Bolton Community Education Foundation Inc.

Education for the Entire Community of Bolton, Connecticut

 

Bolton Community Education Foundation Inc.


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Our latest news:
Book Collection Bin Benefits Our Foundation

Do you have books, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, or audio books that you no longer need? The Bolton Community Education Foundation sponsors a “Got Books” donation bin, located at the Bolton Center School parking lot near the Board of Education entrance.

Got Books is a national organization that collects books and then gives them away to schools, libraries, overseas troops, and groups in need. The organization also sells books and other items to benefit various charities.

The donation bin at the Center School is available around the clock. Got Books accepts all books in basic functional condition including hardcover and paperback books, children’s books, cookbooks, and limited copies of textbooks. Also accepted are CDs, DVDs, videotapes, and books on tape. The only reading materials not accepted are encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and catalogues.

When you donate books, please give them a good toss so that the back of the bin fills as well. Each time the collection bin fills, Got Books sends a truck to empty it. A total of 13,239 pounds of books already has been donated, and to date the Bolton Community Education Foundation has received $397.17! The Foundation will use the funds to support programs and provide grants for the town.

Bolton Center School is located at 108 Notch Road in Bolton. As you drive onto school grounds, the bin is in the parking area on the left. So now, when you clear out your unused books, you can benefit our whole community!


Our most recent grant:
$400 to Support the 2008 "One Book One Region" Program

The Bolton Community Education Foundation has awarded a grant of $400 to support townwide participation in the “One Book One Region” Summer 2008 reading program. This year's book is Life is So Good, by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman.

“One Book One Region” encourages high school students and adults in eastern Connecticut to read the same book during the spring and summer months and then to come together to discuss what they've read. Libraries and schools offer book discussion opportunities for all ages, as well as programs to complement the themes in the chosen book. So get your copy now, read up, and watch for opportunities to discuss the book and its themes.

Part of the Foundation's grant will be used to help fund a visit by one of the book's authors, Richard Glaubman, to Bolton High School on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at 10 a.m. Community members are welcome to attend this special visit. Also, a discussion on this book will take place at the town's Bentley Library on Thursday, Sept. 18.


Coming this fall:
A Bridge to China!

Bolton High School Principal Paul K. Smith will present a special program on his April trip to China on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at Bolton High. The Bolton Community Education Foundation had awarded a $1,000 grant to support the school’s efforts to establish a “sister school” in the Shandong Province of China by helping to fund the trip. Click here to read about it.

The program will provide a fascinating look into Chinese culture, lifestyles, and education – don't miss it! And if you dream of traveling to China yourself one day, mark your calendar for Tuesday, Oct. 21. Principal Smith is planning to bring a group of Bolton residents and students to China in Spring 2010, and this meeting, which will be be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Bolton High School Library, will provide the details on how you can be part of that trip!


Special program in October 2008:
"The Faith Club" Lunch and Interfaith Forum

The Bolton Community Education Foundation and the Bolton Congregational Church are co-sponsoring a special free lunch and interfaith forum based on “The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew – Three Women Search for Understanding,” by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner. The program will be held Sunday, Oct. 26, at Bolton Congregational Church’s Chandler Hall, with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and the discussion from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The program's presenters are Maria Decsy, Aida Mansoor and Rabbi Debra Cantor. People of all faiths, including those of no particular religious tradition, are welcome to attend. Reading the book is suggested but not required. So that lunch can be planned, please call (860) 649-7077 to sign up.


The Bolton Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is dedicated to the education of all residents of Bolton, Connecticut. Volunteers from the Bolton community serve on the Foundation's Board of Directors.

The purpose of the Foundation is:

  • To organize and present educational programs for the community
  • To raise funds to support educational opportunities in town
  • To award grants to individuals who would like to arrange educational programs and services 

We welcome:

  • Your participation in our many varied educational events (click here)
  • Your application for a grant through our Foundation (click here)
  • Your participation as a member of our Board of Directors (click here)
  • Your donation in any amount (click here)

We invite you to browse our site to learn more about us. Questions about the BCEF? Send us an email: info@boltonedfoundation.org