Foundation grants application now available!
The board of directors is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Foundation grants for teachers, staff and volunteers! To be considered, projects should focus on programs that directly benefit students. To read the instructions, please visit this link: FoundationGrant2017-18 Instructions and to download the application, please visit this link: FoundationGrant2017-18 Form.
The Foundation will award up to $25,000 in grants in January for projects during the 2017-2018 school year. The deadline to submit the application is November 28th, 2017. Questions? Please call 408-773-1218 and we will return your call.
Check out our new student video, below. We are so proud of our outstanding students!
Our annual appeal is doing well but we still need your help! If you haven’t yet donated the suggested $400 per student, please do so TODAY.
Your gift makes a huge difference in the lives of our students. Every dollar counts!
Please visit our donation page at http://fuhsfoundation.org/donations/how/.
Want to double your gift? Now you can easily submit your matching gifts request to your company by visiting our matching gift page:
THANK YOU!
How else can you support our students?
- Sign up for eScrip – eScrip is a simple way to support our students. Simply click on this link – https://secure.escrip.com/supporter/registration/index.js to register your cards. Be sure to designate funding to the Fremont Union High School Foundation, identification #5108787. You can also split your donation among three nonprofit organizations, so if you have kids in multiple schools, you won’t have to choose among them.
- Shop via AmazonSmile
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to our students.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Support the Foundation by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com or visit the website HERE to shop.
- Volunteer! The Foundation is always looking for parents who are interested in joining a committee or the Board of Directors. Please let us know if you would like to help out. Contact our Executive Director, Ann-Marie Meacham at director_foundation@fuhsd.org to learn more or volunteer.
- Host us at your PTSA Meeting – The Foundation is always looking for opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with our parents. If you’d like a Foundation representative to join you, please let us know.
- Sponsor the Foundation – If you work for a local company and would like to sponsor the Foundation, marketing benefits are available on a year-round basis. Sponsorship opportunities range from $1,000-$25,000.
- Attend the Crab Feed & Vegetarian Feast on March 30, 2018 – Tickets will be on sale in January!
All donations are tax deductible and our tax identification number is 94-2907804.
In August, the Board of Directors unanimously approved funding of $225,000 of the following programs
for the 2017-2018 school year.
Thank you to our incredible parent community for your generosity.
- District Choral Event & Art Show – $5,000 – District-wide art show and choral event
- Theatre Arts – $15,000 – Prop and costume expenses
- Robotics – $35,000 – Equipment/competition entry fees
- STEM – $125,000 – Science, technology, engineering and math curriculum and supplies
- School Loop & Naviance – $20,000 – Online tools to help students manage assignments and college planning
- Direct Grants for Teachers – $25,000 – Discretionary grants funds for one-time student-based projects
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