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 To read [...]
AEFI News & Announcements
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 [...]
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April 1, 2011 –
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 [...]
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March 12, 2011 –
“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 [...]
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January 1, 2011 –
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, [...]
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October 25, 2010 –
AHS Class of 1960′s SEA-Fund
The Class of 1960 has created an endowment fund that will be managed by AEFI. The AHS-SEA fund will be supported through donations from class reunions, planned giving and other bequests, and will be used to fund activity fees for students with financial difficulties. Click HERE to read the Amesbury News article about the Class [...]
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September 27, 2010 –
2010 Jeffrey Donovan Scholarship Winner
AHS Senior Rebecca Donohue won this year’s $10,000.00 Jeffrey Donovan Scholarship for the Arts. The scholarship was awarded at the Baccalaureate ceremony recently held at for all graduating senors. Ms. Donohue is attending the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH this fall. Recommend on FacebookTweet about itPrint for laterBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
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June 4, 2010 –
Hall of Honor Thank-you!
On May 7th, the Amesbury Educational Foundation, Inc. (AEFI) held its 8th Annual Hall of Honor (HOH). On that day we honored U.S. Navy Commander Glen Bourque (AHS Class of 1980), Karin Martin, Ph.D. (AHS Class of 1984), and Julia Phelps, Ed.D. (Friend of Amesbury Schools) and awarded over $21,000 in grants to Amesbury teachers! [...]
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May 10, 2010 –
Bowlathon benefits Jordan Shay Scholarship
On April 27, twenty five teams of bowlers came together for an evening of fun and purpose. All were there to help raise funds for the Jordan M Shay Memorial Scholarship Fund. They and their friends bowled, bought raffle tickets and bid on silent auction items. When the evening was over close to $13,000 was [...]
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April 28, 2010 –
2010 Hall of Honor recipients announced
AEFI is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Hall of Honor awards: Karin Martin, Ph.D. – Class of 1984 Cdr. Glen Bourque – Class of 1980 Julia Phelps, Ed.D. – Friend of Education. Honorees are selected based upon extraordinary fidelity, honor and service to Amesbury Public Schools, their community, their profession, or the [...]
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March 18, 2010 –
