Chandler Education Foundation News
Hot off the Flame
Fall 2017
IN THIS ISSUE:
2017 Annual Golf Tournament Highlights
Donor Spotlight: Golf Tournament Sponsors
Cash for Classrooms Campaign
Car or Cash Raffle
Volunteer Opportunities
Message from the Executive Director
The fall season is our favorite and busiest time of the year at the Chandler Education Foundation! In addition to preparing and hosting our Annual Golf Tournament, we are kicking off our newly branded Cash for Classrooms Campaign, WOO HOO patrolling, rolling out our Car or Cash Raffle as well as the Subaru Share the Love Campaign. It's a lot of work, but we wouldn't have it any other way! Please read through this newsletter to see how you can participate and join us in supporting our students and their education in our community. Your involvement truly makes a difference!
Sincerely,
Jen Hewitt
Executive Director
Golf Tournament Sets Fundraising Record
The 16th Annual CEF Golf Tournament was a huge success again this year, raising over $102,000 for our premier school district. With over 290 players and 43 sponsors, including Orbital ATK, Grand Canyon University and SRP, this year's event was the biggest yet. It is a fun day filled with laughter and for some, just a bit of luck!
The golf tournament supports initiatives such as scholarships for seniors, classroom innovation grants, and helps fund our CUSD teachers seeking a higher education with emphasis on specific fields of study or National Board Certification.
Donor Spotlight
Special Thanks to all of our golf tournament sponsors! Because of your generosity, you have made a difference in thousands of Chandler School District students.
Cash for Classroom Campaign Success
Cash for Classrooms Campaign was a huge success! Because of that success CEF will be awarding over $80,000 in classroom grants to 35 of our schools! Watch out for our WOO HOO “BOO” Patrol coming to a school near you!
Your contributions for this campaign help fund special projects, field trips and experiential hands-on learning that are needed to continue to educate our exemplary CUSD students. To make a contribution to the classroom, please visit www.chandlercashforclassrooms.org
Take a look at some of the amazing projects that are funded by this campaign!
- CTA Freedom Campus: Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol
- CTA Goodman Campus: Third Grade Garden
- CTA Liberty Campus: Electrify and Magnetism Adventures
- Galveston Elementary: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
- Knox Gifted Academy: Battle of the Bands
- Santan Junior High: Improvmania!
Car or Cash Raffle is right around the corner!
The CEF Car or Cash Raffle is right around the corner with a kick off on November 1st! Each year, we partner with Big Two Toyota of Chandler and Toyota Financial Services to raise significant funds for education through raffle ticket sales. By purchasing a raffle ticket, donors have the opportunity to win either a brand new Toyota vehicle or $20,000 in cash. Because of the generosity of our supporters and stakeholders we are able to fund programs including the IMPACT Chandler Scholars Scholarship Program, and the Lifelong Learning Scholarships for our educators. Please visit www.cefraffle.com to purchase a raffle ticket.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are always looking to engage the community with the activities that we do. The best way to understand who we are is to get involved! We need volunteers for:
- Data entry and general office activities
- Readers for our ICS and donor scholarship reading - April 13, 2018
- Set up and clean up for our Scholars Reception on May 10, 2018 at Ashley Castle
Are you interested in learning more about the board and our committees?
Please visit our website at www.chandleredfoundation.org or email Jen Hewitt at Hewitt.jennifer@cusd80.com
Dates to Remember
November 1 - January 21, 2018- Car or Cash Raffle ticket sales