Summer at PCEF
Where did the summer go? Here is what the Ed Foundation has been up to lately! (more…)
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
2014 PCEF Auction Going High Tech
Ticket sales are now open for our February Fundraiser with Silent and Live Auction!
Friday, February 28th, 2014 at the beautiful Rivercrest Golf Club and Preserve
For a sneak peak at some of our auction items and to purchase tickets, click here!
Our 2014 Auction is Going High Tech!
This year we are pleased to premiere BidPal, a smart-phone based silent auction bidding process. With BidPal, you can bid anytime, from anywhere at the event. (Don’t have a smart-phone? Don’t worry, we have you covered).
You can bid on items, watch items, and be instantaneously alerted when you have been outbid. At the end of the auction, you know exactly what you have won. No more running back and forth to the bidding tables. No long lines at checkout!
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 Foundation2014 Winter Fundraiser – Save the Date
The 2014 PCEF Winter Fundraiser will be held at Rivercrest Golf and Country Club on
Friday, February 28, 2014
Designate 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
Pack a Back Pack Delivers Again – 2013
During the middle of August, PCEF volunteers were hard at work putting together and delivering over 500 fully stocked backpacks to Phoenixville schools for children who cannot afford to buy proper school supplies. PCEF distributed over $10,000 in backpacks and supplies! This year marks the 10th year that PCEF has been running this very important program.
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers!!!
- Nancy Batzel
- Zoe Bullotta
- Paige Conway
- Maddie Davis
- Mike Harth
- Carlee Horgan
- Taylor Horgan
- Jack Hussin
- Elizabeth Hussin
- Christie Molenaar
- Sandie Nalley
- Becky Williams
- Nicole Riegl
- Ed Riegl
- Damon Ross
- Fallon Szarko
- Caroline Turner
Also, special thanks to our donors and supporters, including Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, Costco Wholesale – King of Prussia, West Pharmaceutical Services, SEI Investments and Chris and Embry Hussin who spearheaded the program.
