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Lockheed Martin
Bank of America
Suncoast for Kids Foundation
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Bradenton Herald
Bright House Networks
Pittsburgh Pirates/Bradenton Marauders
Verizon
WG Mills
SILVER
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Mote Marine Labratory
Willis A. Smith Construction
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HCA Blake Hospital
Fawley Bryant Architects
Tampa Bay Lightning
M & I Bank
NDC Construction Company
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SRQ Media Group
Tampa Bay Rays
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Manatee Education Foundation Programs Made Possible
by the Manatee Education
Foundation in 2009-2010
ARTS and CULTURE
Abel Elementary
Florida Studio Theatre Write a Play

B.D. Gillett Elementary
Music Makers

Bashaw Elementary
Didgeridoo from the Land Down Under

Blackburn Elementary
Exploring Nature with Watercolor Spring Arts Show (K-5th Grade)

Braden River High
North Meets South

Buffalo Creek Middle
Multimedia Production - Podcasting

Freedom Elementary
Dawning Artists

Haile Middle
The Studio Literature and Cinema

Johnson Middle
Chime In with Us!

Lakewood Ranch High
Shoot! We Need a Camera (Journalism)

Lee Magnet Middle
Wonka World - A New Perspective! Sculpture Big and Small Out of the Stone Age, Into the Techno Band

Manatee High
High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDR) An Exploration of Portraiture Portfolio Enhancement-Lights, Camera, Action!

Miller Elementary
Promoting Painting

Moody Elementary
Terrific Tessellations

Palma Sola Elementary
Creating a Visual Link with the Brain in Mind Field Day Frenzy (Entire school)

Palmetto High
Impacting the Community through Clay

Samoset Elementary
Moving through Multicultural Modes

Children with Disabilities

Abel Elementary
Math Mania! (1st Grade) - ESL Creating Great Communication Communication & Literacy Multi-Tasking (Cognitive Disabilities) Special Rights Children (Pre-K) Teach Me - Diversity in the Pre-K Classroom

Bashaw Elementary
Wii Wiin Too! RAMP it UP!! Program - Intermediate RAMP it UP!! I Program - Primary

Braden River Middle
Learning Differences between Books & Films

Gene Witt Elementary
I Learn with iPods

Kinnan Elementary
Ready Bodies, Ready Minds Communication for Non-Verbal Children

Disadvantaged and At Risk Youth

Ballard Elementary
A Backpack Full of Knowledge

Bashaw Elementary
PICTURE THIS!

Central High
Oral Interpretation of Literature

Kinnan Elementary
Let´s Read Together...At Home!

Manatee High
Does home “less” mean “less” of a person?

Palmetto High
Community Based Instruction

Rowlett Elementary
Mentors Opening Doors Do You Hear What I Hear?

Samoset Elementary
Developing Music Makers Ready to Roll - Learning in Action

Stewart Elementary
Scholastic Books for Reading Counts!

Environment

Abel Elementary Green Thumb Gardening (3rd Grade) Blast from the Past - Native American Emerson Point

Bashaw Elementary
Environmental Science Education

Bayshore High
Ray Catchers - Solar Technology

Braden River High
Nurture to Nature

Braden River Middle
Our Circle of Influence (SWFMD)

Central High
Florida Ecosystems Water Sampling in Manasota Bay (grades 9 - 12)

Freedom Elementary
How does our Garden Grow?

Kinnan Elementary
Watch Us Grow

Palmetto High
Community Garden

Sea Breeze Elementary
Green Team (School-wide)

Sugg Middle
Becoming the Change We Want to See in the World

Health and Fitness

Buffalo Creek Middle & Mills Elementary
Healing through Art

Nolan Middle
Fitness for Life Fitness for Wheels and Feet

Stewart Elementary
Instilling Healthy Habits

Tara Elementary
Elementary First Responder to the Rescue

Teacher Development

Institute for Science Teaching Creating A Path to Purpose

Reading and Literacy

Abel Elementary
Leaping into Literacy Success

Ballard Elementary
Leap into Learning! Comprehension Connection Brain POP and Leap Frog! (Kindergarten)

Bayshore Elementary
Authors as Mentors (2nd - 5th Grades)

Bayshore High
Digital Storytelling

Braden River Elementary
Hello Mr. Clements!

Braden River High
Sing At First Sight! Pirates´ Reading Galley

Central High
Written Assignments...Can I Get That “To GO?”

Gene Witt Elementary
Media Literacy Rocks Building Better Readers, One Word At a Time

King Middle
Reading on the Go! StarFALL into Reading

Kinnan Elementary
Let Them Have Big Books!

Manatee High
Book Bucks Teaching Tolerance (9th Grade)

Miller Elementary Classroom Library Reading is Succeeding - Classroom Library

Mills Elementary
Got Chapter Books?

Moody Elementary
Let´s Look Outside Our Own Backyards!

Myakka City Elementary
ABC Program Reading is Fun

Orange-Ridge Elementary School
Creating Great Readers Palmetto High School Getting Hooked on Books

Sea Breeze Elementary
Using Ipods to Encourage Growth in Readers

Southeast High
Wreck this Journal: To Create is to Destroy

Stewart Elementary
Young Writer´s at Work (2nd Grade)

Tara Elementary
3 Cheers - RAH, RAH, RAH - Read At Home

Wakeland Elementary
Leap Into Reading! Leapster 2 Learning (2nd Grade)
Manatee Education Foundation Mary Glass - Director, Tricia McKayMay Coordinator, Manuela Hebert - Administrative Secretary Media Releases heART and Soul, Galvano Golf Tournament, Sponsors, Marketing, Foundation Nation, Payroll Deduction Partner
Cash for Classroom, Rays Ticket Fundraisers, heART and Soul Art Program, Football Booster Magnets Brains on the Beach, Sweet Bay Nutritional Program, 4th Graders Get Snooty, Lockheed Martin Science Fair, Moscosso Scholarships, TSIC Cash for Classrooms, IST, Teachers Wishing Well, New Teacher Orientation, ATOM, Citigroup Team/Mentor Grants, Extras for Education
 
Click here for our Fall 2010 newsletter
Fall 2010 Newsletter 		Inspiring Our Students to Learn, Dream and Achieve
 
Manatee Connects

Since 1988, the Manatee Education Foundation has been granting wishes and opening educational doors in the School District of Manatee County as a direct support and private 501(c) 3 foundation. Wishes are opportunities to help a student succeed and we strive to offer endless possibilities with unlimited benefits for all students.

It is the mission of the Manatee Education Foundation to provide funding for innovative programs and enhanced educational opportunities for the teachers and students of Manatee County Public Schools beyond allocated state dollars. Learn how you can make wishes come true!

For information about Fundraising tickets and donations, contact Tricia Mckay May by email or phone at 708-8770 x2149.

Foundation Events Calendar

Payroll Deduction Partners


Follow this link for information on how to become a FOUNDATION PARTNER or a Friend of the Foundation.
Manatee Education Foundation