for kids! the San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation was established in 1989 to enhance and enrich the educational experiences for all students in the San Mateo-Foster City schools and has funded over $ 2.6 million to the district.
for kids! operates independent of, but collaboratively with, the School District and solicits organizational and program support from the community, individuals, businesses, foundations, and corporations. For more information, click here: for kids! fact sheet
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Dear Friends of the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District:
On behalf of for kids!, the San Mateo Foster City Education Foundation, we’d like to once again ask for your indispensable and generous support as we embark upon our Annual Campaign. As the only district-wide fundraising effort, the mission of for kids! is to support excellence in our local public schools and promote equitable opportunities for every K-8 student in the district.
Since 1989 for kids! has donated over $2.6 million to the school district to help insulate our neighborhood public schools from the fluctuations in both state and federal educational funding. As we begin our 20th year serving students in San Mateo and Foster City, we remain steadfast in our belief that by supporting all our schools we can make a difference in the lives of our children and add to the vitality of our community.
Every year, parents, community members, and local businesses partner together to help enrich the education we all desire for our children. This year, without your donations, there would be no elementary instrumental music program in the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District. In addition, the district’s library and counseling services would have been substantially curtailed.
In these uncertain times, your support is critical not only for kids! but also your neighborhood school and PTA. Now, more than ever, we must all work together to shape the superior education our children so richly deserve. Your tax-deductible gift in any amount will help us achieve that goal.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Jean Abeles Kip Parent Mike Nagler Executive Director President Vice President
Kip Parent, Foundation President, received an Honorary Service Award from the PTA Council at their June 6 luncheon, presented by Dr. Pendery Clark... more
For budget information from the school district, includingsample letters and legislative contacts
"There is a place in America to take a stand: it is public education. It is the underpinning of our cultural and political system. It is the great common ground. Public education after all is the engine that moves us as a society toward a common destiny... It is in public education that the American dream begins to take shape." —Tom Brokaw former anchor NBC Nightly News
You can reach us at 650-312-7235 We are looking forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail address: info@forkidsedfund.org
