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Thank You for Your Support
On Wednesday evening, March 26, 2014, The Phoenixville Area Regional Chamber of Commerce bestowed upon this foundation the “Community Betterment Award.” As I went to the podium to accept this honor, I felt humbled and proud of all the people who contributed to the success of the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation over the years! The achievements of The Ed Foundation are shared with the community, not just the staff and the Board of Trustees.
Rob Frees and Kelly Connors
As I looked around the room that evening, I realized that just about every one of the 160+ people staring back at me has, at some time in the last 12 years, either donated to, volunteered with, provided services for, sponsored or attended a fundraiser, or hosted an event for this foundation! Without every single one of them and without every single one of you, The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation would not have had such a positive impact on our community.
Thank you to Robb & Lisa Frees, of Frees Insurance, Inc., for ALWAYS supporting The Ed Foundation both financially and through personal participation. Hearing that the Chamber wanted to offer a monetary award for the “Community Betterment” winner, Robb and Lisa immediately donated $500, which will be utilized to support the “Building Classroom Libraries” initiative in the Phoenixville public schools.
Thank you to Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust for your 12 years of financial support through sponsorships, the EITC program, and for providing us with a very reasonably priced home office for the last 5 ½ years!
I would like to thank the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation for its long time support through nonprofit education, grant support, and mentoring of our leadership team.
Thank you to Jessica and Donald at the Phoenixville Chamber of Commerce office for always being supportive of our initiatives and helping us out with promoting our efforts to the business community.
Thank you to our local politicians, Senator Andy Dinniman, Representatives Warren Kampf and Becky Corbin, and County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Kathi Cozzone and Ryan Costello for their continuous support of education in the community. We thank them for the honor of receiving “Citation of Excellence” awards that evening as well.
To all of you in the community, thank you for your many years of support. You have made this one of the most rewarding and easiest jobs.
In keeping with the inspirational words provided that evening by Senator Dinniman, thank you all for “filling our cup” to the brim! This “Community Betterment Award” belongs to you.
With sincere gratitude,
Kelly Connors
Phoenixville Community Education Foundation
Executive Director
Happy New Year
Wishing all of our fans a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support in 2013!
We value our relationships with our loyal donors, supporters, and friends. Thanks to you we were able to do many new things in support of education in the Phoenixville area over these last 12 months.
Some of the programs your donations helped fund include:
- Model UN
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- Teacher Mini-Grants
- PAMS Environmental Awareness Program
- PAHS Academic Team
- Stepping Up Literacy Program
- Destinations with Direction
- Kindergarten Classroom Libraries
- Operation FOCUS
- Scholarships to college bound seniors
- Pack a Backpack Program
- Refurbished Laptops for PAHS
Please take a look around our website for more information on these programs.
Our Fall Endowment campaign raised over $11,000 towards our endowment. Thank you again to all who donated!
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we wish you and your family a very happy 2014!
Kelly Connors Executive Director Phoenixville Community Education FoundationDesignate PCEF as Recipient of your United Way Donation
September is the kick-off for many companies’ United Way donation campaigns. PCEF is a designated 501(c)3 non-profit organization that can be the recipient of your United Way donation! Please consider designating us as your Donor Choice Agency by using the following United Way code:
42267
Phoenixville Community Education Foundation 120 Main Street Phoenixville PA 19460If you have any questions about how to designate us, please check with your employer’s campaign manager or call us at 610-933-5911. Thank you, John Lehning, PCEF President
Vanguard and PCEF Partner on Computer Donation to PASD
For a high school student, computers have largely replaced paper and pencil for most activities. From research to papers and even classroom discussions, almost everything is being done online. If a student doesn’t have access to a computer at home, he/she is placed at a distinct disadvantage.
Vanguard and the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF) teamed up to make sure all of the students at Phoenixville Area High School have the tools they need to succeed. Twenty computers were recently donated to the school, and will be available for students to “check out” through the school library, for both short and long-term use. (more…)
Happy Anniversary to Us
We are so happy to be able to mark our 10th Anniversary today! We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you at our Winter Dinner/Auction scheduled for Friday, February 22, 2013 at Rivercrest Golf Club. Mark your calendars. Tickets will be available soon.
It’s our anniversary – but the students of Phoenixville are the ones who receive the gifts. The gifts of investment in their education and future, thanks to supporters like you.
Sincerely,
Kelly Connors, President
Thank you to the 2012 Phantom Ball Sponsors
The PCEF Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone for their support of the Endowment Fund during the 2012 Phantom Ball. The evening was truly a success! Through the generosity of the community, PCEF will be depositing over $20,000 into the Endowment Fund securing the future of the foundation’s efforts to support and enhance the educational experiences of the future students of Phoenixville.
Click here for some photos from the event.
PCEF would like to give special recognition to the 2012 Phantom Ball sponsors:
Photo Booth Sponsor
Law Offices of McDonnell & Associates, P.C.