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SEE Fund to Reward Major Donors - April 06, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN – The Sustaining Excellence in Education Fund's 1st annual "Founders Celebration and Fundraiser" will offer added incentive for contributors – rewards for the highest donations.
"Thanks to the generosity of Brian Fairbank, CEO of Jiminy Peak, we are able to offer the highest donors two books of tickets to Jiminy's Mountain Adventure ride," said Lee Harrison, chairman of the SEE Fund at Mount Greylock Regional High School. "Each book of tickets is valued at approximately $500."
Harrison said Williamstown Savings Bank, which is hosting the event on Friday, April 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at its 795 Main St. office, is also donating one of the new Williamstownopoly games, which will be auctioned off that evening.
"This is a great opportunity for people in Williamstown and Lanesborough not only to celebrate the founders' vision and learn what we do but also to help us continue their work by strengthening the fund," said Nathaniel Karns, the SEE Fund's vice chairman. "In addition to wine, food, and student chamber music, we'll hear students and teachers discuss the difference the fund has made in their lives."
Since its inception in 1996, the SEE Fund has awarded grants totaling more than $115,000 to support educational excellence at Mount Greylock Regional High School. These grants have supported visits by guest authors and artists; construction of a greenhouse; printmaking and stained-glass workshops; the purchase of equipment for fine arts, science, photography, and athletics; a peer-training program, and programs to promote interest in history and literature.
"The founders recognized that tight school budgets and insufficient federal and state support for education make it increasingly difficult for public schools to purchase the equipment and implement the programs that mean the difference between a good education and an excellent education," Harrison said. "And as we all know, our public schools face even greater obstacles today."
For more information, call 413-458-9582, Ext. 149, or e-mail theseefund@gmail.com. The SEE Fund is a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and all donations are tax deductible. Credit cards donations are accepted. |
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