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Bloomfield Education Foundation

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Generosity of Spirit and Student Achievement Highlight BOE Meeting

The January 24 meeting at Fairview School included student and staff presentations and a large check from the Bloomfield Education Foundation

  The highlights of Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting were three presentations by Bloomfield students and staff and a generous donation awarded to the district from the Bloomfield Educational Foundation. Totalling $16,900.00, the donation included $2,550 for five Teacher Grant Awards as well as a check for the amount of $14,400, allotted for the purchase of educational technology.   Presenting the check was Joseph Kliminsky, Chairman Emeritus of the Bloomfield Educational Foundation, as well as Vice Chairman Madeline Wollner and Secretary John Sullivan.  The Teacher Grant Award recipients were:   The total amount for these awards was $2,500. Wollner said the $14,4000 technology grant would be used to purchase “SmartBoards,” a learning …

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Alumni Basketball Game to Raise Money for BEF

Mark your calendars for Bloomfield Education Foundation fundraiser January 13.

  Hoopsters are invited to play basketball and earn money for a good cause through the Ted Jasieniecki Alumni basketball game. Money raised from the 23rd annual alumni game will benefit the Bloomfield Education Foundation. The game is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Bloomfield High School main gym, with a snow date set for Friday, Jan. 20. Ted Jasieniecki was an active member of the Bloomfield community and longtime member of the Lion’s Club. In November 1987, he died of cancer at the age of 37. Jasieniecki was one of the best basketball players in Bloomfield‘s history. Ted was one of the few players to join the elite 1,000-point club at Bloomfield High School. Through the scholarship fund and the previous alumni games, more …

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