Latest News...
Our Second Grant Season Has Opened! We are doubling the amount of money we plan to grant this year. We will be accepting grant applications from TPS teachers and staff until March 13th. See more under Grant Programs.
Karats for Education, a town-wide social, will be held on Saturday, February 27th, from 7pm-10pm at the Tyngsborough Sportsman's Club. Bring your unwanted gold or sterling silver jewelry and you will get paid for it! The Foundation will provide appetizers and desserts and there will be a cash bar. Stop in or stay the evening. We'd love to see you! Click here for more information.
1st Annual Town Ball for Education, will be held on Saturday, June 12 at the Vesper Country Club. Click here for more information.
2nd Annual Dinner Theater was a great success! Our talented high schoolers entertained and amazed our community once again with three fun dinner/breakfast shows. Funds raised are being shared 50/50 with Friends of Tyngsborough Theater. The Foundation will put the funds toward educational grants, and FOTT will be purchasing microphones for our student actors. Thanks to all who came and supported two great causes!
Holiday Wish Program...Thank you to all the families who, together, recognized 53 individual teachers and donated a total of $1,025 to the Education Foundation. All staff recognized in this program were entered into a raffle and three names were drawn at the January 7th School Committee meeting. The winners are:
Mrs. Webster from TES; Mr. Chaple from TMS; and Mr. Conlon from THS
Each will receive a $50 git certificate to the school supply store of their choice. The Education Foundation is pleased that so many teachers were recognized and that we could defray the cost of supplies for a few of them.
2nd Annual Tyngsborough Trot. . .A big Thank You to everyone who participated, sponsored, or volunteered at the Tyngsborough Trot on October 4th. We had a great day and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves. It was wonderful to see so many people come out and support the Foundation and our Schools. Race Results and Photos can be viewed and/or purchased by clicking here.
Membership Drive... We invite you to join our Annual Membership Drive, an opportunity for all community members, to make a genuine impact by contributing your time and/or dollars to serve our students. Any donation is appreciated and fully tax deductible. We will gladly welcome volunteers for our upcoming events. Please go to our Get Involved page for more information or contact us at: contact@eftyng.org
Grant Recipient Awards Ceremony... The Education Foundation for Tyngsborough's First Annual Grant Awards Ceremony was on June 2, 2009 in the Tyngsborough Town Hall. We were happy to be able to award 4 grants in our first year. For more information on the grant recipients and funded programs, please go to Grant Program Info.
OneCause: Helping Tyngsborough Bridge the Gap ... Stores will donate a percent of your purchase to the Tyngsborough School District when you shop online through OneCause.com (formerly Schoolpop, no need to sign up again). Even better, apply online or by phone for a OneCause Visa card and 1% of all your charges will go to the school once you join and register. Please join OneCause and help us support our schools. Get started today by clicking the OneCause link to the left.
