Check out the June President's Message by Cindy Morris below. |
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Help Support our Largest Fundraiser of the Year! |
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All the money raised at this event is used by the PPS Foundation to directly impact Peoria Public Schools students. These funds allow us to provide everyday essentials for Peoria families, stock our Little Free Pantries with food, provide emergency funds for students in need, fund our classroom grants and career readiness programs plus so much more! |
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Not golfing but still want to help? |
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- Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of our awesome prizes being raffled off. You do not need to be present to win. ($20 per ticket)
- Reserve a delicious, gourmet to-go dinner prepared by the Country Club of Peoria for the evening of June 21 ($35 per meal or $25 if you are a 365 annual giving member)
- Purchase a 50/50 ticket for your chance to win 50% of the cash pot. You do not need to be present to win. ($10 per ticket)
- Stop by the Country Club of Peoria's Clubhouse between 7:30am - 5:30pm on June 21 to bid on an awesome silent auction item - a golf club used and autographed by the golf legend Jack Nicklaus! (Bidding starts at $1,000)
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CALLING ALL GOLFERS!
There's just a few spots still available for our morning golf flight on June 21st. Sign up today for this fun day at the beautiful Country Club of Peoria!
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Thank You to our Golf Outing Sponsors
A+ Year-long Sponsor
K2 Benefits
Double Eagle Sponsor
Consociate Health
Eagle Sponsors
Arthur J. Gallagher, Inc.
Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohen LLP
Birdie Sponsors
Bard Optical
BLDD Architects
CliftonLarsonAllen
Commerce Bank
Core Construction
Delta Dental of Illinois
Muir Omni Graphics
Best in Class Sponsors
CEFCU
Davis & Campbell LLC
Janssen Law Center
Keith Engineering Design
Kreiling Roofing
Montefusco HVAC, Inc
Tee-Green Sponsors
Busey Bank
Citizens for Mike Murphy
Friends of Dave Koehler
Ray Lahood
Event Program Sponsor
PCM+Design Architects
Drink Sponsor
Baumgarten Distributing
Golf Signs Sponsor
Muir Omni Graphics
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PPS Foundation's SHERO and HERO Awards |
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Congratulations to all of the recipients of the PPS Foundation's HERO/SHERO award from this past school year! We gave this award out monthly to an outstanding individual who had gone above and beyond to serve Peoria Public Schools. These are truly amazing people. Congrats again to them all! |
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Clockwise from top left: Elise Schneil, Pam Wiley, Shar'Ron Ford, Brittany Duffield, Stacy Hardin, Alex O'Shaughnessy, Thom Simpson, Geri Hammer, Susan Grzanich, and Mike Illuzzi
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Congrats to the 2021 PPS Foundation's Mike McCord Scholarship Recipients! |
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This year we were able to award a scholarship to 14 PPS middle school students to attend Bradley University's Coach Wardle's Basketball Camp this August. This scholarship is in memory of Mike McCord and is funded in collaboration by the McCord family and the PPS Foundation.
Mike McCord loved his community and had a passion for education, children, and basketball. He was the founder and CEO of Illinois Mutual here in Peoria. Mike passed away in the fall of 2012 due to cancer. To honor Mike and the many ways he contributed to the Peoria community, his family decided to establish a scholarship to allow students in Peoria Public Schools an opportunity to attend Bradley’s Coach Wardle’s Basketball Camp.
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Classroom Grant Opportunity from PNC Bank |
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The PNC First Grant program provides teachers the opportunity to apply for a grant up to $1,000 to assist in the implementation of innovative and creative classroom projects that otherwise would not occur due to lack of funding.
Teachers - click on the link below to apply throughout the summer. The application link is now live and will close Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 11:59pm.
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The applications for the PPS Foundation's Classroom Grants will be available on August 1st! More information will be posted on our website then so be sure to check out www.ppsfoundation.org/teacher-grants
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Another Way to Support the PPS Foundation |
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Little gifts can be very meaningful. For a $25 donation, you can gift a set of note cards to family and friends to show them how much they are appreciated. Each set contains six note cards (plus envelopes) with exclusive artwork created by a PPS student. We currently have five different sets of note cards available. Plus, your donation will go towards our Right Now Fund which is used for where Peoria Public Schools needs it the most. |
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Hy-Vee on Sheridan:
an Amazing Partner and Supporter!
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One of the big challenges our community is facing during this time is making sure families in need have enough food to eat. The PPS Foundation would like to send a HUGE thank you to Hy-Vee on Sheridan for working with us to provide food and grocery deliveries to PPS families most at risk. We are truly in awe at the amount of support they have provided. Thank you for being so wonderful to work with, Hy-Vee! |
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PPS Foundation's Board of Directors:
Andre Allen, Ruth Bittner, Solivian Dismuke, Maarten de Haas, Alex Elger
Scott McCord, Daniel Musisi, Cheryl Sanfilip, and Cathy Wiggers
PPS Foundation's Staff:
Cindy Morris (President), Jen Adler (Administrative Director),
Sarah Oakford (Adopt-A-School Coordinator), Trish O'Shaughnessy (Director, Community Engagement & Horizons Program), Allison Coulter (Horizons), and Ella Dancey (Horizons)
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