NSEF Fall/Winter Newsletter - North Syracuse Education Foundation

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9th Annual Dinner Gala
“Envision a Brighter Tomorrow”
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Lakeshore Yacht & Country Club Cicero, NY
(Page 5) (More pictures on our Facebook page)
2015 Gala Honorees
Pat V. Carbone
John Linnertz
Dave Longley
Marjorie & David Taylor
Keynote Speaker
Jody Manning
Superintendent of OCM Boces
Save the Date!
NSEF MTG.
6:30 pm – NSCSD
Board Office
Jan. 21st (Thurs.)
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Feb. 25 (Thurs.)
Mar. 17th (Thurs.)
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Apr. 21 (Thurs.)
Emcee
Amy Robbins
Northstar Sponsor
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
Gold Level Sponsor
Leonard Bus Sales Inc.
Scholarship Sponsors
Bell & Spina/Honda City of Liverpool
NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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From the Desk of the NSEF President
For those of you who may not be familiar with the NSEF, we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public charity. We are a separate entity from the North Syracuse Central
School District (NSCSD), and our mission is to enhance the education and cultural
enrichment of the students of the NSCSD. What more valuable, lifelong gift can we
give to our community than a solid, public school education! The NSEF is here to
foster communication between various stakeholders. It is the Corporation’s belief that
many within the community share the NSCSD’s and NSEF’s vision of quality
education for our students and would welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that
commitment through private source funding.
As we look to the future, the NSEF has many goals and responsibilities. We will
continue to fund our endowment with the CNY Community Foundation which is
currently over $120K. We will continue to offer education grants as we have awarded
almost 100 grants totaling over $80K to date. We will continue to support unfunded
student programs as we have for the second year in a row for a total of over $25K to
date. Through our matching donation program, we funded student clubs and activities
that would no longer exist without NSEF support such as CNS Science Olympiad,
CNS Math League, NSJH DECA Business Club, GRMS FCCLA, and Cadet
Winterguard just to name a few. We will continue to support NS Dollars for Scholars
as we have in the past by funding four scholarships for CNS Seniors for a total of $2K
per year. We will continue to work with district administrators and educators to
identify needs and programs within the district that need funding. We will continue to
build our all-volunteer Board to lead the Foundation into the future.
The NSEF believes that the students of the NSCSD deserve the best
education available in the U.S. at all levels, in all areas of the curriculum, as well as
enrichment from co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Please visit our website at
www.nsefweb.org to learn more about our organization, and please consider joining
the NSEF as a volunteer or board member. Please “Like us” on Facebook and keep
updated by following news on Facebook or the website. Note that donations are taxdeductible according to the law, and you can designate the NSEF as your beneficiary
for United Way, AmazonSmile and other charitable avenues. Please feel free to
reach out to me anytime at [email protected] with suggestions, questions or
feedback.
SincerelyJackie Forte
NSEF President
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NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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2015 Allstate Grant
North Syracuse Education Foundation is pleased to receive $1,000 from The Allstate
Foundation in honor of Allstate Agent Dominic Fiorello's volunteerism. We are pleased
to partner with Allstate and their commitment to making our hometowns better, safer
places to live.
(Pictured below: Dominic Fiorello and Jackie Forte)
Graphics Design Winners
Sharon
McKayla
Ian
Samantha
Jackie
Nat
Ferhman
Brefka
Saunders Goodnough
Forte
Ordway
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(NSEF Board) (Runner-up) (1 Place) (Runner-up) (NSEF Board) (NSEF Board)
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NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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2015 Highlights & Accomplishments
• Funded student clubs & activities through a Matching Donation
Program for past two years:
(CNS Science Olympiad, NSJH Science Olympiad, CNS
Drumline, Cadet Winterguard, CNS Math League,
GRMS/RRMS FCCLA, NSJH Jazz Band, CNS Girls JV
Tennis, NSJH DECA)
• Sponsored NSJH Builders Club with Community Service Event
Funding
• Purchased Tablets for CNS Science Department & Math
Department for student use in class
• Funded over $80K in Education Grants across the District over
several years including:
§ Materials for “The Green Closet” Clothing Shop at CNS
High
§ Lab Equipment at NSJH Science Department
§ Cameras, Printers and Books for District Art Classes
§ Bass Drums for RRMS Parade Band
§ Sound Board for CNS Marching Band
§ Materials for Hydroponic Gardening
§ Science & Engineering Makerspaces for Elementary
Libraries
§ Play Therapy Room for Roxboro Rd Elementary
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• Continue building endowment with the CNY Community
Foundation to support funding of future needs
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NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FALL - WINTER 2015
9th Annual Dinner Gala
“Envision a Brighter Tomorrow”
Dave Longley
Honoree
Pat Carbone
Honoree
John Linnertz
Honoree
Majorie & David Taylor
Honorees
Amy Robbins
Emcee
Sandi DiBianco, Jan Gilkey, Sharon Fehrman,
Nat Ordway, Carolyn Gross, Jackie Forte
NSEF Board of Trustees
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Jody Manning
Keynote Speaker
NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Fair
In Store - December 4-11
On-Line - December 4-16
(See more pictures on Facebook)
The Barnes & Noble Book Fair was a huge success! Thank you to
everyone who purchased books etc. on line or in the store.
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NORTH SYRACUSE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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Volunteer Opportunities
If you would like to volunteer your time with the NSEF,
Please contact us at:
North Syracuse Education Foundation
PO Box 5225
Syracuse, NY 13220-5225
E-mail us at: [email protected] or call us at: (315) 214-9782
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT US
Did you know that you can designate North Syracuse Education Foundation
as your United Way contribution recipient?
Direct tax-deductible donations are also accepted on-line on our website at:
www.nsefweb.org/friends.html
Find us and support us through AmazonSmile when shopping on Amazon
Purchase a commemorative brick. These personally engraved bricks will be placed outside
the entrance to the Michael J. Bragman Athletic Complex on the Cicero-North Syracuse
High School Campus.
• 4”x8” Brick- $50.00 with 3 lines up to 18 characters per line
• 8”x8” Brick- $100.00 with 3 lines up to 18 characters per line.
The order form is on our website at www.nsefweb.org.
* Please consider an end of the year donation*
Send your tax-deductible donations to:
NSEF, PO Box 5225, Syracuse, NY 13220
The North Syracuse Education Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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