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Things to know
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SELFLESS SENIORS
APS Education Foundation recognizes kids who make our city better
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2009 Selfless Seniors
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The latest from the Foundation
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Suits Unlimited, Foundation combine on Tuxes 4 Teachers
The Albuquerque Public Schools Education Foundation, Join-A-School and Suits Unlimited are joining in an innovative plan to help fund a program that helps teachers within the district.
The program, called Tuxes 4 Teachers, will contribute $10 toward Join-A-School's Seeds of Learning grant program with every tuxedo rented at Suits Unlimited, located at 5406 Menaul Blvd. N.E.
The Seeds of Learning program helps teachers update and enhance curriculum and access much-needed materials and classroom activities. Teachers have often paid for such expenses out of their own pockets.
"It's the kind of partnership we want to do more of, and we're grateful to the folks at Suits Unlimited for being a part of it," said Foundation Executive Director Phill Casaus.
Join-A-School recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has long been committed to garnering private support for schools. The Foundation is in the midst of its first-ever Horizon Campaign, an effort to raise $1 million toward Fine Arts, Classroom Teacher Mini-Grants, Literacy and Middle/High School Activities.
"Kids and teachers are important to the city, so we wanted to help them," said Steven Garcia of Suits Unlimited, himself a graduate of Sandia High School. "We're looking forward to this being a great success during prom season.
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Gerald Martin Construction joins Horizon Campaign as the effort picks up speed
Momentum continues to build for the APS Education Foundation's Horizon Campaign, with respected local contractor Gerald Martin Construction signing on to help.
"Gerald Martin has long been one of the most respected names in the industry throughout New Mexico, and the company has helped build schools within APS," said Foundation Executive Director Phill Casaus. "We are so gratified to have them aboard."
Gerald Martin joins a growing list of local companies to become part of the campaign, which aims to raise $1 million within the school year in support of Fine Arts, Middle/High School Activities, Classroom Teacher Mini-Grants and Literacy.
Also aboard are local contractors Anchor Built and Bradbury Stamm, plus PNM, Intel, Don Chalmers Ford, Sandia National Laboratories and Wells Fargo.
PNM recently announced it will donate $50,000 toward literacy projects in Albuquerque Public Schools through the Horizon Campaign.
“The Public Service Company of New Mexico’s commitment to schoolchildren in Albuquerque is nothing new, but we are pleased and grateful that the company is on board with the Horizon Campaign,” said Casaus. “PNM’s partnership with the Foundation and the district will no doubt help move the bar in education.”
The Horizon Campaign, launched in September, is the Foundation’s first-ever attempt to raise $1 million on behalf of district programs.
In addition, the Foundation has received commitments from the Larry H. Miller Foundation as well as the APS Sports Fund.
Since announcing the campaign, the Foundation has received nearly a quarter-million dollars in commitments from individuals and businesses in the Albuquerque area.
"We know very well that we have a long way to go," said Casaus. "But we're grateful for the community spirit and interest our partners have shown in the Horizon Campaign."
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Donor Stories
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Building the Apple House
RayLee Homes: A New Generation, in partnership with the APS Sports Fund, is building the first-ever “Apple House” – a home that will be constructed and sold to benefit the Albuquerque Public Schools Education Foundation. The Apple House, still in its planning stages, is scheduled to break ground in the spring of 2010.
“RayLee Homes is excited to embark on this new project in support of our community’s youth,” said Tammy Grady-Thornton of RayLee Homes: A New Generation. “We are grateful to our industry partners for their donations of time and materials in order to make this project as successful as possible.”
RayLee Homes has long been a supporter of APS and the Foundation. The company, established in 1976 by Scott and Laura Grady, is a title sponsor of the APS Celebrity Golf Extravaganza, which raised $58,000 in May to benefit middle school and C-team athletics within the district. The Grady family also has contributed directly to schools, including Corrales Elementary School.
“Some people talk about giving back to their communities, but the Grady family does more than talk,” said Foundation Executive Director Phill Casaus. “I believe they help kids in Albuquerque because they genuinely want to be good neighbors in the community. It’s not lip service. For them, it’s action. And we’re very grateful for it.”
The Foundation has just kicked off its inaugural Horizon Campaign, its first attempt to raise $1 million from businesses and private sources. Horizon Campaign funds will largely be directed toward literacy, fine arts, classroom teacher mini-grants and middle school/high school activities within the district.
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