We are excited to announce that the Bexley Education Foundation will host a virtual “gratitude event” this spring to thank and recognize school community members who put Bexley students at the heart of their efforts over the past pandemic year. TOGETHER in Gratitude, an on-line event, will premiere on FaceBook and YouTube on Wednesday, April Read More
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BEF Grants in Action
Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Bexley Education Foundation, Bexley students are continuing to benefit from BEF grant-funded programs. On Friday, February 19, author Torrey Maldonado visited virtually with fifth graders at Maryland Elementary School. A teacher and writer, Mr. Maldonado has authored critically acclaimed middle grade books and has been recognized as Read More
“One for All” Campaign Update
The effort to transform instruction in the Bexley Schools through a 1:1 student device program is moving full steam ahead. Here is what one elementary student had to say: Dear BEF, Thank you for buying the Chromebooks for us. They have improved the school in so many ways. Now we can safely use a computer Read More
Students Make Grants
BHS high school students participating in the BEF’s Youth Philanthropy Program made their grant recommendations on December 9. The grant awards were the culmination of the program which began at the start of this school year and continued through the fall with a series of virtual presentations to assist students learn about the philanthropic grant Read More
Fall Grants Respond to Emerging Needs
With the start of this school year and continuing throughout the fall, BEF has been working with teachers and staff to ensure that their needs are being met whether they are instructing students in a hybrid or virtual learning model. Thanks to the generosity of donors to BEF, good things are continuing to happen in Read More
Philanthropy
We are all giving more these days, to the people and to the organizations that we care the most about. Philanthropy, as defined as “goodwill to fellow members of the human race”, and as a philosophy, is more important than ever. We are truly thankful for our generations of donors, who over the years have Read More
Education
As one of the first school foundations in Ohio and the country to channel private dollars to public education, we take pride in our history of supporting public education in Bexley. We operate on the belief that excellent public schools are essential to the economic and social health of the communities they serve. To that Read More
Family and Community
Our family/community of donors cares deeply about students and teachers in the Bexley Schools. We are thankful to the hundreds of current parents, grandparents, alumni, parents of alumni, Bexley teachers and staff and community members who annually support the BEF. Your gifts, of all sizes, to the Annual Fund for Excellence provide the means for Read More
Hocus Pocus ChromeBooks Among Us
The wait is over as Bexley students now have their own school-issued iPads or Chromebooks thanks to the BEF’s commitment to raise the funds to implement a 1:1 device program in the Bexley Schools. Students and teachers could not be more excited as their devices provide a common experience and platform for instruction, collaboration and Read More
Grants are Sweet Treats
A gift to BEF’s Annual Fund for Excellence is a powerful way to make a difference for Bexley students and teachers. Annual Fund gifts fuel BEF’s grants-making budget, allowing teachers to access additional resources beyond what their classroom budgets can support, providing for unique experiences that enrich all areas of the curriculum and supporting emerging Read More