FANSS: Families and Neighbors Supporting Schools
In the past year a group of parents began discussing ways get more families in the PUSD actively supporting PEF and its vision. Hence, FANSS was born -- Families and Neighbors Supporting Schools. Our goal is to have every family be a part of FANSS, including yours. We invite all community members and businesses to join our initiative as well.
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Become a member of PEF FANSS with a single donation of any
size. All donations are tax deductible. Most importantly, we want you
to be involved.
PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION’S FANSS “TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE” RAISES
MORE THAN $118,000
As the result of the Pasadena Educational Foundation’s successful
“Technology Challenge” initiative, 24 PUSD schools have raised
significant funds – a total of $118,729 -- to pay for technology at
their schools.
The “Technology Challenge” offered schools matching funds from PEF via
a generous $100,000 donation provided by an anonymous donor. Thus, for
every dollar a school raised, it received another dollar, up to
$10,000. Seven PUSD schools rose to meet the challenge of raising
$10,000 and more.
San Rafael raised $16,058, the most of any school, with assistance
from its neighborhood association, the West Pasadena Residents
Association, and therefore has $26,058 to spend on technology for its
students and teachers. The following schools reached the $10,000 goal
so will receive and additional $10,000 each from PEF: Willard,
Hamilton, Don Benito, Norma Coombs, McKinley, Blair, and Webster.
The remaining 16 participating schools included Sierra Madre;
Jefferson; Field; Wilson, Marshall Fundamental; Altadena; Longfellow;
Madison; Burbank; Loma Alta; Jackson; Pasadena High School; Franklin;
Eliot; Muir; and Washington Middle School. Although these schools
didn’t hit the $10,000 mark they will receive matching funds for each
dollar they did raise.