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Grandparents are often our children’s biggest cheerleaders, but they don’t often get a chance to see the kids in a school setting and meet the children’s classmates. To build the bond between the generations, EFO, the Parents Clubs, and Orinda elementary schools have joined together to give grandparents just this opportunity! EFO is thrilled to…
The Orinda Arts Council Ninth Annual Visual Arts Competition is now accepting entries. The event is open to any high school student in Lamorinda (public, private and home school). The event is organized by the Orinda Arts Council and sponsored by Mechanics Bank, Educational Foundation of Orinda, along with the Moraga Education Foundation, and Lafayette…
Company C Contemporary Ballet is partnering with EFO to offer tickets to select performances of the 10th Anniversary Season Winter Program to benefit Orinda schools. For every full priced benefit ticket sold to an EFO supporter, the Company will donate $10 of the ticket price to EFO. Benefit tickets are $45 for orchestra seating and…
Today the Moraga Valley Kiwanis made a very generous donation to EFO. At their weekly 7am breakfast, Joan Kiekhaefer, Janice Hugener and Robin Bertelsen accepted the $3,000 check from Bob Reynolds on behalf of the Educational Foundation of Orinda. Here’s Joan explaining how the money will be put to good use, as EFO relies on businesses…
We are pleased to recognize the Korn Law Group for their generous donation to support Orinda’s public schools. The Korn Law Group supports the Educational Foundation of Orinda because it allows Orinda’s public schools to develop well-rounded individuals through small classes and by funding the arts. The staff at the Korn Law Group’s Orinda office…
Yes, it’s that time of year! October means it’s time for EFO’s first phon-a-thon. On October 17, EFO volunteers will be calling Orinda families who’ve not yet donated to the current school year’s campaign. In order to ensure our public schools have all the programs and staffing we’ve come to expect, EFO has pledged $1,515,000…
The beginning of the school year can be a hectic time. And we know that you may have overlooked donating to EFO as the whirlwind schedule of getting back to class can make it easy to forget even an important, and quick task like this one. Not to worry! EFO volunteers (your neighbors!) have a…
Yet another summer is over and school has begun. And, just like most years in recent memory, this school year comes with budget challenges. Funding from the state is once again less than mandated levels, and well below what it takes to create schools that deliver top-notch educations. Fortunately, here in Orinda, the Educational Foundation…