REF News
Honorees Announced for 2008 Partnership Awards Dinner
July 29, 2008
On October 28, 2008, we will present an impressive slate of awards at our third annual Partnership Awards Dinner. Honorees range from the first principal to be honored to a mentoring group for girls and a former Rochester mayor.
Click here to learn about our award winners.
Click here for the details about our Partnership Awards Dinner.
REF Receives New York State Grant
July 24, 2008
Thanks to the efforts of Representative Joe Robach, Rochester Education Foundation has received a $15,000 New York State grant to support programs during the 2008-2009 school year.
Click here for the whole story.
Tickets Fore Charity to Benefit REF
July 2, 2008
The professional golfers on the Nationwide Tour stop at Irondequoit Country Club for the Xerox Classic golf tournament during the week of August 11 to 17. Buy your tickets through us, and the Rochester Education Foundation will receive 100% of the proceeds from your ticket purchase!
Click here for the whole story and our ticket order form.
Jazz Fest Donations, M & T Help City Students
June 23, 2008
M & T Bank, primary sponsor of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, generously offered REF a booth at the festival. We used it to gather donated musical instruments in support of our ongoing Spring for Music program, and generous festival attendees really came through! As a result, 41 instruments will go to work for students in city schools this fall.
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REF to Collect Instruments for City Students at the Jazz Fest
June 9, 2008
Wouldn't it be great to see the city students of today starring at future Jazz Festivals? A first step is making sure they get a chance to play an instrument. To that end, we're happy to report that we will be collecting musical instruments for city students from 5 to 9 p.m. nightly at a booth at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 13 - 21. The booth will be located under a tent on Jazz Street (known as Gibbs Street the rest of the year).
Thanks to M & T Bank, which is donating the booth for our use, and to our volunteers -- including city school music teachers -- who will be sitting at the booth.
REF's Spring for Music program, launched in 2005, has donated about 530 instruments to the city schools for use by students. Click here for more information about Spring for Music.
Brockport College Drive A Success
March 11, 2008
The College at Brockport has exceeded its goal, collecting 1,301 new books and 500 gently used books in its 2nd annual Have Heart, Give a Book drive. REF is proud to be a partner in the drive, which donates books to students in need in Monroe and Orleans counties.
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Holiday Book Donations from Local Donors Brighten Season
January 15, 2008
Five local businesses contributed more than 700 new books for city school students over the holidays.
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Give Back, Give Books Partners with Mayor's Literacy Initiative Holiday Book Drive
December 20, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation is proud to be a partner of the Holiday Book Drive of the Mayor's Literacy Initiative. Through this effort, about 3,200 city school students will receive a new book over the holidays.
Click here to learn more.
Books and Blankets Marks 2,000 Donations
December 14, 2007
A far-flung coalition of community groups has been moved to donate more than 2,000 books and blankets this season, and delivery to our youngest RCSD students is under way.
Click here for the story and photos.
Click here for the Democrat and Chronicle's coverage of a Books and Blankets delivery at School 22.
Second Graders Receive Calendars with Literacy Theme
December 13, 2007
Thanks to a generous donation from Wegmans, each RCSD second grader will receive a 2008 calendar that promotes reading.
Click here for the details.
Wilson Foundation Gift to Advance Give Back, Give Books
November 8, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation has received a generous $2,500 grant from the Wilson Foundation to expand and improve our Give Back, Give Books program.
Click here to learn more.
Books and Blankets: Holiday Gifts for City Kids
September 21, 2007
Our new Books and Blankets program, a collaboration with Buddies, Bridges and Brains, aims to create a unique gift for thousands of city kids this winter: a soft fleece blanket and a book, bound with a cheery ribbon.
Click here to learn more.
Partnership Dinner to Honor Shining Stars
August 29, 2007
In response to our public call for nominations, we heard about the wonderful work of numerous dynamic educators and volunteers. Our judges labored over their decision, and we will present seven very special awards at our annual Partnership Awards Dinner on October 23, 2007.
Click here to learn about our award winners.
Click here for the details about our Partnership Awards Dinner.
