PCEF Makes $10,000 Donation to Assist Students with Pay to Participate Fees
Due to deep budget cuts in educational funding, the Phoenixville Area School District (PASD) School Board adopted a “Pay to Participate” fee to offset some of the costs of the middle school and high school extracurricular activities. These fees may not be a financial burden to some families, but for other families, it will prevent their child from getting involved at school. (more…)
2011-2012 Pack-A-Backpack Report
Thank you for making this year’s Pack-A-Backpack program a success for the 8th year in a row! Due to the generosity of local community members, churches, and businesses, PCEF was able to provide 360 backpacks and over $5000.00 in school supplies to students in need in the Phoenixville area. Your donations ensured that these children arrived at school the first day with the necessary tools to succeed in the classroom. (more…)
Help us Pack our Backpacks
You can easily help us provide necessities like pencils, notebooks and highlighters to schoolchildren. Just make a donation to PCEF for the Pack a Backpack program and we’ll do the shopping! (more…)
It’s Time to Pack a Backpack for School
Each year PCEF provides school supplies and backpacks for needy students in the Phoenixville area who otherwise would start the new school year without the required materials. These students are living at or below the poverty line.
Donations are currently being collected at two Phoenixville Federal branch offices. We would really appreciate donations of the following supplies: (more…)
Phoenixville Community Education Foundation Announces 2010-2011 Scholarship Award Recipients
The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards and scholarships. These awards were presented at the Phoenixville Area High School Senior Academic Banquet on June 2, 2011 to four PAHS seniors.
Kelly Connors, PCEF Executive Director, presented Hannah Jasienski with the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation’s Service Leadership Award and Scholarship. This award is given to a graduating senior selected by the high school administration who has exhibited the qualities of a great leader during his or her tenure at PAHS. It comes with a $2000 scholarship, which Hannah will use towards her education at Slippery Rock University. (more…)
New Web-site
As you can see, we are completely revamping our web-site! We are very excited about the changes and hope you will check back often to see our progress!
