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East Windsor Education Foundation
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East Windsor Education Foundation

• Mission Statement
• The mission of the East Windsor Education
  Foundation is to provide a partnership with the
  East Windsor community to financially support
  innovative educational opportunities and programs
  with the East Windsor Public Schools. The
  foundation will identify through a grant
  application process worthwhile educational
  projects and make them a reality through
  aggressive fund raising.

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East Windsor Education Foundation

• Officers and members of the board
• President Jim Richards
• Vice President John Pica-Sneeden
• Treasurer Stephen Kulcsar
• Secretary Laura Foxx
• Board of Directors Vincent Bologna, Richard
  Gibson, Gil Hayes, Tim Howes, Jim Nilsson, Karen
  Owens and Bill and Laurie Sassi.
• Volunteers Judy Destro and Tracey Morin

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East Windsor Education Foundation

• Grants
• The East Windsor Education Foundation provides
  grants to educators in the East Windsor Public
  Schools.
• Proposals for funding should not supplant items
  that are covered in the existing town or school
  budgets.
• The Foundation will consider the following
  criteria when reviewing each application
  Innovation, Educational Merit, Student Impact and
  Sustainability.
• In May 2008 the East Windsor Education Foundation
  awarded grants purchase audio and large print
  books for the Middle School Library and to send
  Mark Paradise to a summer workshop.

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East Windsor Education Foundation

• Fundraisers
• Geisslers Supermarket is the largest donor.
  Since November, 2006 the foundation has collected
  Geisslers Supermarket receipts from community
  members. Geisslers Supermarket then donates 5
  of every receipt over 30.00 excluding tobacco
  and alcohol products.
• As of October 1, 2007 Geisslers Supermarket had
  donated 22,964.59 to the East Windsor Education
  Foundation. The foundation would like to express
  its appreciation to community members and
  Geisslers Supermarket for their continued
  generosity and participation.
• Drop boxes for Geisslers Supermarket receipts
  are located in the East Windsor Town Hall, East
  Windsor Senior Center, Warehouse Point Library,
  Scantic Church, Enfield Federal Savings Bank in
  Broad Brook, Broad Brook Books and Stuff and in
  each East Windsor school office.

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East Windsor Education Foundation
The East Windsor Education Foundation
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East Windsor Education Foundation

• It is with extreme gratitude and appreciation
  that the EWEF acknowledges these benefactors who
  have contributed
• during the period from November 2006 through
  October 31, 2008.

50 to 99 Patricia deCunha The Gibson
Family John and Linda Kehoe Amy Lupoli Up to
49 The Brigada Family Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
George, Jr. Gina, Andy and Leah Hoffman Gerda V.
Mikkelson Jean and Mark Mocadlo Kathleen and
Michael Parakilas Event Sponsors In-kind
donations Big Y Dunkin Donuts Geisslers
Supermarket Jonathon Pascos Restaurant Sam
Bucas Restaurant Surroundings Michael C. White
20,000 to 25,000 Geisslers Supermarket 500 to
1,000 USA Hauling and Recycling, Inc 100 to
499 Ken and Lauri Desrosiers East Windsor
Athletic Club East Windsor Office of Parks and
Recreation Enfield Federal Savings Bank F.M. Fay
Associates, Inc. Olenders Christine
Pelligrini Rockville Bank Community
Foundation J.R. Russo and Associates Sam Bucas
Restaurant Spring Street Service Center
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Upcoming Event

• Community Spelling Bee on February 6, 2009 at the
  EWHS.
• Community members can form teams of 3-5 people.
  100 entry team per team.
• A fun filled competitive evening hosted by Tim
  Howes and John Pica-Sneeden
• Teams will compete to determine which team is the
  best. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to the
  top teams
• More information will be coming