Schools Receive BEF Donations

Bethel District News, January 13, 2010, By Pat McGillivrayThe Bethel Education Foundation will award mini-grants in February. Nearly $2,000 has been donated directly to individual Bethel schools through the Bethel Education Foundation. While BEF’s initial fundraising efforts brought in more than $10,000 for its mini-grants fund, the nearly $2,000 was designated by donors to go…

Give a Day’s Pay for Schools

The Register Guard, September 15, 2009, Letters in the Editor’s Mailbag, by Janis Brew, Springfield   Bethel School District teachers’ decision to work without pay on Sept. 8 is an example of the many ways teachers give unselfishly to our children and society and should not be taken for granted. Every year teachers throughout our…

Group to help Bethel schools | The foundation will raise funds for educational purposes

The Register-Guard, September 2, 2009, By Anne Williams Hoping to replicate a strategy that has netted thousands of dollars for neighboring schools, a group of parents in west Eugene’s Bethel School District has launched an education foundation. The Bethel Education Foundation, still awaiting its formal nonprofit status, will seek donations and act as a fundraising…

New Foundation Established For Bethel Students

Bethel parents (bottom row) Brooke Cottle, Dawnja Johnson, Taycee Lipkin, (top row) Tannya McFarlane and Karen Krumrey-Fulks helped create the BEF. Thanks to the determination of some active Bethel parents, the Bethel Education Foundation – BEF – is now soliciting donations to support the academic achievement of all Bethel students.BEF is a non-profit organization that…