P-H-M Educational Foundation 
 

The P-H-M Educational Foundation is Now on Facebook!
You can now connect with P-H-M Educational Foundation from your Facebook page. If you are a parent, student or work in P-H-M, please show your support and add the Educational Foundation as a friend. You will receive quick, convenient updates. After you become a Friend, please tell your Facebook friends to join us, too!
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Holiday Thank-a-Teacher Success!
Congratulations to the 177 P-H-M teachers, administrators, and/or staff who were recognized by P-H-M parents through a contribution to the P-H-M Educational Foundation's Holiday Thank-a-Teacher program! With some of the individuals receiving multiple recognitions, a total of 242 donations were made totaling $3,615. These donations will be used to fund teacher grants this spring. Each individual recognized was sent a card with the name of who had recognized them, a recognition pin, and a personal note from the donor.

A special Thank You to all Holiday Thank-a-Teacher contributors! Click
here for a list of all Holiday Thank-a-Teacher contributors and honorees.


Donate Now to PHMEF

We Need Your Help!
Our Annual Drive Campaign is going on now to support our programs. To Donate, click the logo to the right.


Campaign for Penn Pride

Campaign for Penn Pride
The P-H-M Educational Foundation has partnered with Penn High School to accept donations to their Campaign for Penn Pride.  This campaign is to raise $250,000 toward the $750,000 cost of a multi-purpose field at Penn High School.  M
ore information about the Campaign for Penn Pride and how you can be a part of Penn history is in this brochure. Click here to donate.


Save the Date !  Saturday, May 8, 2010
Silver Mile 2009 
The 5th Annual Silver Mile will be taking place Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Penn High School. To read about last years Silver Mile, click here.

Thank You Outgoing Board Members
The following individuals are gratefully acknowledged for the time, talent, and resources they provided the P-H-M Educational Foundation.
Bill DeLuca
Linda Doshi
Gwen Ehlers
Valerie Ovaert
Jim Rice
Jane Wright


Welcome New Board Members
The following nine individuals have been elected to the P-H-M Education Foundation's Board of Directors for a three-year term ending June 30, 2012.
Brian Archambeault, Crowe Horwath
Jody Bruetman, Community Volunteer
Kirsten Campbell, Woodard Preschool
Amy Caurro, Community Volunteer
Robert (Bob) Curtis, Healy Group
Thomas (Tom) Meilstrup, Independent Insurance Advisor
Carla Putrich, Growing Kids Learning Center (Elkhart)
Jan Spalding, Memorial Hospital

Judy Urban, Community Volunteer

2009 Scholarships Awarded
Click here to view scholarships awarded this year.

2009 Innovative Classroom Grants Awarded
Click here to view grants awarded this year.


Jane Wright Announced as 3rd P-H-M Educational Foundation Cornerstone Award Recipient
The Cornerstone Award was established in 2007 to recognize individuals who have made a substantial contribution of time, talent, and resources to advance the Foundation's mission in excellence in education in P-H-M Schools.

Jane Wright, 3rd PHM Educational Foundation Cornerstone Award RecipientJane Wright has been involved with P-H-M schools beginning as a Walt Disney Elementary Kindergarten teacher for 5 years, school board member for 8 1/2 years (president for 2 of those years), and serving as an outstanding volunteer. Her extensive volunteering for P-H-M includes; Chairman for the Drug Free P-H-M Lock-in for 4 years, creator of the Volunteer Coordinator position at Penn High School, Penn Carnival chairman for 3 years, and room mother for 10 years.

She is an active member of Junior League and has been for 28 years. During this time she's been named Active and Sustainer of the year. Jane has also been awarded the MaryLou Schwartz Award for Fundraising. She has served on the boards of the Snite Museum, Indiana Historical Society, Studebaker National Museum, and the Michiana Arts & Science. Jane has also served as the President of the board of the American Heart Association of St. Joe County.

Jane served on the P-H-M Educational Foundation's Board of Directors for 6 years. During that time she was the Annual Drive chair and Silver Mile chair for 2 years. As co-creator of the Silver Mile, Jane work tirelessly to grow the community-wide health event into what it is today. Her leadership style and positive "can do" attitude is act like a magnet to get everyone excited to help. She truly has been a CORNERSTONE in making the Foundation what it is today as she is a truly amazing person and leader. Thank you, Jane!


Past Cornerstone Award Recipients:
2007 Malcom (Mick) J. Tuesley, Jr.
2008
Dee Keywood

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