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2011 Dine & Dash

Mark your calendars for the Oct. 13 Dine & Dash. This event is a great opportunity to combine your support for schools with great food and atmosphere. The 2011 Dine & Dash will help raise money for the RCSD Foundation and comes off the heels of our successful 2010 event. Stay tuned to this page for further details.

1st Annual RCSD Foundation Grub Crawl Feb. 26

Are you ready to get your “eat” on? Then don't miss the 1st Annual RCSD Foundation Grub Crawl, 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Westfield Galleria. Crawlers start at the Cheesecake Factory, then Il Fornaio and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. It’s sure to be a memorable and delicious experience, with light appetizers at each location, and beverages/additional items available at happy hour pricing.

A portion of all purchases will go directly back to the RCSD Foundation. Grub Crawl attendees will also get a raffle ticket with a chance win an iPad 2 and other great prizes.

Tickets are $25 each, with the Grub Crawl limited to 300 participants. Advance registration is required online. To sign up, go to http://rcsdfoundation.org/grubcrawl/

Run For Roseville 2012 set for April 15 at Maidu Park

Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 15, 2012, when RCSD Foundation's annual Run For Roseville 5K Run and 1-mile walk will take place at Maidu Regional Park. Different from a jog-a-thon that is focused on schools' students, this is a community event that welcomes participation from everyone in the region to show their support of education, from families to runners to neighbors on your street. Our 2011 event, held June 5, saw more than 800 participants from the community, an all-time record. We partner with gyms and community groups, list the event on active.com, and encourage businesses and organizations to add to the festive atmosphere. For more information and to sign up, visit www.run4roseville.com.

Foundation Awarded $24,000 Grant for SMART Board Technology

With a $24,000 grant approved June 2, 2010 by the Roseville City Council as recommended by the Grants Advisory Commission, the Foundation will be further along in accomplishing one of its three key goals by supporting the purchase of interactive SMART boards for 4th - 8th grade classrooms. SMART Boards are interactive, electronic whiteboards that enhance education and learning, by combining the simplicity of a whiteboard with the power of a computer, and have been shown to significantly enhance learning in classrooms with this technology versus those without board technology to a greater number of classrooms this fall.

Turn in your Halloween candy to support troops and schools

For the third year in a row A+ Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln will be partnering with the Blue Star Moms in a Halloween Candy Buy Back event. A+ Personalized Dental Care will be making a $250 donation to the RCSD Foundation for our efforts in encouraging students to donate their Halloween candy to our troops also will give $1 per pound of candy (up to 10 pounds) to elementary and middle school students. All the candy donated will be used as packaging material to send much-needed supplies to our troops overseas. The candy is shared with the service men and women after the packages are received. Representatives from the Blue Star Moms will be on hand on Nov. 1 at the Coloma Way office and Nov. 2 at the Foothills Blvd and Twelve Bridges Drive offices to collect donations. To learn more, call Dr. Tim Herman at 784-1144.

Champion Event Oct. 5 at Blue Line Gallery to strengthen ties with schools

The Foundation's all-volunteer board is comprised of community members, most of whom don't have students in our district but all of whom strongly support public education in Roseville. We are focused on strengthening ties with our schools and ensuring the Foundation's support is understood as a complement to the fundraising efforts of schools. Each school has a “champion” teacher who acts as a liaison with the Foundation, and we look forward to our kickoff event with teachers and principals at Blue Line Gallery at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 5.

Applications for Partners In Education (P.I.E.) grants due Oct. 5

Because of support from residents and businesses in our community, particularly Sutter Roseville Medical Center, our only platinum-level sponsor at $5,000, the RCSD Foundation Board set aside $20,000 at its September meeting to fund Partners In Education grants this school year for teachers at the 17 schools throughout our district. Applications are due to the district office Oct. 5. For more information, call 771-1600 x114.

Whole Foods event raises record $4,500 for RCSD Foundation

On September 14, Whole Foods Roseville donated 5 percent of its net revenues for the day to the RCSD Foundation. Thanks to the families in our district, the Roseville community, and to Whole Foods, we raised $4,500 this year, an increase from last year's total of $3,700! This will help fund our Partners In Education (P.I.E.) grants to teachers and schools in our district. (More on that below!) It was great to see so many families from throughout the district represented and saving up their shopping and dinner purchases for this special day!