Our ^6th Annual Rubber Duck Race will take place on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Third Beach in Middletown RI.  Up to 1000 rubber ducks will race to raise funding for educational programs for Middletown public school students.

The party starts at 5pm on the beach with a DJ and party games for the kids in the family.  The main event of the evening, the Duck Race, takes place when we get all our ducks “in a row” or at least, to the starting line.   Come watch your duck splash across the finish line and you might just win the Grand Prize.

How It Works: Each duck that races is sponsored for $10 prior to the race.  When you sponsor a duck you are assigned a number (think of it like a raffle ticket number)…

Way to go TEAM MEC!

]]> http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/recent-news/mec-team-runs-for-education/feed/ 0 http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/recent-news/congratulations/ http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/recent-news/congratulations/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:40:16 +0000 admin http://www.middletowneducationcollaborative.org/?p=1067 The Middletown Education Collaborative  is honored to announce the winners of its 2012 Scholarship Award and its 2012 Educator of the Year Award. 

Middletown High School senior Covell Anthony has been awarded the 2012 MEC Scholarship for the amount of $1000.  MEC awards its scholarship based on an applicant’s record of community service.  Covell demonstrated his appreciation for, and dedication to, community service through his work with Middletown Safety Town, the Pan-Mass Challenge, tutoring, and MEC.  Covell will be attending URI in the Fall of 2012, with plans to continue his community service work after graduation with the Peace Corps.  Congratulations Covell!

The MEC 2012 Educator of the Year Award goes to Kevin Zahm!  Congratulations Mr. Zahm!  Mr. Zahm is he head of the Middletown High School science department where he teaches Chemistry.  He is also the faculty director of the MHS Drama Club.  His teaching methods motivate and his knowledge base both impresses and inspires his students.  He is truly committed to his students.  We are proud to honor such an outstanding educator to our Middletown students.

Please join us at the MEC 2012 Grants Showcase and Annual Meeting to honor both Covell Anthony and Kevin Zahm as they receive these awards.  The Grant Showcase will be at the Forest Ave. Elementary School Learning Center, Forest Ave. Middletown, RI on May 9, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm.

Each school year, the Middletown Education Collaborative recognizes a Middletown Public School educator as Educator of the Year for his or her outstanding accomplishments over the past school year.    This award is MEC’s way of recognizing the commitment of Middletown educators to provide an outstanding education to Middletown students.

Middletown’s educators are hard-working, committed and creative professionals – each of whom bring a unique point of view and strategy to elicit the best in their students.   Our Educator of the Year is someone who has inspired students, parents and possibly, the entire community through work to enhance and enrich education in the Middletown schools.

Go to our Educator of the Year Nomination page now to nominate your favorite Middletown educator!!!

People’s Credit Union has been a major sponsor of MEC for three years and we could not be more appreciative of their support!

Ochre Court was a fabulous setting and The James Montgomery Band was fantastic! There was lots of dancing, food and fun making for a great evening. The auction and raffle were a great success as well.  Thanks to everyone who came out to support MEC, and spent the evening with us!

As a result of your support, we were able to raise over $8000 to spend on educational grants for our Middletown public school students.

We want to thank our sponsors for helping make this event such a great success.  Thank you – Viti Mercedes; Phoenix Bulk Carriers; DiPrete Engineering; Forster Orthodontics; Salve Regina University; Sodexo; Best Buy; Chris Electric, Ltd.; Paradise Cleaning and Restoration Services;  Island Moving Company; Newport Athletic Club; Chad Kritzas Team of Keller Williams Realty; Jennifer and Dave Lawrence of Century 21 Access America; Corrigan Financial, Inc.; Falcon Wellness Center; Coastal Property Management; A-1 Roofing; Silva, Thomas, Martland and Offenberg, Ltd.; O’Donovan Online Marketing; AAA Southern New England; and Aquidneck Chiropractic.

Please continue to support these businesses as our way to thank them for supporting our students and their education.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Gail Abromitis, the new Middletown High School principal and Christopher Savastano, the new associate principal at Middletown High.  Mike Mancieri is now the principal at J.H. Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academy, and Linda Beaupre is the new assistant principal at Gaudet!!  Congratulations on your new positions in the Middletown school system!

Since 2004, the Middletown Education Collaborative has been helping to create enriching and innovative  learning opportunities in all of the Middletown Public Schools.  Our goal is to give all Middletown students the same opportunities that would be  available to them at the best schools, be they public or private.

For the past seven years, your generosity has enabled MEC to fund over $90,000 in grants for enrichment activities, scholarships and educator excellence awards across all Middletown public schools in a variety of subjects  including math, art, reading, music and foreign language arts.  As we go through this school year, we will continue to partner with Middletown educators, families, schools and the community at large to achieve excellence in our Middletown Public Schools.

Your continued support allows us to give our teachers and students access to resources that they would not otherwise have.  We thank you for giving our teachers and schools the opportunity to create a truly enriching  atmosphere for learning and growing.  None of this would be possible without your continued and generous support.

Thank you!