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With Sincere Appreciation
WEEF would like to extend a special thanks to Westerly Public Schools,
specifically Dr. Roy Seitsinger, Joan Serra, Rose Falcone, Patty Sisson,
Chef Finkelstein, District Principals and the Westerly Teachers’ Association.
We are grateful to have your support and advocacy for WEEF’s mission.
Thank you to Mal Makin of Professional Planning Group for your unwavering
support of the Westerly Education Endowment Fund. We truly appreciate our
collaborative relationship.
Thank you to Mary Jane DiMaio of Re/Max South County and Andy Schilke of
Schilke Realty for your generous donations to our golf participant gifts.
Last, but not least, thank you to all Westerly Public School educators, PTOs,
and everyone involved in the education of our students. Your dedication makes
WEEF’s mission to enhance the education of our students possible.
Thank you
for supporting WEEF
and the children of
Westerly Public
Schools!
Westerly Education Endowment Fund’sWesterly Education Endowment Fund’sWesterly Education Endowment Fund’s
13th Annual Golf Tournament13th Annual Golf Tournament13th Annual Golf Tournament
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Richmond Country Club Richmond Country Club Richmond Country Club
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As we run our 13th golf tournament, WEEF would like to thank its sponsors and participants for helping raise funds that directly benefit the students in the Westerly School District. WEEF’s longstanding mission has been to ensure that the educational needs of our children are met to the fullest extent possible. The funds raised by WEEF have allowed the growth of the grant process to include separate focus grants, which can reach a broader cross-section of students throughout the district and provide teachers with greater flexibility in developing exciting programs to benefit those students. Because of your support, WEEF looks forward to the upcoming year with confidence, knowing that we are making a difference in the ongoing development of all our students.
Michael Lynch
WEEF President
Welcome to the Westerly Education Endowment Fund’s
13th Annual Golf Tournament
WEEF Board of Directors
Michael Lynch, President
Phil Friend, Vice President
Fran Prescott
Deb Ventresca
Dr. Roy Seitsinger
Colleen Saila
Aaron Morrone
Jennifer Luther
Tim Lemoine
Margaret Fusaro
Ernie Muccio
Stephen White
Advisory Board Members
Bob Hoffman
Tom Liguori
Fred Sculco
Larry Hirsch
Jane Holdredge
Anne Sculco
Tony Antoch
Lauren Matarese
Marion Leddy
Jeff Liguori
Program Coordinator
Kristal Falcone
Leveled Books for Reading Workshop - WEEF will be providing a three year subscription to "Reading A to Z," an online leveled reading program, for all three kindergarten classes at Springbrook Elementary School. This program allows teachers to enhance existing classroom libraries by printing out leveled books for reading workshops and at-home practice. An online component provides student access to reading skills programs. Maria Raimondo - Springbrook Elementary School Stability Balls - Brooke Arnold's 2nd grade classroom at Bradford Elementary School will receive 5 stability balls to be used in place of chairs. Research shows students who are given the opportunity to use stability balls have increased focus, attention, posture, handwriting and stamina inside the classroom. Brooke Arnold - Bradford Elementary School Hands On Electronics - This grant supports a proposal for a new electronics technology program at Westerly High School, developed in response to the current “maker” movement, an important trend in which individuals build and create their own products. In the Hands On Electronics class, students will use different platforms to learn about the technology supporting iPhones, iPads, and most of our current electronic devices. Susan Wood - Westerly High School Home Literacy Connection - The Next Step - Last year WEEF funded materials for Springbrook Elementary School to support literacy through workshops for parents. Due to its success, Springbrook will expand the program to address the needs of general education students and English as a Second Language (ESL) students. The home/school literacy connection program will invite parents and their children to training sessions where they will receive the tools and strategies that help them support their child's learning at home. Christine Byrne & Beth Gunning - Springbrook Elementary School WHS Physical Education Grant - The Westerly High School's gym facility will be enhanced with the purchase of TRX training equipment. All students are able to use the gym after school while being supervised by Physical Education teachers. The TRX training system will provide innovative fitness activities being offered to WHS students both in and after school. Steve Scott - Westerly High School Hands On Robotics - Sharon Ficcara's proposal to purchase KIBO robotics blocks will engage students in grades pre-K-2 in developmentally appropriate, hands-on robotics activities which promote problem-solving and computational skills. The program will prepare Westerly students starting at a very young age to be problem solvers and know the language of technology. Sharon Ficarra - District STEM Coordinator Camp Invention - Camp Invention is a national enrichment program which provides elementary school students with an opportunity to attend an enrichment-based summer camp. This program's immersive curriculum encourages curiosity, creativity, innovation, problem solving, communication and collaboration. State Street School was selected to host the summer program--the first one in RI. WEEF provided funds for materials to help offset the cost of tuition and allow children at an economic disadvantage to attend the camp. Mary Kay Patten - State Street Elementary School
WEEF’s 2015-2016 Grants
Sensory Items Promoting Student Success - Many students who benefit from sensory
and motor development equipment during the school day can also benefit from such
equipment during their time at the Tower Street Before and After School Enrichment
(BASE) program. This grant provides equipment to maximize students’ learning
opportunities and homework support in the BASE program, grades K-6.
