[BHS Etree] BHSDG: December Newsletter

Sun Dec 9 20:32:27 PST 2018

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Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) is an all-volunteer,
nonprofit foundation run by a group of parents and students, whose sole
mission is to strengthen the educational experience of every Berkeley High
School student. To learn more about us, please scroll down to the bottom of
the page.

*BHSDG DECEMBER NEWS AND UPDATES*

Last month we sent out our latest annual report
<http://bhsdg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017-2018_AnnualReport_final.pdf>,
detailing all of our grants and acknowledging all of our donors for the
2017-18 school year, to the entire BHS Community, present and past. The
report is now posted online on our website.

Many thanks to all of you who were inspired by our work to make a donation
to the BHSDG! We hope that many more of you will also be inspired to
personally give direct support to all of our students and our school
community before the calendar year is up. The truth is there is simply
never enough funding available to give all of our students - and teachers
and staff - the support they need to fulfill their potential. For example:
many of our Seniors are currently applying to colleges: the tension is
thick out there! BHSDG is right there with them: we are paying for
application fees for those students whose families can’t afford them. As
our Juniors are deep into taking the SAT, the ACT, and upcoming AP tests,
BHSDG is also there with them: we are paying for testing fees which are
beyond their means. And of course, for all students in all grades, BHSDG is
paying teachers so that they can work extra hours to provide tutoring in
all subjects after the school day is done, year-round. If you scroll down a
bit, you will see highlights of the latest grants our Board approved.
Making a donation is easy - follow this link to make it by PayPal:
http://bhsdg.org/wp/give/ or save us the 2% PayPal fee and write us a
check! If you have a PayPal account you can avoid the processing fee by
donating through the PayPal Giving Fund
<https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/110230052184687338/charity/1356808>. Our
mailing address is BHSDG, P.O. Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701-0519.

*EXCITING NEWS IN UPCOMING EVENTS: *Hoo boy, do we have an exciting guest
speaker planned for this year’s Business Partners and Friends lunch for
this coming Spring. Stay tuned - we’ll spill next month!

*FUNDRAISING UPDATES: Mrs. Dalloway’s: *Thank you for buying books at Mrs.
Dalloway’s during the special BHS weekend, and turning in the receipts.
Early reports are that it raised in the neighborhood of $1,000. *Good Eggs:
*And also thanks to those who did some grocery shopping with Good Eggs in
October and November.  Good Eggs will be sending us a check for $500.

*Shop with Amazon Smile:* If you will be doing any holiday shopping on
Amazon, they will donate a small percentage to the BHSDG if you log into
“Amazon Smile” and designate them as your chosen nonprofit. You can log in
at smile.amazon.com/ch/94-3173406.

*HIGHLIGHTS OF GRANTS APPROVED IN DECEMBER*

For the month of December, the Development Group allocated over $5,900 in
grants. Highlights include:

*Professional Development for Art Teachers - $378*

SF MOMA field trip for 18 arts teachers

*Horseback Riding Field Trip for Berkeley Technology Academy Students -
$1,000*

Bus transportation to Half Moon Bay

*Music Production Equipment for BHS Music Production Club - $1,500*

High tech equipment for electronic music production

*Materials for BHS Robotics Team - $2,500*

Supplies and materials for building robots for competition

*Who and What is Berkeley High School Development Group? *The BHSDG is a
group of parent and student volunteers; our mission is to strengthen the
educational experience of every Berkeley High School student. We strive for
equity. We are equity driven. We fund grants which benefit our school
community and raise the funds to support this work. We meet on the first
Monday of each month (rescheduled as needed to accommodate holidays and
school breaks) from September through June, consider grant proposals and
work on ways to raise the funds to support them. We are a registered
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization; all donations to the BHSDG are tax
deductible. *Our next board meeting will be: Monday, January 7th from
7:00-9:00pm in the College Career Center. Visitors and new members are
welcome!*

In a typical year, BHSDG receives around $500,000 in donations; $250K in
gifts to the general fund, and $250K in “restricted” funds (gifts
specifically designated for a learning community or program - like AC,
BIHS, Science, Universal 9th Grade, Band and Orchestra, e.g.) Most of our
donations come from BHS community members - like you!

The Development Group accepts grant proposals from all Berkeley High School
(BHS), Berkeley Technology Academy (BTA), and Independent Studies (IS)
teachers, students, and staff on a monthly basis. (Deadline: 15th of each
month for consideration at the next Board meeting.) *Students and Staff -
if you have a great idea, submit a grant proposal!*

*To learn more about BHSDG, or to make a donation,* please visit our
webpage at http://bhsdg.org/wp/

*This year’s BHSDG Board:* Rosa Luevano and Jessica Hilton, Co-Presidents.
Jennifer Morgan, V.P. Colleen Burns and Nishat Sheikh, Student Reps. Lynne
Yee, Treasurer. Christopher Cherney, Secretary. Catherine Betts; Robin
Claire Barnes; Erin Branagan; Angel Ciangi; Laurel Coates; Lisa Craypo; Deb
Durant; Edward Dua; Michelle Ferrari; Stephen Paik; Sarah Rose; Anne
Schonfield; Christine Staples; Julie Weitz; and Orlando Williams.

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