By Nancy Carol Inguanzo | Volunteer & Engagement Manager The holidays come with countless expectations – from family gatherings to shiny gifts to office parties. This year our expectations were altered, given the global COVID-19 pandemic. Most focused on the meaning of the holidays, tried to find joy in simplicity,…...
2,000 Volunteer Hours in 2020 – Extraordinary Work
By Nancy Carol Inguanzo | PEF Volunteer & Engagement Manager We had no idea how much would be asked of Pasadena Educational Foundation volunteers in 2020. Our community needs changed drastically… and our volunteers met those needs. On reflecting on this year, I looked back at the wonderful things our…...
Video: Teachers’ Share Challenges & Victories During Remote Learning
“Public education has always been the great equalizer. It is an essential component to our country’s past successes and enduring idealism. Every student deserves access to high-quality, well-funded public education.” – Patrick Conyers, Executive Director By Nancy Carol Inguanzo | PEF Volunteer & Engagement Manager Like an unwanted guest, Covid-19…...
Supporting Community Through Volunteering & Leadership: Felicia Williams
Former Pasadena Educational Foundation board member Felicia Williams begins her tenure as District 2 representative on the Pasadena City Council this week. Felicia holds a B.A. from Stanford University in Urban Studies, an M.A. from UCLA in Urban Planning, and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of…...
Grab & Grow Kits Support Science & Art Learning
By Nancy Carol Inguanzo | PEF Volunteer & Engagement Manager Recently Pasadena Educational Foundation volunteers helped assemble and distribute seed kits and art books to Pasadena Unified School District third graders. These “Grab & Grow” kits accompanied their plant life cycle lessons during remote learning. Each kit contained a magnifying…...
Bluebeam Supports PUSD Principals During Remote Learning
“Bluebeam employees were thrilled to create care packages and write encouraging notes for the PUSD principals that have worked tirelessly to serve students and staff during a particularly challenging time. Thank you for all that you do for the Pasadena community!” – Staci Armao, Sr. Employee Experience Manager, Bluebeam, Inc.…...
Alma Stokes: A Lifetime of Activism, Community, Faith, and Resilience
by Brianna Chu Early Life Alma Stokes’s four oldest children can imagine their mother’s life as a movie. The seventh child of a family of twelve children, Alma was born in 1931 in Everett, Washington to her father, Reverend T.A. Patterson, a teacher turned African Methodist Episcopal minister, and her…...
A Day of Generosity and Remembrance
September 11, 2020 National Day of Service and Remembrance Remembering 9/11 feels particularly important this year. 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. Yet, the shared adversity of this year makes it all the more important to celebrate the generosity and neighborly care given by so many…...
Art Matters In PUSD
by Nancy Carol Inguanzo, Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager One of the things I have been doing with my “unprecedented” time is watching Waldermar Januszczak documentaries about art. I love art in all forms. And binge-watching his art history shows feeds a piece of my soul that feels withered now.…...
