Monday, March 25, 2013
Entrepreneurship students make donation to the Corey Shea Memorial Scholarship
Through a grant provided by the Mansfield Education Foundation, Mrs. Prester’s Entrepreneurship students were successful in operating a small business during the winter trimester. The students pitched their business ideas to classmates, and as a group decided to design and sell Mansfield wristbands. The students took control of the entire business cycle by designing products, planning the marketing strategy, selling the products, and analyzing the finances. The students also chose to make a charitable donation to the Corey Shea Memorial Scholarship out of their profits. The $150 donation was presented to Denise Anderson, Corey Shea’s mother, by Mitch Levine, Andrew Simons, and Steven Dudley-Shipman. A limited amount of wristbands are …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Mansfield Education Foundation hosts Annual Secret Shop at Jordan Jackson Elementary School
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The following was submitted by Cara Martin of Bridgewater State University --- On Saturday, Dec. 1, a snowy day in Mansfield, MA set the stage for Mansfield Education Foundation’s (MEF) Annual Secret Shop. Secret Shop was originally started by The Mansfield Social Club in the 1960s. Since 2010, MEF has successfully continued the tradition of gathering student elves and parent volunteers to transform the Jordan Jackson Elementary School cafeteria into a holiday mini mall. “There are tables of gifts for everyone on their lists, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, friends and pets. Children, kindergarten to fifth grade love to do their holiday shopping with us at Secret Shop,” said Marybeth Cragan, MEF President. Tables full of donated merchandise …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Entrepreneurship students make donation to the Mansfield Animal Shelter
Through a grant provided by the Mansfield Education Foundation, Mrs. Prester’s Entrepreneurship students were successful in operating a small businesses during the fall trimester. The students designed and sold custom Mansfield sunglasses. They generated nearly $700 in sales and made a $100 donation to the Mansfield Animal Shelter. The remaining profits will be used to fund future Entrepreneurship projects in upcoming trimesters. The $100 donation was presented by the entire class, as pictured.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Mansfield Education Foundation will give proceeds to school programs.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Education Foundation. The Mansfield Education Foundation is pleased to announce The Secret Shop will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Jordan Jackson Elementary School. This wonderful annual event provides children, in grades Kindergarten through Fifth, an opportunity to purchase reasonably priced ($1-$5) holiday gifts for family and friends in a safe environment. Volunteer “Elves” (middle school students) assist children while they select gifts for their family and friends for the holidays. This event benefits all school-aged children in Mansfield. All proceeds from The Secret Shop will be returned to the schools through grants made to educators. All donors will be acknowledged at the event…
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Grants to help students explore their interests.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
After reviewing numerous applications from teachers and other educators throughout Mansfield, MEF has chosen five recipients to receive grant money this year. The MEF Grant Review Committee conducted a very rigorous evaluation process in May and June, notified the lucky teachers at the end of the school year and presented them with their official grant letter this past week. The winners include: Tara Kanevski, Robinson for a Community Art Display; Christine Harrison, Mansfield High School for CPR Certification for Future Health Care; Jacqueline Prester, Mansfield High School for “What Does it Take to Run a Restaurant?”; Patty Coyne, Jordan Jackson for Mobi and CPS Pulse System and Scott Gagnon, Katie Fisher and Michelle Fitzgerald, …
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1. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tuesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 7 mph. 2. Mansfield will be seeing more money out of the town this year because estimates for growth were under what the revenue actually now reflects. Click here to read more. 3. Click here to check out the latest Police Logs in Mansfield. Last Friday saw two separete break ins on Maple Street, which occured near enough of each other that police are investigating both of them as one investigation. There were multiple vehicle break ins and two residence break ins in which braclet jewelry was stolen. 4. Mansfield is looking to create a business improvement district at the Cabot …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Comcast Center Provided Annual Gift of $500 in Matching Funds
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Mansfield Education Foundation (MEF) Teacher Recognition Program raised more than $1000 since the announcement of an annual partnership with local entertainment venue, Comcast Center this past January. Ending in June, the Comcast Center donated matching funds up to $500 in total for all Teacher Recognition donations made to MEF. This money is used to help provide even more financial assistance to Mansfield teachers. MEF’s “Teacher Recognition Program” offers parents and the community a unique way to honor and thank our educators for his or her service and dedication. By participating through this program, parents have the opportunity to offer a ‘gift’ that will not comprise the policy on ethics and gift giving in our schools. “We …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Cell phones for soldiers today.
1.Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind between 5 and 9 mph. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind between 3 and 7 mph. 2. Mansfield's National Lumber is hosting Building Materials Day today. They will be serving a light breakfast from 7am-11am and a BBQ lunch from 11am-1pm. Meanwhile, we will have reps from several different vendors featuring decking, railing, insulation, roofing, siding and more. 3. The Town of Mansfield - Council on Aging is now accepting reservations for the summer trip to McCoy Stadium for July this Saturday. The annual Pawtucket Red Sox Game will be on Thursday, July 19th at 12 p.m. Tickets are $11 per person, and are located in the reserved seating area behind …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Mansfield Education Foundation helps entrepreneurship program.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
By Carolyn Kipp Yes, you read that right. The Mansfield High School Entrepreneurship class gave the Mansfield Education Foundation (MEF) $750 back, which was the amount awarded to them last September by the Foundation. The class used the funds as seed money to establish their own businesses. When asked why they decided to donate the money back to MEF, Business and Technology teacher Jacqueline Prester said, “My vision was to have the students learn first-hand about running a business and a big part of that is being philanthropic and giving back to the local community”. The entrepreneurship program was so successful that money was not only donated back to MEF but donations were made to Hearts for Hope ($250), Mansfield Food Pantry ($150…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Education Foundation.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Mansfield Education Foundation (MEF) is excited to announce a raffle for Big Time Rush tickets. The sold-out concert will be held at the Comcast Center in Mansfield on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 7:00pm. A very special thanks to Bruce Montgomery of the Comcast Center for donating the tickets to MEF. In addition to four (4) tickets to the show, the raffle will also include other goodies to surprise the winner. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased through the MEF website, www.MansfieldEducationFoundation.org. Additionally, flyers with raffle tickets attached at the bottom will be located around town, including the Mansfield Public Library, Hockomock YMCA, Mansfield Stop & Shop, etc. These tickets will require mailing them …
Christine
10:13 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
What a great learning experience. This will bring them far in life as well as in business. more ›