THE EVENT:
The 10th Annual AEFI Hall of Honor Banquet and Ceremony is set for Friday, May 4, 2012 starting at 6pm at Holy Family Parish Hall in downtown Amesbury.
Each spring this event honors former Amesbury students, former Amesbury educators or friends of Amesbury schools who have made extraordinary contributions to their community or profession.
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AEFI News & Announcements
2012 Hall of Honor Nomination and Grant Info
2012 Grant Applications
The following links are to PDF files for information related to applying for AEFI grants.
2012 General Grant Information
2012 Grant Application
Grant Scoring Rubric
To see what types of programs have already received our support, you can read about our past AEFI grant recipients here.
AEFI has also just added a “Spruce It Up” Mini-Grant to support and maintain [...]
Autumn Evening of Giving Recap
Here’s a recap of our wonderful event from AEFI President Joan Miller:
A $10,000 math grant, poker, an amazing gift with an incredible story, another amazing gift with another incredible story, great selection of beers……. a random list?
The Amesbury Educational Foundation, Inc.’s 2nd Annual Autumn Evening of Giving is the common thread in [...]
2011 Jeffrey Donovan Scholarship Winner
AEFI congratulates AHS Senior Ashlie Lima, who was awarded the 2011 Jeffrey Donovan Scholarship for the Arts! This scholarship was established by Jeffrey through AEFI to award one $10,000 scholarship each year to an Amesbury High School senior who plans to major in a fine arts career program in college.
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2011 Hall of Honor Photos
Hope you enjoy the photos from our 9th Annual Hall of Honor Ceremony and Banquet. The photo gallery includes shots taken earlier in the day at the High School assembly, and then later in the evening at the banquet.
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2011 Hall of Honor was a huge success!
Thank you for attending the 9th annual AEFI Hall of Honor Ceremony and Banquet. We awarded $25,000 in educational grants and inducted three outstanding individuals into our Hall of Honor:
Jay Gould – AHS Class of 1971
Luke Parkin – AHS Class of 1997
Deborah Smith M. Ed., – Friend of Amesbury Education
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Cathy Toomey is all about helping out and giving back
AEFI is so fortunate to have Cathy Toomey on our Board of Director’s. She’s been involved with AEFI since day one, and is always helping out and giving back to our community. Please take a few minutes and read the excellent article Dyke Hendrickson wrote about Cathy for the Daily News. Click here to link [...]
AEFI Grant Assists Students following Earthquake in Japan
Amesbury Middle School Teacher Gale Regis received a grant from AEFI four years ago to purchase a seismograph, and the piece of equipment is still having an impact on Amesbury students. Daily News reporter Bruno Matarazzo Jr touched base with Gale and her students following the devastating earthquake in Japan. Click here to read the [...]
“Spruce It Up” Mini-Grants now available
Have you already receive an AEFI Grant, and now need additional funds to support, maintain or upgrade that grant? Perhaps you need a software update, or even a new battery for the computer that’s running the program.
There are now funds available, up to $250, and you can submit an application on line by clicking here.
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Jordan M Shay Memorial Grant Goes to AES
“Foundations for Fitness” won the $10,000 Jordan M Shay Memorial Grant at the AEFI Autumn Evening of Giving. The grant will fund new playground equipment at the Amesbury Elementary School, as part of the school district’s initiative to address the issue of childhood obesity at Amesbury schools.
The current playground equipment at AES is inadequate, as [...]







