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Press
Petaluma
Educational Foundation Press Area
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Exchange Bank Backs
Petaluma Educational Foundation’s 2010 BASH as
Five Year Sponsorship Pledge Hits $50,000 Mark
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Petaluma High School Alumnis Ron Malnati and Rick
Mossi know the value of investing in the city’s 36
schools. As Vice-President of Business Development
for Petaluma’s Exchange Bank and VP/Regional
Manager of this popular People’s Choice and
locally owned financial institution, the prominent
bankers are backing citywide education for the
fifth consecutive year.
Petaluma Educational Foundation’s Scholarship
Awards Celebrate Success of City-Wide Outstanding
Class of 2010
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Proving that the sky is the limit for individual
academic success, in spite of the worst economic
collapse in CA state educational funding, a
monumental 255 scholarship awards totaling
$194,300 have been presented to the brightest and
best 2010 graduates from Petaluma’s seven high
schools.
Petaluma Educational
Foundation’s Alphabet Soup Thrift Store Makes
Record Sales for City-Wide School Program Funding
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For immediate release: March 3rd, 2010
Petaluma, CA: Record breaking volumes of used
furniture donations at Petaluma's Alphabet Soup
benefit Thrift Store are reaping much-needed
additional revenue for cash-strapped city wide
schools. In the midst of unprecedented State
wide educational cuts, Petaluma Educational
Foundation's boutique thrift store on Western
Avenue is making significant increases in positive
impact on program funding.
Petaluma Community,
Business Owners and Corporate Donors Are Urged To
‘Fund the Future’ by Pledging End-of-Year
Financial Support For Vital, City-Wide Educational
Grants Petaluma Educational Foundation Steps up
Campaign to Match Focus Funding Areas with
Corporate/Business Philosophy and Innovative
Educational Programs -
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For immediate release: November 24, 2009
Petaluma, CA: Petaluma Educational Foundation has
raised almost $100,000 towards funding of next
year’s annual Fund the Future classroom grant
program – thanks in large part to a highly
successful BASH fundraising gala in September.
Natural Wonders of the
Native Wetlands Inspire An Eco-Friendly Approach
to Petaluma Educational Foundation’s Premier
Annual Fundraising BASH -
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For immediate release: August 24, 2009
Petaluma, CA: Petaluma Educational Foundation’s
premier annual fundraising gala event is going for
green this September, in staging the high profile
non-profits’ most eco-friendly event to date.
Inspired by sweeping views of the many natural
wonders of protected Petaluma wetlands, an
expansive Shollenberger Landing location is an
ideal fit for a sustainable 600 person fundraiser,
due to take place on Saturday, September 12th.
Petaluma Educational Foundation
Announces Newly Redesigned Classroom Grant Funding Model in Time
for Non- Profit’s Premier Annual Fundraising BASH -
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For immediate release: August 7, 2009
Petaluma, CA: Following months of strategic planning in the
midst of unprecedented, state-wide educational cuts, non-profit
Petaluma Educational Foundation has announced an entirely
redesigned funding model for the future provision of its
benchmark 27-year-old Grant Program enabling teachers and school
communities throughout the Petaluma area to bring innovative
educational ideas to fruition.
Petaluma-Based Barbara’s Bakery (Via PEF) Funds Nine Years of
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Petaluma-Based Barbara’s Bakery (Via PEF) Funds Nine Years of
School Gardens As Elementary School Students Appeal to Nation’s
First Lady for Recognition and Support For immediate release:
June 8th, 2009 Petaluma, CA: If the Nation’s First Lady
responds to a big, bundle of handwritten letters penned by
Petaluma elementary school students and were to pay a visit to
any one of a variety of the city’s schools, she would be met
with a wealth of horticultural knowledge and hands-on experience
in how to make the most of a number of flourishing teaching
gardens.
2009 BASH Press Release
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Leading North Bay / Bay Area Corporations and
Legendary American Musicians Step Forward to
Sponsor Petaluma Educational Foundation's Premier
Annual Fundraising 2009 Bash
2008-2009 Impact Grant
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Recipient: Petaluma Wetlands Alliance Science
Program at Schollenberger Park