Coming this Thanksgiving:
The Auburn Turkey Trot 5k!
We're excited to announce a new event that we'll be hosting on Thanksgiving 2017. The Auburn Turkey Trot will begin and end at Sunset Park in Lakeland Hills.
More information will be published over the next few weeks. In the meantime, please mark your calendars and plan to join us on Thanksgiving morning!
APSF Launches the Auburn Pantry Project
The Auburn Pantry Project is a new area of support under our Healthy Choices grant.
Through this project, APSF will provide each elementary school applicant a periodic stipend to be used to acquire various supplies including:
- Food (fresh or packaged) to supplement Food to Go, mid-morning snacks, before or after school activities, or other special needs,
- Hygiene items (toothpaste/brushes, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, feminine hygiene, diapers, underclothing, lice kits, etc.),
- (Under)clothing,
- Other basic related supplies, etc.
A big THANK YOU to Hop Jack's restaurant in Lakeland Hills for helping us get this project started.
Click HERE to learn more about the Auburn Pantry Project.
Auburn Public Schools Foundation Hires New Executive Director
APSF has hired its first full-time Executive Director, Auburn resident Matthew Longhurst. Matthew has managed local and national non-profit organizations for 13 years, and is very excited to be able to support the students of this community. Read the press release about this new position here.
Auburn Street Scramble
Our participants had a great time attending the first annual Auburn Street Scramble on Saturday, October 8. Nearly 75 scramblers swarmed around town by bike, scooter, foot, and stroller. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the children of our community and the Auburn Public Schools Foundation!
Scramblers just prior to the starting bell!
Take a look what YOUR DONATIONS are doing for kids in Auburn:
Your gifts allowed us to give $20,000 for much needed middle school instruments
Our goal is to do MORE in 2016 with the money you give to APSF. Please take a look at our new Grant Focuses (click on the grants tab at the top) to see if you'd like to give to one of these areas. Together we can do more for kids!
