Wood-Ridge Foundation

CUT AND KEEP
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M E E T I N G D AT E S
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Wood-Ridge
Public Education
Foundation
October 23, 2013
November 20, 2013
December 18, 2013
January 22, 2014 (Reorganization Meeting)
U PCOMING E VENTS
Coming Soon…
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Outdoor Movie Night
Casino Night
Harlem Wizards
Carnival
Bananas Comedy Club
Golf Outing
WRPEF
P.O. Box 80
Wood-Ridge, NJ
Please check our website or Facebook page for the most
current updates, including times and dates of our Special
Events.
O NGOING P ROGRAMS
Check It Out Now…
TD Bank Affinity Program - Participation in this
program is simple, confidential, and without cost
to you! TD Bank will donate a percentage of their
profits to our schools based on the average annual
balance of WRPEF tagged accounts. Just fill out an
application at any TD Bank branch (they’ll even
contribute $25 to each new account opened). If
you already have an account, be sure to tag it with
“WRPEF” and tell your family and friends to do the
same.
Employer Gift Matching Program - Your employer
may be willing to match your donation to WRPEF.
Inquire within.
Cheri Ottevaere, President
[email protected]
Rich Fallon, Vice President
[email protected]
“ The Quest for
Ex cel lence in P ub lic
Ed uc atio n”
WWW.WRPEF.ORG
FA Q S
W H AT W E ’ V E D O N E
H ARLEM
L E T ’ S TA L K
GRANTS
WIZARDS
On April 14th, over 500 community
What is the WRPEF? The Wood-Ridge Public
members, teachers, and administra-
Education Foundation (WRPEF) is a 501(c)(3)non-
tors came out in support of WRPEF
profit corporation created to address funding gaps
during our initial kickoff event,
To date, the following grants have been approved by our
Grant Committee..
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KAGAN STRUCTURES — WR High School has been
awarded a $202 grant for the purchase of the Kagan
for educational programs throughout our schools.
Shooting for the Stars:
Structures program to enhance their Math curriculum in
WRPEF’s mission is to enhance and enrich educa-
Harlem Wizards Family Day. With the help of our
grades 9-12.
tional opportunities for our students in all grades.
sponsors, 7-Eleven and Emilia Romagna Restau-
To accomplish this goal, we will encourage in-
rant, and many other kind donations, we raised
creased partnerships with the community, local
businesses and schools.
How does an education foundation work?
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VOICE THREADS—WR High School has been awarded a
$550 grant for the purchase of Voice Threads: Conversa-
$10,000. Every dollar of this money will go directly
tions in the Cloud License, a web-based application for
to the students of the Wood-Ridge School District through our
students in grades 9-12 to communicate their ideas and
grant process.
collaborate with others online.
It is really no different than what universities and
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private schools have been doing for years. We
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solicit private funds in a variety of ways: direct
The 5-Below fundraiser in March enabled
grant for the purchase of Gizmos, an online simulation
donations, grants and fundraisers. WRPEF will
us to purchase $300 in playground equip-
program for Math and Science.
then prudently use the money toward educational
ment for Catherine E. Doyle. According to
grants proposed by teachers.
the school’s principal, Mr. Albro, the students “thoroughly
What could the money raised by WRPEF be
used to fund? The ideas are only limited by the
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GIZMOS —WR High School has been awarded a $1,000
CIVIL RIGHTS VETERAN GUEST SPEAKER—WR High
School has been awarded a $200 grant for a guest
made use of the balls, hoops,
speaker to come in and share real-life experiences with
jump ropes, and Frisbee discs”
the students.
during recess. This donation was
imagination of the teachers and staff applying for
greatly appreciated by the Doyle
these grants. The grants must be for educational
School staff and students.
projects which fall outside of normal district budg-
We are excited to see all of the innovative ideas the teachers
of the Wood-Ridge School District have submitted. Grants can
be submitted at any time from any WR School using our
eting.
online application form and are approved on a quarterly basis.
BANANAS
COMEDY CLUB
How can I get involved in the WRPEF?
This summer, Wood-Ridge parents enjoyed a
Approximately 40 members of the community are
night of laughs at the Bananas Comedy Club in
A special thank you goes to
Hasbrouck Heights. This light-hearted fund-
Kerr Technology Communica-
actively involved with the WRPEF, and the number continues to grow. We welcome anyone with
ideas, experience and time to help us make a positive impact on student learning.
raiser not only brought smiles to the faces of
those who attended, but it also brought additional funds to our
foundation.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU...
tions, LLC. for their generous
donation of 8 new laptops to Doyle School.