In the News
Foundation Supports Challenge Day
Bethpage 5K Run/Tara Costa Fitness Fair
Board of Directors
Richard Festante
President
Tom Frost
Vice President
Marc Sieben
Treasurer
Glenn Palilla
Accountant
What
is the Bethpage Educational Foundation?
The Bethpage Educational Foundation is an organization that seeks to provide
meaningful assistance to the educational program in the Bethpage Schools.
We support programs for students, teachers and parents. We are a non-profit
with a charter recognized by New York State and the Internal Revenue Service.
How are you
funded?
So far, the Foundation raises money through various fundraisers and via
contact with alumni students and teachers. Our most successful program
to date was the Bethpage 5K Run and Tara Costa Health and Fitness Fair.
We will be sponsoring the upcoming Dancing with the Teachers program.
Alumni have been approaching us about donations from class reunions and
organizing thematic reunions such as a Potpourri Night with 50 years of
Masquers' Guild alumni. We are also looking at golf outings, dinners and
a more aggressive outreach program to parents and alumni.
What do you
do with the money raised?
The Foundation puts all of that money back into the Bethpage Schools.
We recently assisted the district in providing the Challenge Day experience
for all high school sophomores. We are underwriting all of the 21st Century
Scholarships for this year's graduating class. And through our Minigrants
for Teachers program, we challenged teachers to think of classroom resources
they could use to engage students in new ways. We supported grants in
each of the five schools in the district.
Can I make a
donation?
The Bethpage Educational Foundation accepts donations from all sources-
large and small! If you care to make a donation, please send it to the
above address. Feel free to email us with any questions or if you have
a fundraising idea to support the educational programs in Bethpage.
Who runs the Foundation?
We need you! The Bethpage Educational Foundation has been around for about
three years. The current Board of Directors would like to see a larger
group of alumni (including reps from all different years) and parents
assume new leadership roles for the Foundation and work with the district
in setting new goals and recruiting more members. You will see more and
more news about getting involved and you will be able to follow us on
Facebook as well as our own website at www.bethpageeducationalfoundation.org/
Who can I ask
for more information?
The current Board members would be happy to answer any questions. They
are: Richard Festante, President; Tom Frost, Vice President; and Marc
Sieben, Treasurer. They can be contacted at foundation@bethpage.ws.