The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation is a group of tireless volunteers and donors who give of themselves year round for the benefit of our District's students. They have been strong partners and supporters of the Gresham-Barlow School District since they were founded in 1994. Now, they need your help to help them continue their work.
In the press release that follows, you'll see the formal announcement of the 2010 Phone-A-Thon taking place February 22-25. This year's "Learning to Read" campaign continues their focus on providing additional support for reading skills in the elementary grades.
How the Phone-A-Thon works:
High school students make outgoing calls to members of our community requesting donations. With the Gresham Outlook and Gresham Ford sponsoring the event and covering all costs, all donations received from the high school students' phone calls go entirely to the reading programs.
All costs? What costs are there?
The students making the calls are all part of various high school activity groups. The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation provides a small grant to each of the groups who field calls as a way to support their activities. Combine this with some refreshments (after all, we are talking high school students!) and other supplies, and you can see that it takes some money to make some money. With the generous sponsors who are covering those costs, every "telephone dollar" supports reading.
If you are in the Gresham-Barlow School District attendance area, please give what you can when you receive the call. Every dollar helps. If you are a New Blogged Word reader and are outside the District - or even outside the United States for that matter - you can donate to the Foundation at www.gbefkids.org.
By the way, donate $50 when you receive the call and get a free oil change from Gresham Ford. Where else can you get a more than 50% return on your investment? (Not to mention the support you'll be providing.)
Thanks!
Dave
Gresham-Barlow School District News
February 9, 2010
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Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation's seventh annual Phone-A-Thon to raise funds to help students become better readers
February 22-25 the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation will hold a Phone-A-Thon for the Foundation's "Learning to Read" 2010 campaign. During the four-day event, students from the district's high schools will call parents and community members asking for donations to the campaign. Donations will be primarily used to provide support for elementary students learning to read. The event also provides a fundraising opportunity for high school student groups.
Last year, parents and community members in the school district raised $40,000 for the reading campaign. The Gresham Outlook and Gresham Ford are sponsoring the event. Individuals donating $50 or more will receive a certificate for a free oil change from Gresham Ford. Community members can visit the website www.gbefkids.org to make a pledge.
The Gresham-Barlow School District serves more than 11,000 students in grades K-12. The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation was formed in 1994
to assist the schools of the district in providing the best possible educational opportunities for its students.
In the press release that follows, you'll see the formal announcement of the 2010 Phone-A-Thon taking place February 22-25. This year's "Learning to Read" campaign continues their focus on providing additional support for reading skills in the elementary grades.
How the Phone-A-Thon works:
High school students make outgoing calls to members of our community requesting donations. With the Gresham Outlook and Gresham Ford sponsoring the event and covering all costs, all donations received from the high school students' phone calls go entirely to the reading programs.
All costs? What costs are there?
The students making the calls are all part of various high school activity groups. The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation provides a small grant to each of the groups who field calls as a way to support their activities. Combine this with some refreshments (after all, we are talking high school students!) and other supplies, and you can see that it takes some money to make some money. With the generous sponsors who are covering those costs, every "telephone dollar" supports reading.
If you are in the Gresham-Barlow School District attendance area, please give what you can when you receive the call. Every dollar helps. If you are a New Blogged Word reader and are outside the District - or even outside the United States for that matter - you can donate to the Foundation at www.gbefkids.org.
By the way, donate $50 when you receive the call and get a free oil change from Gresham Ford. Where else can you get a more than 50% return on your investment? (Not to mention the support you'll be providing.)
Thanks!
Dave
Gresham-Barlow School District News
February 9, 2010
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation's seventh annual Phone-A-Thon to raise funds to help students become better readers
February 22-25 the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation will hold a Phone-A-Thon for the Foundation's "Learning to Read" 2010 campaign. During the four-day event, students from the district's high schools will call parents and community members asking for donations to the campaign. Donations will be primarily used to provide support for elementary students learning to read. The event also provides a fundraising opportunity for high school student groups.
Last year, parents and community members in the school district raised $40,000 for the reading campaign. The Gresham Outlook and Gresham Ford are sponsoring the event. Individuals donating $50 or more will receive a certificate for a free oil change from Gresham Ford. Community members can visit the website www.gbefkids.org to make a pledge.
The Gresham-Barlow School District serves more than 11,000 students in grades K-12. The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation was formed in 1994
to assist the schools of the district in providing the best possible educational opportunities for its students.
