MetroWest Health Foundation awards Franklin Food Pantry grant

"The MetroWest Health Foundation announced it has awarded more than $1.9 million in grants to area organizations.

Based on the recommendations of the foundation’s Grant Panels and Distribution Committee, the Board of Trustees have approved the award of 29 new grants to MetroWest health and human service organizations. Included in this round of funding are grants to expand mental health services for youth, bolster organizational capacity building, and a new community engagement strategy focused on homeless Latinx youth.

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Franklin Food Pantry $3,900 To provide trauma-informed nutrition training for staff and volunteers."

Continue reading the full article

https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2021/11/23/metrowest-health-foundation-awards-29-grants-totaling-almost-2-million/

MetroWest Health Foundation awards Franklin Food Pantry grant

FM #544 - What does the Franklin Education Foundation do? - 05/06/21 (audio)

FM #544 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 544  in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Pandora Carlucci and Joni Magee, Board members of the Franklin Education Foundation (FEF). We had our conversation via virtual conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about how the FEF supported the Franklin education with supplemental grants to teachers for educational enhancements. The grants total more than $400,000 since 1997.

Pandora was one of the founders of the FEF. 

The recording runs about 26 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Pandora and Joni. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7bb1628c-d589-4617-9b5d-d82a463ebd07

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Franklin Education Foundation =  https://www.franklined.org/

About page = https://www.franklined.org/about 

Volunteer = https://www.franklined.org/get-involved/volunteer 

Donate = https://www.franklined.org/get-involved/donate 

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FM #544 - What does the Franklin Education Foundation do? - 05/06/21 (audio)

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action

With all of us trying to cope, manage, and thrive in difficult situations, music is a well-acknowledged way to bring serenity and smiles to our faces. 

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors, donors, and families, The Encore Music Education Foundation (EMEF) continues to help sustain music students throughout the current crisis. 

In the last two weeks alone, EMEF has awarded over $1500.00 in grants to help families in need remain in the instrumental, vocal, and class environments that are more important than ever. Please read about some of our past scholarship recipients here! 

For more about Encore Music Education Foundation visit them online
https://www.wesupportmusic.org/emef-in-action-your-impact/ 

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action - Abby

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action - Arina

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action - Claire

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action - Prem

Encore Music Education Foundation in Action - Sunehri

Tri-County RVTHS Recieves Donation From The Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School's Education Foundation is excited to announce receiving a $40,000 donation from the Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation (MSCF) Board of Directors, which will go towards supporting the high school and its student body.

Stephen Dockray

"We truly appreciate this wonderful donation from the Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation. Every day, our teachers and staff work to provide students with a comprehensive academic education and state-of-the-art technical skills through creative and cooperative partnerships with local employers. Whether for college, the service or employment, Tri-County strives to prepare students for the twenty-first century. This donation will go towards supporting just that," said Tri-County Superintendent-Director, Stephen Dockray.

MSCF, based out of Colorado, seeks to support organizations who embody their mission "maintenance, support, health, education."

"Education is critical to the future of our youth, our country, and our world. Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School Education Foundation offers students a way to enhance their skills and express their creativity through its occupational & vocational education programs and its encouragement of & participation in extra-curricular competitions. By enabling and encouraging students to learn these skills, you help each individual succeed, and, in turn, they contribute to the vitality of our communities," wrote the MSCF Board of Directors in a letter. "Thank you for your courage and vision."

Established in 1977, Tri-County RVTHS has just under 1,000 students enrolled from Bristol, Middlesex and Norfolk counties.  https://www.tri-county.us/

Introducing the Tri-County Education Foundation

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School (RVTHS) educators pride themselves in providing innovative ideas and technologies which maximizes every student's potential and their future. Keeping up with this fast-paced growth is challenging because the investment reaches far beyond the financial means of the school district.

Superintendent Stephen F. Dockray together with Christopher Ward, President of the Tri-County Education Foundation are pleased to announce the new Tri-County Education Foundation (The Foundation). The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization administered by a 10-member Board of Directors comprised of area business, finance, and education leaders with a vested interest in sustaining quality vocational-technical education programs and growing a capable workforce.

The Foundation is a separate entity from Tri-County RVTHS, but shares the vision of providing and supporting both academic and vocational opportunities to benefit every student.

"The Foundation was created by members of the community in an effort to support the common goal of academic and vocational excellence for more than 1,000 students from eleven towns within the district," said Christopher Ward, President of the Tri-County Education Foundation. "We hope to financially support academic and vocational projects and to provide student scholarships that Tri-County RVTHS cannot financially back due of limited funding or state law."

The monetary funds the Foundation receives to support these academic and vocational projects will come solely from donations, memorial gifts, and various fundraising activities that will take place within the community. All donations are tax deductible.

