January 19, 2023
New Year - New Opportunities
This email includes an invitation to the High Notes Gala for attendees as well as those who wish to become advertisers and sponsors. It provides an update on EITC grants and announces two new scholarships for graduating seniors.
The High Notes Gala 2023 is Coming!
Seeking Advertisers, Sponsors and Attendees
Please plan to join friends and colleagues at this fun event. Students will perform during a seated dinner and there will be plenty of time for socializing, bidding on the silent auction items, and dancing!

Susan Williams is rejoining the ASDF team as Gala Sponsor Chair to assist with outreach for advertising and sponsorships. Businesses, nonprofits and individuals are welcome! Please reach out to Susan Williams at suewill@ptd.net to discuss an ad size or sponsorship level. Thank you!

Sponsors confirmed by February 15 will have their logo included in our Morning Call ad.
EITC Grants
"EITC" is the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development.
Above: Mid Penn Bank's Frank Heston with Dan Bosket, ASDF President

Below: Dan Bosket, Vanessa Rivera, Julie Ambrose, David Ohman, and Anna Linn representing Univest
The ASDF received $51,750 in EITC grants from 10 companies between November 1, 2022 and January 11, 2023. We are tremendously grateful for this support. We are an Educational Improvement Organization with approved quality programs in many of the areas we serve including Literacy, STEM, Visual and Performing Arts, and Civic Engagement.

EITC grants give us flexible funds to fill in where designated grants and restricted gifts do not fully fund ASDF programs that are valued in the schools.

We appreciate our partnerships with the organizations listed below and others who have been supportive in the past including Truist and Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley.
We love check photo opportunities!
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Above: QNB's Lori Knerr and Tyler Stylletti (left) with Julie Ambrose, ASDF Executive Director
2 New Scholarships!
Donors Support ASD Seniors
The ASDF is pleased to announce the creation of two new scholarships for Allentown School District seniors.

First, the Ed and Anne Davis Scholarship will be awarded in June 2023 to two students with each recipient receiving $500. The students who are selected for this award will be attending Muhlenberg College and either Kutztown University or East Stroudsburg University.
As with all of the scholarships managed and awarded by the ASDF, the recipients are selected by a process determined by the principal.

High school seniors should visit their Guidance Department to learn how to apply.
The Ashbrook Family Foundation has established an endowed scholarship in memory of Robert and Linda Ashbrook who were longtime residents of Allentown, PA. This award is intended to give back to the community and to the school district that educated their sons.

Beginning in 2024, this scholarship will be awarded to a graduate from Louis E. Dieruff and William Allen High Schools in alternate years. The recipient will be pursuing post-high school education.
Giving to the Annual Appeal
Just in case you missed it!
This year we combined our Annual Report and Annual Appeal into one mailing. This enabled us to send the Annual Report to more people without spending additional funds. But - it also means if you are looking for our traditional Annual Appeal letter and envelope in your mailbox, you should have already received it tucked inside the Annual Report.

Please consider mailing your gift to: ASD Foundation, 31 S. Penn St. Allentown, PA 18102 or click the "Donate Now" button below to give online.

Thank you!
The Allentown School District Foundation (ASDF) is a not-for-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible as permitted by law. Official registration and financial information for the ASDF may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free 1-800-732-0999.

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