Monday, May 20, 2013
Appreciate your child's teacher? Here's a great way to show it, courtesy of the Achieve Foundation.
A message from the Tuscan School PTA website: Teacher appreciation time is here, and the Achieve Foundation of South Orange & Maplewood has the perfect gift idea - it's one-size-fits-all, doesn't require a trip to the mall and is rated teachers' top rated-gift! It's also the gift that gives back to public education in South Orange & Maplewood! Order personalized Honor Your Teacher and Staff tribute cards as thank-you gifts from your family to any staff member at any school. For a donation of a minimum of $5 each, Achieve will print your child's message of thanks to a teacher, counselor, nurse, bus driver, etc. on special cards and deliver them to recipients the last week of school. Proceeds from Honor Your Teacher tributes support the …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Funds are for renovation of CHS auditorium.
The Achieve Foundation presented the South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education with a check Monday night for $150,000 to support the restoration of the Columbia High School auditorium. Achieve's President Ted Cole presented the funds to BOE President Beth Daugherty at the Board's regular monthly meeting. The donation is part of the Take a Seat (TAS) Campaign, a joint effort of Achieve and the South Orange - Maplewood School District (SOMSD) to restore the historic auditorium to its former splendor. The $1.3 million project will upgrade features of the 85-year old performance hall including its seats, sound system, lighting and flooring. The campaign hopes to raise a total of $350,000 to fill the gap between the $1 million the school …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Achieve Foundation and CHS Alumni Assoc. hosted gala to fund CHS auditorium renovation.
The Achieve Foundation and the Columbia High School Alumni Association hosted "A Standing Ovation for Fred Profeta," a gala evening celebrating the contributions of one of the community's leading citizens and champions, on Saturday, April 20 at Orange Lawn Country Club in South Orange. The event honored longtime Maplewood resident and former Mayor Fred Profeta and helped fund the Take a Seat (TAS) Campaign, a joint effort of Achieve and the South Orange - Maplewood School District (SOMSD) to restore the historic Columbia High School (CHS) auditorium to its former splendor. The $1.3 million project will upgrade features of the 85-year old performance hall including its seats, sound system, lighting and flooring. The campaign hopes to …
Monday, April 8, 2013
Achieve Foundation, CHS Alumni Assoc. will honor citizen extraordinaire Fred Profeta on April 20 at Orange Lawn.
The Achieve Foundation and the Columbia High School Alumni Association are teaming up to host "A Standing Ovation for Fred Profeta," a gala evening celebrating the contributions of one of the community's leading citizens and champions, on Saturday, April 20 at Orange Lawn Country Club in South Orange. The event will honor longtime Maplewood resident and former Mayor Fred Profeta and will help fund the Take a Seat (TAS) Campaign, a joint effort of Achieve and the South Orange - Maplewood School District (SOMSD) to restore the historic Columbia High School (CHS) auditorium to its former splendor. The $1.3 million project will upgrade features of the 85-year old performance hall including its seats, sound system, lighting and flooring. The …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Acclaimed singer/actress talks about helping to raise funds to refurbish the CHS auditorium.
Maplewoodian's Joe Strupp has a very entertaining podcast with Tony-award winning singer/actor -- and proud Maplewood resident -- Christine Ebersole on his blog. Ebersole is the honorary chairperson for the Achieve Foundation's "Take a Seat" Campaign, which Patch wrote about in December. The campaign is seeking to raise funds to completely upgrade the Columbia High School auditorium. In the podcast, Ebersole said it was "divine intervention" that brought her and her family to Maplewood, and that the town "redefines what family is." Ebersole said that she and her husband have three children adopted from three different countries, and they have always felt welcomed and embraced in Maplewood. She also talked about her decision to become …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Achieve Foundation is raising funds to renovate the Columbia High School auditorium to its former glory.
Still looking for a holiday gift? Here’s something that is local, meaningful and will impact generations of South Orange - Maplewood students for years to come. Since 2010, the Achieve Foundation has been partnering with the South Orange -Maplewood School District (SOMSD) in the Take a Seat (TAS) campaign to renovate the Columbia High School (CHS) auditorium. Donors can choose to honor or dedicate a seat to someone – a teacher, family member, coach, principal, graduate, or a group or organization -- to contribute to the fundraising effort. The $1.3 million project will upgrade features of the 85-year-old performance hall while restoring it to its former splendor, according to Achieve. The campaign aims to raise enough to fill the gap …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Achieve Foundation is seeking hosts for it annual "Night of 100 Dinners"
It might only be mid-December, but the folks at the Achieve Foundation are already planning for its 9th Annual Night of 100 Dinners, which will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013. The event asks South Orange and Maplewood residents to open their homes to dinner guests to help raise critical funding for the foundation's programs that benefit the South Orange - Maplewood School District (SOMSD). Here is a short list of what Achieve (formerly known as SOMEF) helps to fund: teacher and administrator grants, the Achieve volunteer tutoring program, the restoration of the Columbia High School auditorium, family support initiatives and more. 'It's a festive evening that serves as the largest annual fundraiser for the Achieve Foundation and has …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The annual fundraiser benefits Achieve
Take a Night of a Hundred Dinners and double it. Then multiply by four. This year’s Night of a Hundred Dinners, the eighth annual fundraiser, saw close to 800 participants, wining, dining and supporting the Achieve Foundation. Event co-chairs Eileen Neri and Mutlu Bascillar aimed to raise $40,000 this year, and with checks still coming in (and still welcome!), they have surpassed their goal. This year was special, says Neri, as the evening will provide a boost to the Take a Seat campaign. The effort to restore the Columbia High School auditorium will benefit from three parties dedicated to the campaign, as well as a portion of money from the entire event. “It has grown to become a nice community event,” says Neri. Eight years ago, when …
LocalJoe
10:08 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Very important and worthwhile effort. more ›