The Foundation is currently seeking sponsorships within the community for financial support and commitment to the Tri-County community. Those organizations who would like to inquire about becoming a Tri-County Education Foundation sponsor, please go to the website at: https://tcedfoundation.wordpress.com.

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.

Introducing the Tri-County Education Foundation

Tri-County RVTSD Calls On MA Lawmakers To Make Foundation Budget Top Priority

At its March 15, 2017 School Committee Meeting, Tri-County members voted to endorse S.223, An Act Modernizing the Foundation Budget for the 21st Century, as its top priority for education policy this legislative session due to its comprehensive approach to education funding.

“We need to address the inadequacies in the foundation budget around health insurance and special education costs,” says Superintendent, Stephen Dockray.

Filed by Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, S.223 fully implements the recommendations of the appointed, bi- partisan 2015 Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC). The FBRC found that the current formula underestimates the resources necessary to serve ELL and low-income students and fails to account for rising health care and special education costs. In all, the FBRC found that Massachusetts is underestimating the total cost of education by $1-2 billion each year. As a result, Massachusetts ranks 48th nationally in the achievement gap between affluent and poor students.

“The 1993 Education Reform Act set a radical and sensible goal: to ensure quality education for all children, regardless of zip code,” adds Senator Chang-Díaz. “The Foundation Budget has served Massachusetts – our children, our families, and our employees – incredibly well over its first 15-20 years. But it’s no longer working for the demands of the 21st century. For several years now, our schools have been suffering from death by a thousand paper cuts, and it’s long past time we right this wrong”

S.223 follows the FBRC’s recommendations to update the formula by using actual averages from the state government’s cost-efficient health insurance network—the Group Insurance Commission—to adjust insurance estimates, increasing the assumed special education in-district enrollment and out-of-district costs to reflect reality, and adjusting the ELL and low-income components to align with 21st century best practices. The bill will also establish a Data Advisory Task Force to review school level education data to better inform future policy decisions.

The Foundation Budget was first established in 1993 by the Education Reform Act, and was designed to serve as the starting point for funding school districts across the Commonwealth, by calculating the circumstances and needs of each student. Little has been done to update the formula in the 24 years since its passage, leaving it insufficient to meet the needs of a modern public education system.

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.

http://www.tri-county.us/

How does dinner at the 99 Restaurant on Sunday sound?

15% of the receipts for Sunday night will go directly to the Encore Music Foundation. 

The Encore Music Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships and financial aid for students wishing to study music. 

We hope that you will consider having Sunday dinner with us at the 99! 

*Print out the voucher!*  

https://www.facebook.com/events/279923595780006/

 ****IMPORTANT: Please make sure to either PRINT or SHOW this voucher on your phone for it to apply!!****

FEF Trivia Bee - Mar 19th

Franklin Education Foundation

The Franklin Education Foundation Trivia Bee is Wednesday, March 19th @7 in the Horace Mann Middle School Mercer auditorium. The theme is MUSIC and will be a good time for folks of all ages! 

Come for a fun time and you can pick up some great stuff at the raffle. Come cheer on your respective school or business to be the one to win the iconic FEF Trivia Bee Cup! 

All proceeds go to Franklin Public Schools to support innovative educational programs.

For more about the Franklin Education Foundation, visit their website  http://www.franklined.org/

"the school system is going to need it"

Michael Doherty, a member of the board of directors of the Franklin Education Foundation, said he is worried about the economy's effect on the foundation. "Local businesses have been feeling the pinch for well over a year and it is harder for them to be as generous to us as they have in the past,'' he said. "We still get a lot of support but some of the small businesses have really suffered.''

The Franklin Educational Foundation will hold its third annual casino night on Nov. 21, but on a smaller scale than in the past, Doherty said. He said he thinks people are waiting until later to purchase tickets for the event.

"We hope to get a large turnout for it, the event was well supported in the last two years,'' he said. "People who are not gamblers come out and understand its just a fun event and everyone knows what they spend will benefit a great cause.''

Doherty said another casualty of the economy is that people have less and less time to volunteer for the foundation. "People are working more, but we are always accepting new members and donations for the cause,'' he said. And with state budget cuts and less revenue from other sources, the school system is going to need it, Doherty said.

"We cannot make up the entire gap but we hope to provide whatever assistance we can,'' he said.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

1st floor framed

From foundation to 1st floor framed in 1 week

The foundation at 188 King St was being set up 2 weeks ago and posted here

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Franklin changes

Go away for a few days and upon return to Franklin you can find some changes.

A new foundation is being put together for a house in an empty lot on King St:






Work on the columns at the old Town Hall, new museum resumes downtown:






And quite a stir is being raised over some feral cats. The article appeared yesterday in the Milford Daily News and got picked up by the Boston Globe today.