What We Do
As a Board of Directors, we oversee the mission
of this foundation to create new opportunities for education in our
community. Here’s why:
§ Our
children are being asked to meet ever-higher academic standards and to
master new skills that will prepare them for the challenges of the
21st century.
§ Each
child learns in his or her own way, and the more kinds of learning
tools and methods we can provide, the better we are able to help every
child reach his or her potential.
§ District
budgets are always straining to balance taxpayer support with limited
state funding and ever-growing state and national mandates.
We work to help bridge this gap, to provide the means by which our
community can bring enrichment and innovation to its schools. We
believe that when we open doorways of opportunity for today's
children, we create a brighter future for ourselves, our community,
and our nation.
Throughout the year, we generate funds
through fundraising and community events. We also manage
contributions and endowments from a caring membership of community
members and alumni. Ongoing fundraisers include:
§
the
sale of engraved bricks in the Senior High School courtyard;
§ note
cards
by a local artist depicting our district school buildings;
§ an
annual Taste of Burnt Hills dinner, featuring local
restaurants;
§ we
are working toward establishing an annual golf tournament.
(Watch for news on our home page.)
Twice each year, we disburse funds to our community’s
schools. Since funding our first grants in the summer of 2000, we
have awarded over $30,000 in educationally enriching products and
programs. Refer to our Grants
page for a complete listing of the nearly 50 grants we have funded
over the years.
What you can do
to help
Support
BH-BL Education Foundation fundraisers.
- Attend our annual community events.
- Consider an
engraved brick or commemorative note cards when gifting a student, an
alumni, or a retiring district employee.
- Volunteer
your time to help with Foundation fundraisers.
- Propose a novel idea for raising money.
- Notify the Foundation of grant funds that are
available from your company or a private foundation.
Make a tax-deductible gift to the Foundation.
- You may specify how it is to be used, within
established parameters. Funds in honor of individuals, or to support
particular programs such as music, art, libraries, or technology are
only some of the possibilities.
Send your
contribution to:
BH-BL
Education Foundation
PO Box 568
Burnt Hills NY 12027
-
Consider a gift when doing your tax or estate planning.
- Sign up
for matching funds through your employer.
Many of us work or have spouses who work for employers that
participate in an annual United Way fund drive, or will provide
matching gifts to charitable organizations. Your donation to
the United Way could be designated for the BH-BL Education
Foundation. All you need to do is write in BH-BL Education
Foundation on your pledge card.
Thank You!
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