CENTERVILLE – The Barnstable Education Foundation will be holding their third annual Run for Success today.
The start and finish line will be at Centerville Elementary School and starts at 10 a.m.
There are prizes for the first overall male and female 5k/10k runners and first in each age group male and female 5k/10k runners. This year’s event also includes a 5K walk and youth races.
The purpose of the Foundation is to receive, raise and administer the funds for the benefit of the students in the Barnstable Public Schools.
Their goal is to both build an endowment and to disperse those funds through grants that provide support for creative projects and exemplary educational programs.
“We wanted to build an organization that could help fund classroom grants for teachers and provide some unique educational experiences for the students in Barnstable Public Schools,” said Barnstable Board Member Karen MacDonald.
MacDonald is a former member of the Barnstable School Committee and said the idea for the organization grew out of a conversation with other school officials years ago where they discussed the fact that many private school and colleges had foundations that helped raise money for students and programs.
“These grants are to promote exemplary programs within the classrooms. They can be anything and we provide grants to teachers pre-K through high school.
The funds are dispersed through grants that provide support for creative projects and educational programs.
“We have a lot of people now on board that help us with our events and work towards this end,” said MacDonald. We’d also like to build up an endowment so that there would be money coming each year to the schools.”
Board member Donna Clark-Eagar said they enjoy being able to help students and teachers with money for various projects.
No members of the organizations are currently employed by the school department.
Canned goods and non-perishable food items will also be collected at the event for the local food pantry.
You can register for the walk at semcsports.com
By MATT PITTA, CapeCod.com News Director
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