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Enhancing education for the future of York

The York Education Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization of community volunteers. YEF provides funding for innovative and challenging projects in the York Public Schools.

What's new

• Join us on Feb. 5th from 7-8:30pm to learn more about YEF
  
  
  
  Please RSVP to info@yorkeducationfoundation.org.
  
• Raffle to help fund YEF school grants
  
  You can help support YEF by purchasing tickets for the Chamber of Commerce "Score BIG for ME" raffle! YEF receives $5 for every $10 ticket purchased, and you can have a chance to win cash, a big screen TV, a catered tailgate party for four, and other prizes. The drawing will be held on January 30th at the Non-Profit Expo held at Eliot Commons. To learn more, go to ScoreBIGforME.org. To purchase tickets, contact one of our Board members, or call 363-8611.
• GRANTing Wishes to our educators and children at Harvestfest 2009!
  
  York Education Foundation thanks those who participated in the Corn Toss Challenge fundraiser at Harvestfest.
  
  
• Raffle to Grant a Teachers' Wish
  
  YEF once again sponsored our popular raffle awarding an unrestricted grant of $200 to a York teacher. Community members were invited to "buy a star" for a teacher of their choice.



• The Fifth Annual Uncorked 2009
  Uncorked at Night - A wine and fine food tasting festival
  
  Saturday, May 9 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
  At the Union Bluff Meeting House in York Beach
  
  
  
  
• Rock the Foundation 2009
  ...was held Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the York Middle School
  
  
• YEF awards grants - Entering its fourth year of giving, the York Education Foundation awarded more than $18,000 in grants for the 2008-2009 school year.



• Fourth Annual YEF Uncorked wine and fine food tasting festival
  was held at the Dockside Restaurant in York Harbor
  on Sunday May 18th.
  
  The event helped YEF raise money to award grants to teachers in the York school systems for innovative projects not covered by the school budget.
  


• Rock the Foundation 2008
  Held on Sunday, Mar. 16 at YMS
  
  To benefit the York Education Foundation.
  
  Sponsored by YORKWISE with additional prizes provided by Red Octane.
  
  :News item: Rocking the Foundation | More than 60 compete to be benefit 'Guitar Hero' - York Weekly article, March 19, 2008.
• Harvestfest Wishing Well Fundraiser - Many thanks to the community for supporting the 2nd Annual York Education Foundation's Harvestfest wishing well fundraiser! We are grateful for the generosity of all who mailed in their donations and stopped by our tent on Saturday, Oct. 13, making wishes for their favorite teachers and buying our famous star sunglasses. It's because of your generosity that YEF is able to
  
  provide our teachers with grants to fund additional classroom activities, projects, and equipment for our children's classrooms.
  
  Raffle winners: A $200 unrestricted grant to Mrs. Ellen Rothwell, seventh grade teacher and a video iPod to York eighth-grader, Rachel Barrows. Congratulations to the winners and a special thanks to Best Buy for donating the Apple iPod and supporting the mission of YEF. Read York Weekly article.
• Grants on display - A Grant Expo was held on October 3, 2007 at YMS. This proved to be a great event where attendees could see a selection of YEF-funded grants in action. The passion and enthusiasm of the grant recipients was absolutely infectious. Read more about all the supported grants.
• York Education Foundation gives out grants - Entering its third year of giving, the York Education Foundation announced more than $21,000 in grants for the 2007-2008 school year. Read the the York Weekly article. Also available here
• Thanks for the support! - The third annual YEF Uncorked, a fine wine and food festival to benefit the York Education Foundation, was held on June 3, 2007.

Local Food ~ Fine Wine ~ Silent Auction

Learn more about Uncorked Dockside or download the Uncorked poster (PDF file).



• Grant FAQ page - If you are thinking about or working on a YEF grant, see our newly-created Frequently Asked Questions page.

More info

• Grant-funded projects for the 2007-08 school year.
• Grant information and application - York educators can download the entire application. The next round of grants will be awarded in the spring of 2009 for the 2009-10 school year.
• Coastal Fitness hosted Cardio for Kids in May 2007 to benefit the York Education Foundation.
  
  Many thanks to the participants in Coastal Fitness' Cardio for Kids. YEF was successful in meeting its fund-raising goal of $1,000. This qualifies our organization for a matching award of $1,000 from Coastal Fitness. Our appreciation goes to Mark DellaPasqua, owner of Coastal Fitness and York parent for developing this event for area school groups.
• GRANTing Wishes at Harvestfest -

  

  Visitors to the YEF booth at the 22nd Annual York Harvestfest on Oct. 14, 2006 supported York educators and students by buying "stars" and entering teachers' names in a raffle.
• Grant-funded projects for the 2006-07 school year.
• Grant-funded projects for the 2005-06 school year.
  
  
  Read descriptions and view some photos of the first six educator-initiated projects. Also, read the York Weekly article.
• More information on the 2005 festival and the participating restaurants and fine food providers.
  • Read the May 25, 2005 York Weekly article, School Fund-Raiser a Success (PDF file).
• Group seeking to enhance education - Read the article about YEF in the April 27, 2005 edition of the York Weekly.
• The YEF Shop - Purchase apparel and other products imprinted with the York Education Foundation logo.

We welcome your support.
For additional information or
to make a tax-deductible donation:

York Education Foundation
PO Box 565
York, ME 03909

If you have questions or suggestions, please email