The holidays are the time of the year when we instinctively think of others. We volunteer our time. We consider who in our community may have less. And, most importantly, we give of ourselves. Families in Transition (FIT) does just that. A program of the PUSD Student Wellness & Support…...
Gratitude Served With Hot Sauce – Thanks to You BBQ 2022
Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted Pasadena Unified School District’s administration and facilities staff – the backbone of our school district – at our annual Thanks to You BBQ on Wednesday, November 16. The barbecue is a special once a year event when employees from various administrative departments and focuses have an…...
Community Partnerships: The Art of Living Together
Over the course of a few weeks, the Pasadena Chapter of the National Charity League, Leadership Pasadena, and the Eliot ARTS PTSA volunteered their Saturday mornings to help rejuvenate the Eliot school garden for classroom use. School gardens are natural places to reinforce symbiotic community relationships. The Pasadena NCL sought…...
PEF Receives Junior League of Pasadena’s Community Impact Award
Pasadena Educational Foundation is the proud recipient of the Junior League of Pasadena’s 2022 Community Impact Award. This award is given to a Community Partner who has shown their dedication to the Pasadena community and is chosen by the Junior League’s Board of Directors. The award was announced at the…...
Making Every Day An Earth Day
Invest in our planet. That was the motto for Earth Day 2022. Certainly one of the best ways to invest in our planet is by enhancing our children’s natural science learning. Pasadena Educational Foundation held a PUSD Proud Day as a part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, hosting employees…...
PUSD Proud Day Champions Engaged Citizenship
Last week students and community volunteers worked together at Pasadena High School sharing their time, knowledge, and efforts for the first time in a very long while. Hosted by Pasadena Educational Foundation, members of the USC Trojan Affiliates, an alumni group, and players from the Caltech women’s soccer team, performed…...
Supporting Equitable Access to COVID Testing
Pasadena Unified School District distributed at-home COVID test kits to the parents of students last week in an effort to give all of our community’s families equitable access to rapid COVID testing. Pasadena Educational Foundation volunteers were key in this effort along with the collaborative support from some of our…...
