Monthly Archives: December 2012

Thank you for your support

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Thank you to the Bedford community who supported the Barnes & Noble Book Fair sponsored by the BEF, BHSPA, MSPA and BEST on December 13th & 14th.

We also thank the many performers from our schools who made the Book Fair so special — the Grade 2 readers, BEF BHS Board members who worked with the Grade 2 students, Davis School Principal Nancy Peterson and Lane School Principal Rob Ackerman who held Story Time, Katherine Parker who directed the Lane Student Chorus and the Combined Davis and Lane Teachers & Staff Chorus, the Bedford High School String Quartet and Santa Bob.

Ackerman Reports on BEF Grant

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We’d like to share a note from Rob Ackerman about the success of a project we funded at Lane School.

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Bookfair Schedule of Events

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Here is a schedule of events for our Barnes & Noble Bookfair on December 13 and 14.

Thursday, December 13th
  4:00  Davis School 2nd Grade Readers Theater
4:20  Davis & Lane Principals’ Story Time
4:30  Lane & Davis Teachers’ Combined Choir
7:00  BHS String Quartet

Friday, December 14th
5:00-6:00  Visit with Santa
6:00  Pianist

Book Fair hours are 9:00 am – 10:00 pm on Thursday and 9:00 am – 11:00 pm on Friday.  Don’t forget to say “BEDFORD” at the register so your purchases will count toward our total.  Thank you for shopping to support our schools!

For our Bookfair flyer, click here.

Click here for details about how to make online purchases count!

BEF Winter Bash

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photoThanks for making the Bash a Success!

Our Winter Bash at Waxy O’Connors on December 1 was a great success.  We raised over $12,000 to support creativity and innovation in the Bedford Public Schools by auctioning and raffling over 70 items, including airline tickets, front row Red Sox tickets, a gourmet dinner at Fitch Tavern, and a number of themed baskets.  One lucky attendee walked away with a brand new iPad Mini from our $5 raffle.

The BEF would like to thank the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of the Bedford Public Schools who helped support the night’s event.  We are especially appreciative of the generous donations by many local businesses and residents who helped provide so many opportunities to raise money and awareness of BEF’s mission during the night.

Please mark your calendars for next December for our annual Winter Bash, where we will again gather to celebrate and support the students and teachers of the Bedford Public Schools.

For more photos from the event, please visit our BEF Winter Bash 2012 page on the Events tab.

Barnes & Noble Holiday Bookfair

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Visit Burlington’s Barnes & Noble on Thursday, December 13 or Friday, December 14 to support the Bedford Education Foundation.

If you say “Bedford” at the register, Barnes & Noble will donate up to 20% of the proceeds of sales to the BEF and the Bedford Public Schools PTOs (BEST, MSPA, and BHSPA).  BN Holiday Flyer 2012

If you can’t make it to the Bookfair, you can support us online by shopping at bn.com/bookfairs between 12/13/12 and 12/19/12.  Use Bookfair ID# 10669026
For more information about making online bookfair purchases, see Bookfair Online Flyer 2012.