Preakness Pride Update
Business & Education Partnership Advisory Council
May 6, 2020
I hope this email finds you well in these uncertain times. As you can imagine, we have had a great deal of discussion about how to handle this year's BEPAC fundraiser of Preakness Pride.
A new date for the running of the Preakness Stakes has not yet been determined and as we know, will obviously not be held in May. The BEPAC Executive Committee has decided that with so many unknowns, BEPAC will not hold a Preakness Pride event in 2020. We look forward to hosting our next event in 2021 when we can gather in our hats, fascinators, and bowties once again!
As you know, this is BEPAC's main fundraiser to support our grants and scholarships. The grant recipients for this school year were determined prior to the mandated school closure and will be awarded into the 2020-2021 school year when schools re-open. We are working on a plan for an "eventless" fundraiser for this Spring that will allow you to still support BEPAC's grants and scholarships, so stay tuned for that!
We will continue to keep you updated on BEPAC and CCPS news through our various publications. Thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Kelly M. Keeton
BEPAC Coordinator
All funds raised go to support BEPAC Grants & Scholarships:
Classroom Partnership Grants
National Competition Grants
Henry A. Shaffer Scholarship
D'Ette W. Devine Teacher Academy of Maryland Scholarship (4-year scholarship)