Barrington Education Foundation
283 County Road
Barrington, Rhode Island 02806
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
February 23, 2007
BARRINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION (BEF)
TO HOLD TWELFTH ANNUAL TELETHON IN MARCH
BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND: The Barrington Education Foundation (BEF) will hold its twelfth annual Telethon on the evenings of March 6 and 7, 2007. Telethon co-chairs Maria Barry and Nancy Burlingame, along with Brad Faxon, Honorary Chair for the BEF Telethon, are looking forward to another successful event this year. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser contribute to more than half of the total funds raised by BEF each year. Through an annual grant cycle, nearly 100% of monies raised returns to the public schools, providing direct benefit for the enrichment of students in all grades in the district. This year, BEF has funded such innovative grants and programs as:
- Funding for a local history activity workbook to be used district-wide by 3rd grade classes.
- Funding for six outdoor fitness stations for use by mileage club and entire community, at Nayatt School.
- Funding for two sound field FM amplification systems to enhance student learning and behavior in the classroom, for Primrose Hill School.
- Funding for a 30-station Neo-Smart Computer Mobile Lab, providing word processing keyboards to enhance student creative writing options, at Hampden Meadows School.
- Funding for eleven LCD projectors for Social Studies classrooms at Barrington Middle School, to enhance multimedia opportunities provided by the new Social Studies curriculum.
- Funding for the Katie Brown Educational Program at Barrington High School, to provide a dating violence training program for BHS staff supporting the Health curriculum.
Founded in 1992, BEF is a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to the support and enrichment of all students within the Barrington Public Schools. Since its inception, BEF has awarded over $600,000 in support of this mission. Thousands of BEF supporters in the community will be contacted during the Telethon. Donations may also be made through the United Way. All pledges and donations are tax-deductible.
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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Zoe Alley
245-2782
January 24, 2007
BARRINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION (BEF) FUNDS $51,299 IN GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 2007
BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND: The Barrington Education Foundation (BEF) is a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to the support and enrichment of all students within the Barrington Public Schools. Founded in 1992, BEF has raised and awarded over $600,000 to fund a wide range of programs, technology and materials through an annual grant cycle, providing direct benefit for the enrichment of students in all schools and grades in the district.
With this announcement of $51,299 in award funding for 2007, BEF provided funding for 18 grants that were distributed among all six district schools. Technology grants comprised the largest group of grant proposals by category, followed by Literacy.
The Barrington Education Foundation uses proceeds from its two annual fundraising events, the Rubber Ducky Race and the BEF Telethon, as well as donations from individuals and United Way donations, to provide funding for these annual grant awards. In addition, BEF was the recipient of a generous and significant charity contribution of $12,000from the CVS Charity Classic Golf Tournament, which helped tremendously with BEF’s ability to grant such deserving programs.
BEF is proud to announce the following grant awards:
SOWAMS SCHOOL___________________________________________$4,262
- LCD Projector ($1,227): For school-wide use.
- Library Books for Reluctant Readers ( $2,000
- Local History Activity Workbook ($333): Pertaining to Barrington history. To be used district-wide by 3rd grade classes.
- 2 Digital Cameras ($702): For school-wide use.
NAYATT SCHOOL____________________________________________$6,210
- Library Books for Reluctant Readers ($2,000)
- Local History Activity Workbook ($333):Pertaining to Barrington history. To be used district-wide by 3rd grade classes.
- Fitness Trail Blazers ($3,176): Six fitness stations for use by mileage club and entire community in support of physical fitness/health curriculum.
- 2 Digital Cameras ($701): For school-wide use.
PRIMROSE HILL SCHOOL____________________________________$5,954
- Sound Field ($2,920): 2 sound field FM amplification systems to enhance student learning and behavior in the classroom.
- Library Books for Reluctant Readers ($2,000)
- Local History Activity Workbook ($333): Pertaining to Barrington history. To be used district-wide by 3rd grade classes.
- 2 Digital Cameras ($701): For school-wide use.
HAMPDEN MEADOWS SCHOOL_____________________________$9,580
- Portable Projection Screen for Library ($630)
- Neo Smart Option Mobile Lab ($7,750): For 30 student stations. Word processing keyboards to enhance student creative writing options.
- Creative Therapy ($1,200): Games, literature and music for use by Guidance Department in individual and group therapies.
BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL____________________________$13,683
- Graphic Outreach ($2,000): Graphic novels (comic book stylized) for library to enhance options for readers.
- LCD Technology ($10,483): Eleven LCD projectors for Social Studies classrooms, to enhance multimedia opportunities provided by the new Social Studies curriculum.
- MP3/WAV and CD Recorder ($1,200): To enhance learning experiences of Music Department performance groups.
BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL_____________________________$11,610
- Listening Library ($1,025): CD players capable of varying speed of spoken text, navigation by page or section, and bookmarking to facilitate auditory learning.
- Graphic Tablets and Photographic Negative Scanner ($1,700): For graphic design and digital imaging courses.
- DNA Biotechnology, Chemistry and Physics Equipment ($2,144): For use in Biology, Chemistry and DNA Forensics and Biotechnology courses.
- Interactive Whiteboard ($3,016): To enhance mathematics instruction.
- Katie Brown Educational Program ($2,000): A dating violence training program for BHS staff. To be incorporated into Health curriculum.
- Adobe InDesign CS2 Software and Digital Camera ($525): For use by the “Talon” (BHS Newspaper) layout.
- MP3/WAV AND CD RECORDER ($1,200): To enhance learning experiences of Music Department performance groups.
Cliff Karten of the Learning Curve is our volunteer webmaster and we are hosted by Prism Access.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2006
SEPTEMBER 30 MARKS THIRTEENTH ANNUAL BEF RUBBER DUCKY DAY AND RACE
Save the date of Saturday, September 30, 2006 for the 13th annual swimming of the ducks in Barrington Education Foundation’s Rubber Ducky Day and Race! The Barrington Education Foundation was founded in 1992 as a non-profit organization designed to support excellence in the Barrington Public Schools. BEF has awarded over $550,000 in grants to support a wide range of creative and resourceful programs that benefit every school in the district, grades K-12.
This event serves as BEF’s annual fall fundraiser, and BEF is proud to have both the Barrington Times and Coleman Realty as this year’s event sponsors. All proceeds from the sale of $10 ducky tickets (6 for $50) go to BEF programs and grant opportunities. All community members are encouraged to purchase tickets to adopt a duck in the race. Based on the finishing placement of the sponsored ducks, winning ticket holders could be awarded cash prizes of $1,500 (1st prize), $500 (2nd prize),
a portable DVD player with case (3rd prize), an iPOD shuffle (4th prize), or additional prizes of iTunes gift cards.
Rain or shine, the ducks will make their appointed rounds from 2-4 pm at the Barrington Town Hall and Woods Pond, with music, refreshments and lots of old fashioned family fun. The race will begin at 3pm. Race tickets will be available via backpack notices or are available the day of the race. All community members are invited to help BEF help the Barrington Public Schools! To learn more about the Barrington Education Foundation, visit our website at www.barringtoneducation.org.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2006
BARRINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS RECIPIENT OF CVS CHARITY CLASSIC CONTRIBUTION AND LEGISLATIVE GRANT SPONSORED BY STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUSAN STORY
BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND: The Barrington Education Foundation was recently honored to have been the recipient of a significant contribution and a legislative grant that will have a tremendous impact on its ability to enhance and enrich educational opportunities for students in the Barrington Public Schools. The Barrington Education Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support excellence in the Barrington Public Schools.
CVS Pharmacy announced contributions to charitable organizations throughout New England and nationwide that will benefit from the remarkable success of the 2005 CVS Charity Classic Golf Tournament, held at Rhode Island Country Club in June 2005. For the fourth consecutive year, the Barrington Education Foundation was the designated recipient of a generous $10,000 contribution from the CVS Charity Classic.
State Representative Susan Story sponsored a House of Representatives Legislative Grant in the FY 2005 Appropriations Act that was recently awarded to the Barrington Education Foundation in the amount of $2000. This significant award will, in turn, be used to supplement BEF funding for grant proposals that challenge and enrich all students, K-12, in the Barrington Public Schools.
Since its founding in 1992, the BEF has distributed more than $500,000 to the Barrington Public Schools, using proceeds from its two annual fundraising events, the Rubber Ducky Race and the BEF Telethon, as well as through donations from the United Way (Barrington Education Foundation). For more information on BEF, please visit our website at www.barringtoneducation.org.
Cliff Karten of the Learning Curve is BEF's volunteer webmaster and BEF is hosted by Prism Access. |
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