John F. Wegman Fund Supports Give Back, Give Books
August 22, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation has received a $7,500 grant from the John F. Wegman Fund to support the continuation and improvement of its Give Back, Give Books program in 2007-2008.
Click here for the details.
Welcome to KidBridge
August 1, 2007
REF is pleased to announce the launch of a program intended to
jump-start a series of partnerships between towns and city schools.
Funded in part by a generous grant from Rochester Area Community
Foundation, KidBridge will support a new partnership between
Irondequoit and School 6, modeled on a successful four-year partnership between the town of Victor and School 22.
Click here for the whole story.
What I Learned at the Book Fair
May 9, 2007
Give Back, Give Books has been great for city school students ...and great for us, too. In a letter published in the Democrat and Chronicle, Pat Braus reflected on the lessons that she learned while giving books away to city students.
Click here to read Pat's essay.
City Students Grateful for Give Back, Give Books
April 18, 2007
We've held 17 book fairs and distributed over 8,500 books! REF has received scores of thank you notes from kids for the wonderful books received as a result of Give Back, Give Books.
Click here to see what students had to say.
Freedom Heroes Writing Contest
February 7, 2007
REF is helping to promote a unique opportunity for Rochester students to write or illustrate a children's book about one of Rochester's own heroes: Susan B. Anthony or Frederick Douglass.
Click here to learn more.
Wegmans Gift Lifts "Give Back, Give Books" Past Goal
November 28, 2006
A donation from Wegmans of 1,700 books has enabled Give Back, Give Books to reach its goal of 10,000 new books to donate to city school students. The gift was announced in conjunction with Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy's Leadership Summit on Literacy.
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8,000 New Books Donated!
November 8, 2006
REF's Give Back, Give Books drive has received about 6,000 new books and the funds to purchase at least 2,000 more new books for city school students. The drive will continue, with various organizations, including SUNY Brockport, launching drives now. Mood Makers Books will continue to act as a drop-off point, and books can still be purchased on the Give Back, Give Books website: www.givebackgivebooks.org.
Click here for a complete update on the drive.
Partnership Awards Dinner Highlights Longstanding RCSD Supporters
November 1, 2006
Awards to Judge Michael Telesca, Dr. Walter Cooper, Lawyers for Learning, and Xerox for their longstanding support of and partnerships with Rochester city school students highlighted REF's first Partnership Awards Dinner.
Click here for the story and photos.
Support REF with High-Speed Frontier Link
October 23, 2006
Frontier has announced that it will support the Rochester Education Foundation with its Frontier Community Connections program.
When you sign up for High-Speed Internet service with Frontier -- or extend your current contract -- they will make a contribution to REF. For each REF supporter who signs up or extends their contract, Frontier will donate $25 (residential customers) or $50 (business customers).
Call Frontier at 777-5323 or go online at http://www.frontieronline.com/CommConn/ and be sure to mention code 2468758 to ensure that your donation goes to REF.
Please spread the word! The more people who call or enroll online, the more support REF will receive.
Drive Reaches 3,000 out of 10,000 Goal
October 17, 2006
With two weeks to go in the month-long drive, about three thousand books have been donated to the Give Back, Give Books community book drive. "We are very happy with the drive so far," said Patricia Braus, executive director of REF. "But we know we need to get more people involved to meet our goal of 10,000 books."
Click here to read the press release.
Kick-Off Press Conference Launches Give Back, Give Books Drive
September 26, 2006
The Rochester Education Foundation launched the Give Back, Give Books campaign with a kick-off press conference on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 2 p.m. The event was held at the Phillis Wheatley Community Library, a branch of the Rochester Public Library. Many public leaders were in attendance to provide their support for the campaign.
Click here to read the press release.
Click here to see photos of the event.
Spring for Music Continues to Pay Dividends
April, 2006
Although the Spring for Music program officially ended last May, donated instruments continue to come in, creating exciting new musical opportunities for students in the city schools!
Click here for the whole story.
Recognition Awards Dinner to Recognize RCSD Supporters
August, 2006
REF is planning an exciting recognition event and fundraiser for the evening of November 1, 2006.
Click here for the whole story.
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