WEF in the News
2010-2011
Grant News
05/26/2011: WEF awards grants to GMS for Holocaust education
WEF recently awarded Galvin Middle School staff members Jane Gutowski-Connell, Lillian Beherrell and Elizabeth Ouelette for two grants relating to the Holocaust...
Lillian Beherrell with one of her 8th grade classes
Jane Gutowski-Connell with her updated Holocaust materials
03/07/2011: WEF supports historical Harthorne House
WEF recently donated $500 to the Hartshorne's House Outreach Program, which conducts an educational program and essay contest...
Shown in the living room of the historic home on Church Street from L to R are: WEF Board Member Chris Boulter, House director Mary Sullivan, House Association president Abigail Russell, House director Jay Landers ("The Colonial"), House Educational Outreach chairperson Martha Philbrick, and WEF co-president Beth Hendriks.
03/02/2011: WEF supports AuthorFest at Greenwood
The Greenwood School PTO accepted a generous donation from
WEF to support the school's AuthorFest literacy celebration.
Pictured from L to R are: Eadeen Beck, 4th grade; Beth Hendriks, co-President WEF; Bernadette Farrell, AuthorFest co-chair; Jean Maio, WEF Board Member; Matthew Cunningham, 2nd grade; Colleen Guida (holding Gabriel Guida), AuthorFest co-chair; Marcus Guida, kindergarten
02/11/2011: WEF supports Steps to Success Program
Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) recently awarded Wakefield High School staff member Victor Branco a grant for $1250 to fund ‘Steps 2 Success – Behavior Education and Reinforcement Program’ (S2S), a school-wide initiative to help students ‘at-risk’ of behavior difficulties and academic failure...
Pictured L to R are mentors AJ Beebe, TJ Liberti, Jason Zerfas, Kathy Lopez, Michael Bennet, Paula Guttadauro, Rachel Barron, advisor Emily Sinnot, advisor and S2S coordinator Victor Branco
02/02/2011: WEF awards Science grant to GMS Grade 5
Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) awarded a grant to Galvin Middle School staff member Cynthia Fitzpatrick and Grade 5 science students. This grant, made possible through the Gertrude Spaulding Environmental Education Fund ...
Pictured are students looking for testing information and also Aaliyah Richardson and Morgan Leger performing water quality testing.
01/06/2011: WEF provides funding for visual communication teaching tool at Woodville School
WEF delivered a $399 grant to Woodville School staff member Christine Nelson to purchase Boardmaker Version 6 to benefit all students who require visuals for communication ...
Pictured are Christine Nelson and WEF Board Member Chris Boulter
01/06/2011: WEF awards literature-based grant to Walton School
Congratulations to Walton School PTO for receiving $1000 toward historical and literature enrichment programs from Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF)! PTO co-president Kim Hartman recently accepted the grant from WEF Board Member Sue Worden along with a few Walton students who are looking forward to the upcoming events ...
Pictured are (front) Melissa Smith, Abigail Hunt, Kevin Wilson, Nicole Miller; (back) Harriet Tubman, Gwen Townsend, Lauren Whelan, Ian Hartman, PTO co-president Kim Hartman and WEF Board Member Sue Worden
01/04/2011: WEF sponsors SPED trip to Ironstone Farm
Congratulations to Dolbeare School staff member Robyn Biagioni! Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) recently approved a grant for $500 that will allow Dolbeare Special Education students to visit Ironstone Farm in Andover, MA for therapeutic horseback riding sessions known as ‘Hippotherapy’...
Pictured L to R: WEF Director Gayle Wettach, Armani Cherisme, Declan Carney, Liam Darling and Robyn Biagioni
12/21/2010: WEF supports WHS exPRESS Newspaper
WHS exPRESS received financial assistance from WEF to help with printing costs. English Department member Nannette Farrell, advisor to the WHS school newspaper ...
Pictured holding the check is Nanette Farrell with her Journalism students
Congratulations to Wakefield High School members Sue Cullen and Caitlin Torelli! Wakefield Educational Foundation recently approved a grant for $500 that will allow music therapist Meredith Pizzi to provide Roman Music Therapy Services for the School to Life students at WHS...
Pictured are teachers Caitlin Torelli and Sue Cullen with students Garrett Hancock, Drew Hudson, Kim Chaput, Dan Noonan, Dan Maltacea, Brittany Remick, Lizzy Mathis, Keigan Cote and music therapist Meredith Pizzi
12/15/2010: WEF awards Physical Education grant to Wakefield Elementary Schools
Congratulations to elementary school PE staff members Adam Feldman and Joie Edson! Wakefield Educational Foundation recently approved a grant for $770 that will allow them to attend a Lacrosse workshop ...
Pictured are Joie Edson and Adam Feldman with one of their elementary PE classes
12/15/2010: WEF awards Science grants to Galvin Middle School
Congratulations to Galvin Middle School staff members and Science Olympiad Coaches Rebecca Crane and Christopher Gorski! Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) recently delivered a $1600 check ...
Pictured are Christopher Gorski and Rebecca Crane
Pictured are Grade 7 & 8 Science Department members: Barbara Harrison, Christopher Sousa, Rebecca Crane, Christopher Gorski and Jeffrey West
12/09/2010: WEF awards grant for WHS EduWebLabs Science Program
Congratulations to Wakefield High School staff member Rachael Barron! Wakefield Educational Foundation recently delivered a check to Ms. Barron that will benefit approximately 800 WHS Science students as part of WEF’s 2010 Grant Program ...
Pictured (L to R) Robert Wardwell, Robert Holler, Louis Grande, Ms. Rachael Barron, Sarah Carboneau, Jamie Saropoulos, Victoria Lee, Jennifer Beaulieu and Nicole Senior
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3/28/2011: THANK YOU for making Chocolate Rose Sales Bloom!
The Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) would like to thank and congratulate all children and families who participated in the Chocolate Rose fundraiser this past February! Top sellers gathered recently to receive their $25 Gift Certificate to the store of their choice.
Top Winner, Colin Lamphier, poses with WEF Board Members
01/20/2011: WEF announces 10th annual Chocolate Rose Sale
10/19/2010: Somerville Road Runners support WEF!
WEF Boards accepts donation from SRR Race Director 
Organizers of the 14th Annual "24 Hour Around the Lake Marathon, Relay and Ultra Marathon" recently presented a portion of the proceeds from the July, 2010 event around Lake Quannapowitt to the Wakefield Educational Foundation. Somerville Road Runners, the organizers of the run, have been supporting WEF for over 10 years with generous donations from the 24 hour event. WEF Co-Presidents, Mary Jennings, Beth Hendriks and WEF Treasurer Christine Wilson accepted the donation from race Director Noel Clark. One of the missions of the SRR is to promote a culture of fitness while working with communities to give something back. They have certainly done this in Wakefield by supporting WEF which in turn supports the educational enrichment of the students in the Wakefield Public Schools.
10/04/2010: WEF sponsors food drive for the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry
Please drop off your donation for the WIFP at the Americal Civic Center on Saturday, October 9th, from 9AM to Noon.
09/22/2010: WEF announces sale of their first annual Wakefield Public School Calendar