Thanks to you, so far this school year, Beaverton Education Foundation has awarded $110,039 for 65 hands-on, student-focused programs and classroom projects. Our work to support bottom-up transformation and ensure all Beaverton’s 39,000 students are inspired and prepared for their brightest future could not happen without you.
We’re proud to share — in their own words — why Beaverton educators and students appreciate your support.
An enthusiastic thank you video from 5th grade students at Bethany Elementary School.
“I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to BEF for providing each District nurse with a bag filled with essential nursing supplies and membership dues to our professional organization! Our nurses are always on the move and provide care to students in multiple school buildings. Having their own supply kit helps them be efficient and meet the health needs of hundreds of students far better than ever before. In all my years with the District, this is the nicest thing, with the most impact, that has ever happened. We feel valued and celebrated by the gifts provided to us by the BEF!”
— Lori Perkins, School Nurse on Special Assignment
“Thanks to the support of the Beaverton Education Foundation and its donors, our book fair brought joy and enthusiasm to all our students and their families. With BEF support, we were able to give every one of our students a voucher to spend at our book fair. The students loved getting to shop through all the books, choose something meaningful to them and make their own purchase. They strategized about which books they wanted. Some brought a few crumpled bills of their own to add so they could get a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and others planned how to get three books with their voucher. Most importantly, they were all empowered to pick something special to them, and it was wonderful to see and experience.”
— Amy Hoggan, PTC president, William Walker Elementary
“Middle school is such a pivotal time for students to discover who they are as a person and a learner. Our BEF-supported after school clubs offer positive environments for students. Safe and Sound 4 Student Success (S4) improves their school attendance, skills, and agency in a post-pandemic school environment in joyful and healthy ways.”
— Allyson Dubuque, assistant principal at Five Oaks Middle School
Together, our work makes a difference. Thank you to all our donors who help ensure BEF’s programs and projects will make an impact this school year and into the future.