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Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Start/Finish:
Grapeland Elementary School
7171 Etiwanda Avenue
Pre-Registration@7:00 a.m.
2K Race @ 8:00 a.m.
5K Race @ 8:30 a.m.
Participation Fees:
Prior to April 13th
Students through 8th grade $10 Adults/Students 9th grade & over $15
Late Registration after April 13th
Students through 8th grade $15, Adults/Students 9th grade and over $20
Includes Race T-Shirt and Runners Bags
Entry forms available at www.E3Foundation.org and at all school offices,
or click here to download the form.
Contest Between Schools
Currently the traveling plaque is at Day Creek Intermediate.
The school with the highest family, friends, and student
participation will get their name engraved on the plaque for
2009 and it will be on display the winner’s school.
E3 Donates $44,000 for Classroom Technology
On December 11th, members of the Board of Directors of the Etiwanda Excellence in Education Foundation provided a donation of $44,000 to the Board of the Trustees of the Etiwanda School District. The donation is targeted towards instructional technology for classrooms, such as digital projectors, interactive white boards and projector accessories such as wireless remotes and speakers.
In 2007, the Etiwanda School Board approved a three year plan to equip every classroom in the district with a digital projector. Working together, the Etiwanda School District and the E3 Foundation have now provided funds to install projectors in 75% of the district classrooms. The goal of projectors for 100% of district’s classrooms will be realized by December 2009.
After the check was presented, Mark Murphy, Etiwanda School District Board President, thanked the foundation for their tireless work on behalf of the district’s students. Murphy noted that the collaboration between the district and the foundation raises awareness in the Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana areas of ways businesses and residents can support the district.
From left to right: Cathline Fort, ESD Board President; David Long, Brynna Cadman, Mark Murphy, Cindy Farnsworth, E3 Foundation President; Sue Todd, Emelyn Brock, Ben Lautenslager, Shawn Judson and Cecilia Solorio.
What has E3 been Up2?
Past
You may be wondering where in the world the E3 Foundation came from. For starters, the E3 Foundation is short for Etiwanda Excellence in Education Foundation. Back in 2004, Shawn Judson, superintendent of the Etiwanda School District asked for some brainstorming ideas about how to start an education foundation. There were many people that offered up ideas. A plan was formed and an education foundation was established. The idea was to start something that could help out in times of budget shortfalls.
In 2005, the E3 Foundation was granted tax-exempt status as an education foundation dedicated to supporting all schools in the Etiwanda School District. One of our initial focus points was the reduced library funding: in 1999 the California Library Funding Act provided $28.14 per student, and in 2005 it provided $0.68 per student. For the 2005-2006 school year, we raised a total of over $7,500 that was divided amongst each of the schools. Together, adding over 160 books, and 1,610 accelerated reader quizzes to the libraries of the schools. This was over and above what district and school sites had in their budgets for the year.
In the 2006-2007 school year, we held our first Projecting Excellence in Education fundraising dinner and raised $32,000 to be used towards purchase and installation of additional LCD Projectors for the classrooms. The district had a plan for implementing the projectors over a 3 year period, but we were able to speed up the time that it took to get projectors into classrooms, into teacher’s hands and teaching students with the new technology.
Present
This year, we have raised over $12,000 from the 3rd Annual E3 5K/2K and it will be distributed to the schools to use for their physical education programs, however they can best use the additional funds (see story on page 1).
On October 17, 2008 we will be having our second annual Dynamite Dinner – Projecting Excellence in Education. In alignment with the district’s goals, we will continue to apply the proceeds from this fundraising event to the purchase and installation of projectors and equipment to enhance the projectors.
Future
We updated our logo. You may have noticed the new color on our logo. Our logo was designed to be the letter “E” and the number “3” overlapping with a student in the middle. The two tones of purple were hard to distinguish at times, so we have changed it and now the number “3” is green. Hopefully you will see students in the middle of E3 each time you see our logo.
We are a new organization and constantly growing. We are looking to include an E3 Site Coordinator at each school. We have the Engraved Brick program going on for the dedication of the new district office and we have added our foundation to the goodsearch.com search engine. You will find additional information about all these items throughout the newsletter.
We plan on publishing this newsletter on a quarterly basis from now on: Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring. If you have article ideas, student artwork, stories, photos or other ideas that would be great for our newsletter, please visit our website at www.e3foundation.org and submit your information to the newsletter editor.
A message from Dr. Shawn Judson, Etiwanda School District Superintendent:
I just wanted to share with you some fantastic news. At the
2nd Annual Dynamite Dinner and Auction on Friday night, the E3 Foundation raised
over $50,000 towards our district’s digital projector program. When the final
accounting is completed, the foundation will present a check for the proceeds to
the Board of Trustees. The amount raised exceeds the goal set for the dinner,
which in today’s economy is amazing. At the first annual dinner, $32,000 was
raised.
I want to extend my thanks to the Directors of the E3 Foundation for their
tireless work on behalf of the students and teachers of our district. Cindy
Farnsworth, Jim Barnett, Tami Sipos, Nicole Duran, Robin Blahut, Emelyn Brock,
Cathy Randazzo, Sue Todd, and Brynna Cadman put in, collectively, hundreds of
hours preparing for this event. Our district is so fortunate and grateful for
their amazing volunteering spirit that our students will benefit from.
