A Message from PCEF's CEO Ingrid Whitley

Hello Educators and Welcome Back!

We hope your summer was a well-deserved break. For those of you who I have not yet met, my name is Ingrid Whitley, and I have the honor of serving as the CEO of the Park City Education Foundation.

Our organization's mission is to fund educator-powered initiatives that inspire all Park City students to reach their academic and lifelong potential. Our funding currently supports preschool, afterschool, elementary visual arts, educator & student wellness, real-world learning, innovation lab, classroom & express grants, and Bright Futures (a first-generation college student success program). One of our organizational core values is partnership. We strive to be a strong partner to all of you in our work together.

If you have questions, thoughts, or concerns, or would like to meet, please reach out to me (iwhitley@pcschools.us) - I would love to hear from you! Park City Education Foundation is honored to support the work you do to ensure all of the students in our community can reach their potential.

Thank you, and best wishes for an amazing 2024-25 school year!

☕ Lucky Ones Coffee Camper

Educator Visit Schedule ☕

Supporting you was a driving force behind PCEF's decision to make Educator and Student Wellness one of our eight Signature Initiatives.

As a small token of our gratitude, the Lucky Ones Coffee Camper is back! PCEF will be sending the camper right to your [school] doorstep.

Please take note of the time the Coffee Camper will be in front of your school, and take a moment to come out to enjoy a warm beverage and tasty treat on us!

Trailside Elementary, October 7th - 9-10:30am

Parley's Park Elementary, October 7th - Noon-2pm

Ecker Hill Middle School, October 8th - 10am-Noon

Jeremy Ranch Elementary, October 9th - 7:30-8:30am

Treasure Mountain Jr. High, October 9th - Noon-2pm

McPolin Elementary, October 10th - 7-9am

Park City High School, October 10th - 11am-1pm

PCSD District Office, October 11th - 9-10am

Thank you, Park City educators - we are so grateful for you!

👩‍🏫 2024/25 Express Grants Program 🧑‍🏫 

We're excited to announce that the 2024-25 Express Grant Program is now open for applications. This grant program offers one-time funding of up to $1,000 to support immediate or unanticipated needs in your classroom. Applications are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis as long as funds are available, so you can apply when the need arises.

🍎 Build the Foundation is PCEF's Annual Parent Appeal Campaign 🙏 

PCEF's Annual Parent Appeal Campaign is underway! Build the Foundation (previously called Beat the Call) aims to raise funds to support our mission of funding educator-powered initiatives that inspire all Park City students to successfully reach their academic and lifelong potential.

The name changed, but the goal is still the same - raising money to support Park City students, educators, and schools. Every year PCEF supports more than 100 programs by infusing over $1.5 million in funding into your classrooms, thanks to generous donors.

Build the Foundation CliffsNotes:

• PCEF's Annual Parent Appeal invites parents to Build the Foundation by contributing $2 per school day ($360) or join Scholar Circle ($1,000 or more)
• Build the Foundation runs now through October 4th
• There is competition among schools to win the PTO/A grant money - $5,000, $3,000, or $2,000 - from The UPS Stores Park City
• For K-9th grade, there are pizza and breakfast parties for winning classrooms AND
• Teachers of winning classrooms get a Park City Mountain lift ticket and an Auntie Em's cookie
• Any educator can earn $10 Amazon gift cards for PCEF shout outs to parents!
• High school parent donors can win a VIP parking spot for their student or 6 VIP seats to graduation.

🏃‍♀️ Vote Running with Ed as Park City's Best 🏆Fundraiser

It's that time of year - time to vote for the Park Record 'Park City's Best' awards. Remember how much fun you had? We hope you'll vote for Running with Ed as Park City's Best Fundraiser! You can vote every day through 9/30.

Last year we came in 2nd place. Please help us regain the top spot!

You can vote RWE as Park City's Best Kids Activity, too. We're grateful for ALL of our educators' votes. Thank you!

Vote for Best Teacher while you're voting for RWE!

Want to Know More About PCEF?

Be sure to check out the PCEF website for information, resources, programs, and inspiring stories about the students and educators we support.

Keep up with the latest PCEF news on social media too!