Bucyrus City Schools Education Foundation
Motto:
"Together we can help the young people of today prepare for tomorrow"
Officers:
Scott Barkhurst: President
Nancy Fischer: Vice - President
Ed Kurek: Secretary
David Wise: Treasurer
The Foundation's primary purposes are:
- To provide funding for individual grants to teachers to support excellence in teaching
- To establish support for expanding the arts for the students
- To provide the ability to support Bucyrus students with scholarships
Current projects of the Foundation are:
- Endowment programs in support of the schools' curriculum
- Cultural programs in art, music, and the performing arts
- Financial aid and assistance to graduates
- Field trips, assemblies, and awards
- Teacher grants
- Support of the annual Arts Festival
- Music education endowment
- Developing new projects to support educational goals
Contributuions to the Foundation are tax deductible and can be made several ways:
- Outright gifts-cash donations, stocks, securities, or property to be used for general or specific purposes
- Honorary gifts-funds and bequests to honor a relative, friend, or staff member, or to commemorate a special event, such as a retirement, birth or achievement
- Deferred gifts-bequests
The Bucyrus City Schools' Education Foundation was founded in 1998 and is associated with the Bucyrus Area Community Foundation.
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