At the dinner, “celebrity waiters” host a table and raise funds in the form of
tips. Thank you to district employees Rebecca Lawrence, Kathy Sommer, Josh
Lautenslager and Michele Jacks who served as celebrity waiters. Larry Davids
from our Maintenance and Operations department donated his services as a DJ for
free. Jeff Sipos did an amazing job as master of ceremonies for the dinner.
Many schools donated “gift baskets” to be used as silent auction prizes – thanks
to Etiwanda Colony, Perdew Elementary, East Heritage Elementary, Grapeland
Elementary, Caryn Elementary and the Etiwanda Teachers Association. Many
employees provided leads and contact information that allowed the Foundation
board to solicit fantastic auction prizes. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
The dinner was also supported by many Etiwanda School District employees and
friends who worked hard and had a lot of fun in the process! Many employees
helped at the dinner and others helped behind the scenes in preparing for the
event. Their efforts were a key factor in the success of the evening. Thank you
to the following employees and friends who gave of their time to support the
event:
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Dianne Holcomb Maureen
Jacks Rashawne
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Julie Hilberg Karen Miller Kelly
Phillips Laura
Barnett Theresa
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Special thanks also to our E3 Site Coordinators who helped get the word out to
our staff about Foundation events. You are the best!
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Thank you to Shawn Kloster who donated his time for this event.
3rd Annual E3 2K/5K Family Fun Run
The Etiwanda Excellence in Education Foundation, also known as E3 did it again! This marks the third annual Family Fun Run. It was held on Saturday, April 19th. The course was in a new location this year. The race began and ended at Grapeland Elementary School, in the Etiwanda School District. Chaffey Federal Credit Union was the primary sponsor for the run this year, and with their financial support, the E3 Foundation anticipates that the proceeds from the race will be approximately $12,000. That equates to $750 for each of the 16 schools in the district. The E3 Foundation is committed to helping children stay active and to instill them with an attitude of maintaining a life of fitness. We intend to do this by supporting our Physical Education Departments with necessary equipment, training and curriculum to motivate children to enjoy staying fit for life.
E3 is a non-profit organization, our mission is: Enhancing a high quality, well-rounded education for ALL students in the Etiwanda School District.
We would like to thank all the runners, all the volunteers, and all of the sponsors. A special thanks to all the teachers and principals in the district that promoted the race, Cathy Randazzo, president of Chaffey Credit Union, Councilman Rex Gutierrez, a long time supporter of the E3 Foundation, and Jeff Sipos, Principal of Grapeland Elementary School for hosting the event.
Sponsors:
Chaffey Federal Credit Union
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Mellon Johnson & Reardon LLP
The Park Family
The Lewis Group of Companies
REI
San Bernardino County Safety Employees Benefit Association
Jumping Jacks
Streamline Press
42nd Street Bagel
Costco
Shawn Kloster Photography
Also... Did you see the race? Were you there? You may have been spotted! Click on the link below to see the photos! You will be able to view and order prints.
Thank you to Shawn Kloster who donated his time for this event.
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2K Boys Winner Cody Chaffin
The Etiwanda
Excellence in Education Foundation, E3, held a
“Dynamite Dinner” fundraiser in October with the goal of raising
enough money to purchase projectors for each school in the district—
approximately $32,000. Through the dedication and hard work of the
Foundation members and volunteers—and the generous support of
community and local business members, the Foundation was successful
in meeting its goal! A check for $32,000 was presented to the Board of
Trustees at the December meeting and funds will be distributed to
schools ($2,000 each) in January for the purchase of the projectors.
Pictured below are the E3 Directors with Board of Trustees.
From left to right:
E3 Directors: Emelyn Brock, Sherelle Crawford, Cindy Farnsworth,
Tami Sipos, Robin Blahut, Michele Burch, Shawn Judson and Jim Barnett.
Etiwanda School District Board of Trustees: Brynna Cadman, Cecilia Solorio,
David Long, Cathline Fort and Mark Murphy.
Our Dynamite Dinner was a great success! Thank you to all who helped make this a successful night!
Here are some photos from the event:
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Projecting Excellence in Education
The Etiwanda Excellence in Education Foundation is proud to announce our First Annual Dynamite Dinner. The name of our event is Projecting Excellence in Education. The goal of this fundraising event is to raise enough money to purchase Digital Projectors for each classroom. If we reach our goal, we will be able to pay for and install two projectors at each school this year. These will be in addition to the projectors that the school district has committed to purchase. This is just one of the ways we are trying to achieve our mission of enhancing the high quality well-rounded education for ALL Students in the Etiwanda School District.
The Dinner will be held on Friday, October 19, 2007. It will be held at Etiwanda Gardens. Tickets are $75.00. Please call if you are interested in sponsoring a table at the dinner, or if you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution of an item to be auctioned at the dinner (909)899-2451 ext 3175! You can also submit your information on our website at http://www.e3foundation.org/contact.html and a board member will contact you.
We will also be looking to recruit volunteers to help at this event, so mark your calendars: Friday, October 19th, 2007!!!
*click here to download a copy of the volunteer flyer*
The big roll-out! On November 15 the E3 Foundation will host a "Friend-raiser" event at the J. Filippi Winery. Enjoy live jazz music, gourmet appetizers, wine tasting, guided tours of the historic Filippi Winery and meet famous French wine maker Mark Lurton. Call 909-899-2451 ext. 3101 for details.
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