On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in celebration of the 100th anniversary
of community foundations, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will
host the first-ever day of giving to benefit every nonprofit
organization in our region, aimed at inspiring and uniting our local community
to support philanthropic causes. The
Pacifica Education Foundation is participating in this new event as it aims to
continue raising funds to facilitate the foundation’s 21st Century
Education initiative.
“This event is very exciting for PEF because it is an opportunity
for people to have their funds matched,” said Petra Schumann, President of
PEF. “There is the opportunity to have
our donations doubled, or more, through the SVGives platform. That is very powerful. PEF hopes to broaden our efforts by taking
advantage of this great opportunity.”
The PEF 21st Century Education initiative promotes the acquisition
of important student skills, ranging from critical thinking to self-directed
learning, underpinned with the use of technology as tools for producing work,
communicating with others and achieving goals. For students and teachers, this
means using technology to gather and analyze data, discover applied
mathematics, explore the sciences and communicate within classrooms and across
networks in their school, across our district and potentially across the
world.
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PEF has a dedicated page on the SVGives website that details its
organization and what interested donors can do to get involved on May 6. These details can be found at www.razoo.com/story/PEF .
“Whether you are a long-time contributor to charities or a
first-time donor who has $20 to donate to help your neighbors, this event will
provide an opportunity for everyone in our region to give back to their
community while also growing the capacity of local nonprofits to continue their
great work,” said Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., president and chief executive
officer of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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About Pacifica Education Foundation
The Pacifica Education Foundation
(PEF) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization founded to protect and
advance quality education for the children of the Pacifica School District.
Learn more at www.pacificaef.org.