Grants Showcase – May 14

Posted by admin on May 6, 2013 in Recent News | 0 comments

We are holding our 3rd Grants Showcase next week at the Learning Center at Gaudet Middle School.   The Open House will be May 14, 2013 from 6pm – 7:30pm.

Several of our grant recipients will be displaying and explaining the grants that they received from MEC, including Gaudet’s Mr. Beagan and Ms. Gauch.  Ms. DeLima and her students will do a Latin dance performance, that they learned through a MEC grant.

We will also be announcing the winner of  our Educator of the Year Award and the recipient of our 2013 College Scholarship.

Be sure to join us!

Thank you!

Posted by admin on Mar 26, 2013 in Recent News | 0 comments

Yesterday, we listed a brief summary of our Spring 2013 Grants that we recently funded.

Today, we would like to take a moment and thank all those who made funding grants possible.   THANK YOU to everyone who has donated their time, effort and money in this great endeavor working for our Middletown students.  Without your work, vision and generosity, none of this would be possible.

THANK YOU!

For more information on our 2012-13 grants, go to:  http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/grants-2012-13/

Spring Grants have been Awarded – 2013

Posted by admin on Mar 25, 2013 in Recent News | 0 comments

We are proud to announce that we have completed our Spring Grants Cycle for 2013.  We received a large number of requests this cycle.  Unfortunately, we were unable to fund all of the grant applications.  But those  we did fund will provide Middletown students with some really special educational opportunities.

Below is a brief listing of our Spring Grants for 2013:

National Geographic Young Explorer magazine – Forest Ave. School

Fourth Grade Literacy Closet - J.H. Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academy

BrainPop- J.H. Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academy

March Into Reading -Aquidneck Elementary School and J.H. Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academy

Boston Museum of Science fieldtrip – J.H. Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academy

Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – MHS

Latin Dance Instruction – MHS

GSP Extension – math – MHS

Fitness is Your Future – MHS

For more detailed information for any of these grants, please go to http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/grants-2012-13/

2013 Scholarship

Posted by admin on Mar 2, 2013 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Calling all Middletown High Seniors!!   We are awarding a $1000 college scholarship to a graduating senior from Middletown High School for 2013.

This scholarship is based on your commitment to community service.  Our scholarship is awarded to an individual who is committed to helping others through volunteerism. We want to recognize the value that you have added to our community through your volunteer work.

Our 2013  Scholarship Application  is now online at www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/scholarship/.

Application deadline is April 12, 2013.  You must also submit two (2) letters of recommendation.

Blues and Bling – March 2, 2013

Posted by admin on Feb 28, 2013 in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Blues and Bling

March 2, 2013

James Montgomery and the James Montgomery Band will be rocking the house at Ochre Court come Saturday night!  We are going to have the best party yet – and raise  a ton of money for Middletown education while we are at it.

Come and enjoy some fantastic music and a night of dancing.  Get dressed up and go out — it’s time to shake off those winter blues and.  Put on some bling and get rid of the blues!

This year’s 3rd Annual Winter Blues Bash will be held March 2, 2013 at  beautiful Ochre Court in Newport RI, from 7pm – 11pm

There will be great music, dancing, tons of hors d’oevre (no sitting down at this party), a fantastic live auction and a raffle. So dust off your dancing shoes and practice your moves!  Get ready for another great night of music, dancing and  just plain fun!

Live Auction includes:

4 tickets to the Boston Ballet and dinner at Avilla in Boston;

Golf Foursome at Kittansett Coutry Club;

NH Weekend Getaway to Loon Mountain with 2 lift tickets included;

NH Week-long getaway to the country – winter or summer – sleeps 18;

several original paintings by local artists;

Guitar package – includes 4 backstage passes to a James Montgomery concert.

Raffle Items include:

Autographed photos of NE Patriot Wes  Welker and Celtic Brandon Bass; Autographed baseball from Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard; jewelry from Alex and Ani; fitness basket from Bridge to Fitness; 6 month membership to the YMCA; tickets to tennis, PC hockey and basketball, URI basketball, Providence Bruins, PawSox, Canobie Lake Park, StoryLand, Santa’s Village, plimouth Plantations, Basketball Hall of Fame, Six Flags, museums and mansions.

Come and check it out!  You’ll have a great time and you’ll be raising money for a great cause – the education of the next generation.

For more information, please email us at bluesbash@mecmec.org.