
• Practice Makes Perfect - Foreign Language Headsets
• Supplemental Vocal Library - Small Group Music
• WHHS Comrex Remote Broadcast Unit
• ELMO Digital Visual Projector
• Artist in Residence - Labyrinth Project
• Phonological Awareness
• Manoa Morning News
• Author Visit by Julianna Baggot
• Chestnutwold mini TV Station
• Smart Remotes Student Response System (An Oakmont PTO Grant)
• Social Thinking and Self-Awareness (An S. Virginia Murphy Grant for special education students)
  

 
To see the full list, please visit:  www.haverfordedfoundation.org/grantprograms/grantsawarded.htm
 
Interested in honoring a staff member?  Please visit www.HaverfordEdFoundation.org to make your donation.  The staff member will receive both a personal letter from the Foundation letting them know of your thoughtfulness and a certificate acknowledging the honor.
 
Want to apply for a grant?   You may apply for grants which cultivate innovative learning opportunities that inspire and motivate Haverford Township students at www.HaverfordEdFoundation.org.  Applications can be submitted anytime during the school year.

You can now get information about us on Facebook.   Become one of our "fans" and post your ideas and comments on our "wall".

We recently welcomed another new board member, John McCall, Ph.D.  John received his B.A. from LaSalle and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.  He has been on the faculty of Saint Joseph's University since 1981 and has also taught at Iowa State University, the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  John served as Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Saint Joseph's and currently serves as Professor in the Departments of Management and Philosophy and as Director of the university's Pedro Arrupe Center for Business Ethics.  He has written extensively on business ethics, employee rights and moral philosophy.  In our community, he has been as active as a member of Citizens for Quality Education.  John resides in Haverford Township with his wife and daughter, who is now in her 12th year of education in the Haverford Township School District.

Volunteers are always welcome.  If you are willing to help, please email us at info@HaverfordEdFoundation.org.

Although we prefer direct donations, if you would rather donate to us through the Unitied Way you can do so.  Just use our donor code: 16281.

The foundation is a duly qualified, tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.  A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732--0999.  Registration does not imply endorsement.

 

To cultivate innovative learning opportunities
that inspire and motivate Haverford Township students.