The Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2014 Creative Teaching Grants. Each of these projects exemplifies the creativity, professionalism and dedication of Chatham County Schools’ teachers. This year the Chatham Education Foundation supported 12 projects in 8 schools reaching over 1,700 students. The variety
The Chatham Education Foundation graciously accepted a donation in the amount of $10,000 to open an endowment with the Triangle Community Foundation. This endowment will specifically support the Jordan-Matthews High School’s annual trip to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. The donors, Karen and Fred Shectman, moved to Chatham
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Dr. Derrick D. Jordan gratefully accepted a check in the amount of $65,000 from Indira Everett, Duke Energy’s district manager for Chatham County. The check represents funding awarded from The Duke Energy Foundation. With the leadership of Jaime Detzi, Chatham County Education Foundation Executive Director, the
In April, CEF will host the 2015 Showcase of Schools. CEF will showcase all 17 of our fabulous Chatham County public schools. Come by to learn more about our schools, meet student and staff and enjoy our community.
On Saturday, May 3rd CEF hosted a Kentucky Derby Part at the Governors Club Ballroom to celebrate and watch the Kentucky Derby. It was an exciting afternoon fundraiser to improve K-12 Education in Chatham County. The Club served small plates, cocktails, and a best hat contest was conducted. Thank you to all who
Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) is excited to announce the award of close to $11,000 in grant money to 12 public schools in Chatham County, NC. The money from these grants will support over 115 teachers and over 1,700 students in the current school year. “We had an amazing group of applicants this
The SunTrust Foundation has generously donated $1,000 to the Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) to support Chatham County Schools. These funds will be used for our Foundation’s Creative Teaching and Professional Development grants disbursed to Chatham County School teachers to enhance student experiences. It is with community partners like SunTrust that
March 2013 Students in Julie Goodberlet’s science class at Margaret Pollard Middle School conducting experiments with state of the art Venier Labquest equipment funded with a 2012 grant obtained by CEF from the Triangle Community Foundation’s program and a previous Progress Energy Foundation grant. All middle grades science teachers in
A SAGE Academy student discovering Shakespeare’s The Tempest (modern graphic version of the classic text :). This door of opportunity was made possible by your Choose Chatham with a CEF grant that supplemented the school’s PTA Matching Grant. Mrs. Chesney will use these texts with other students so your generous
Chris Ehrenfeld of Governors Club Realty and Domicile Realty was recently presented with a $2500 donation to the Chatham Education Foundation at the opening ceremony for the new Chatham County Walmart! Chris is a board member of the Chatham Education Foundation and an avid supporter of the charitable organization.
