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Welcome to the Mequon-Thiensville
Education Foundation.
Read a
message from the new 2008/2009
MTEF Board President, Tanja Felton.
The Board of Directors
would like to thank Kim Ebinger for her seven years of
dedicated service as the Foundation's President.
Kim will continue to serve as a member of the Board of
Directors.
MISSION
The Mission of the MTEF is to develop community-wide
private financial support for the Mequon-Thiensville
School District and through grants, to help continued
excellence in education.
Declining enrollments coupled with the unfavorable state
funding formula make this a fiscally challenging time
for the Mequon-Thiensville School District. In
response to these financial pressures, the Foundation
has shifted its grant funding focus to exploring
creative opportunities to enhance learning experiences
and to sustain and maintain programs at risk.
VISION
The MTEF's vision is to be the leading organization
for providing private financial support for the
Mequon-Thiensville School District. MTEF works
with other district and community organizations to
ensure that funds are raised efficiently and effectively
and are made available to the district in a manner that
addresses the significant needs of the
Mequon-Thiensville School District.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation grants
will help to maintain and sustain programs at risk to
enhance learning experiences in the Mequon-Thiensville
School District. Despite the pressure facing the
District, MTEF remains committed to "investing in the
advancement of excellence."
GOALS
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To achieve a
distinct, beneficial and clearly understood role in
the community.
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To seek creative ways
to maintain the educational excellence our children
deserve.
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To collaborate with
school district personnel and other school support
groups to indentify ways to maintain programs and
projects at risk with the current budget concerns.
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To design a
fundraising strategy, in cooperation with other
organizations to address the gaps that may exist if
funding is not changed by the state.
THE FOUNDATION
PROMOTES
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Excellence in
education.
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Investment in
students, teachers and staff.
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Flexibility in
giving: operating fund, endowment fund and specific
projects.
POINTS OF
PRIDE
“Celebrating 10 years of supporting
our schools”
Point of Pride #1:
Financial Support
Thanks to the generosity of our many donors, the
Foundation has provided close to $1,500,000 in
grants to the Mequon-Thiensville School District.
Point of Pride #2:
Loyal Donors
Our loyal and generous donor base has grown
consistently. In 2007/08 MTSD parent and staff support
of our fund-raising efforts increased by over
25%.
Point of Pride #3:
Dedicated Board of Directors and Staff
A committed Board of Directors and staff
consistently support the Foundation’s efforts with their
time and talents.
Point of Pride
#4: Benefiting Every Student
Our grant awards enhance every student’s education by
funding curriculum and academic programs, technology and
equipment, and personnel and staffing needs.
Point of Pride #
5: Talented Volunteers
Dedicated and talented volunteers give hundreds of
hours planning our fund-raisers and serving as our
valued ambassadors.
Point of Pride #
6:
Technology Support
Grant awards have provided over $600,000 for technology
items in our six schools to prepare students for our
technologically advanced world.
Point of Pride #7:
Fund-raising Events
Our fund-raising events, the Annual Giving Campaign,
Tartan Ball, KILT Fund Project (Technology Fund) and M-T
Community 5K Run/Walk, raised record dollar amounts this
past year.
Point of Pride #8:
Corporate Community
Partnerships
Generous support from the corporate community enables
the MTEF to significantly expand our ability to raise
funds.
Point of Pride #9:
Collaboration with School
District
MTEF collaborates closely with school district personnel
to ensure grants awarded support the district’s greatest
needs: personnel,
curriculum and technology.
Point of Pride
#10: One of the Top
Education Foundations
The MTEF is among the top public school education
foundations in the country, raising significant monies
for our school district.
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FUNDRAISING
OPPORTUNITIES
Make a
Donation
Annual
Campaign
Tartan
Ball
Technology
Fund (formerly KILT
Fund)
Spring Raffle
5k Run/Walk
NOTICE:
HarrisConnect LLC will be contacting all HHS seniors on
behalf of MTEF in an effort to update our contact
information.
SAVE
THE DATE:
Tartan Ball
January 30, 2010
The Pfister Hotel
Congratulations to Cheryl Figg
Range Line School
Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
Peter and Kathleen Kudlata
2009 Tartan Ball
The Pfister Hotel
Congratulations to the Technology Fund
2009
Spring Raffle
Grand Prize Winner
Kevin Rzentkowski
Angus and the MTEF Pencil at the Starting Line
5k Run/Walk
May 31, 2009 |