Leslie Dunn & Angela Nobile - Tower Street School Community Center
Business Department Grant - The Westerly High School Business Department will
purchase an iPad point of sale system which will aide in re-branding the school store and
support the business program.
Ed Hathaway - Westerly High School
Generator & Tent for Culinary Arts - The Westerly High School's award-winning
Culinary Arts Program has been servicing functions off-site and will be purchasing a
generator and tent to enhance opportunities and improve self-sufficiency.
Chef Finkelstein - Westerly High School
Science Education Initiative - Tower Street School Community Center will purchase
scientific tools to enhance learning in chemistry, weather, ecosystems, physics and
biology. These tools will benefit students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 and other Tower
Street participants.
Jennifer Gautam & Donna Nabb - Tower Street School Community Center
Grow & Go Seek Bench Swing - Tower Street School Community Center will purchase
a bench swing to add to their outdoor classroom, serving as a sensory piece which invites
caregivers to share children's enjoyment of the outdoors while providing rhythmic
movement to develop coordination, balance, core strength, and body awareness.
Laura Elson - Tower Street School Community Center
Meeting English Language Arts Common Core Standards Through
Social Studies - This proposal is for a large set of books at various levels to enhance the
Native American social studies curriculum and integrate critical reading skills for 3rd
graders at Dunn's Corners Elementary School. Instructional materials will include
non-fiction texts, read aloud and narratives.
Theresa Watson - Dunn's Corners Elementary School
WHS Construction Proposal - This proposal seeks construction equipment that will
provide a more efficient way of manufacturing items. Among many other projects, the
manufacturing technologies program at Westerly High School builds sets for theater
productions, town beach lifeguard stands, and picnic tables for the town of Westerly.
Additionally, some funds will go towards building a shed behind the WHS shop which will
be used to store equipment and materials, opening up more classroom space for the
manufacturing technologies program.
Dan McKenna - Westerly High School
WEEF’s 2015-2016 Grants A Special Thank You to Our Major Sponsors...
The Westerly Education Endowment Fund is honored by the support that The Westerly Education Endowment Fund is honored by the support that
you have provided us, year after year, in our mission to enhance the you have provided us, year after year, in our mission to enhance the
educational experiences of Westerly students. We know there are many educational experiences of Westerly students. We know there are many
worthy causes which seek your support, and we sincerely appreciate your worthy causes which seek your support, and we sincerely appreciate your
generous assistance and your ongoing loyalty to WEEF and the children generous assistance and your ongoing loyalty to WEEF and the children
of Westerly. Your support means so much to all of us. Your support of Westerly. Your support means so much to all of us. Your support
makes a difference.makes a difference.
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Thank You to Our Patron Sponsors & Tee Sponsors
A & B Oil, Inc. Apple Rehab Clipper Aqua Science, Inc. Atty. R. Paul Kuhn Barnum Financial Group Coastal Eye Associates, P.C. Community Therapeutix Franklin & Marion Leddy Fred & Anne Sculco Gencarella Plumbing, Inc. Hilltop Café Hoyt, Filippetti & Malaghan, LLC Jack & Joann Carson James & Jean Murano John J. Gentile Jr., Attorney At Law Lewiss Law Associates, LLP McQuade’s Marketplace
Mia's Prime Time Cafe Neri Agency, Inc. Northeast Temperature Control, Inc. Olson Mobeck, Jeff Liguori Paddy's Beach Restaurant Paul & Patty Nunes Payne & Payne Pucci, Greene & Fusaro, LLC Red Stone Tire, Inc. Roseanna's Flowers Sam Bliven Plumbing & Heating Schonning Insurance Services, Inc. The Andrea Hotel Thorpe & Trainer Urso & Co. CPA's Zoe & Co., Professional Bra Fitters
Arrowhead Dental Associates B&B Dockside Bacardi Bella Vita Block Island Ferry Services Blue Butterfly Florist Bob's Discount Furniture C.C. O'Brien's Sports Cafe Cabot Creamery Cardi's Furniture Casa Della Luce Children's Dentistry Of Westerly Christmas Tree Shops Cold Stone Creamery Comix Crystal Rock Deborah Ventresca Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's World of Wines Dunn’s Corners Market Dunn’s Corners School PTO Footprints Reflexology Garde Arts Center Granite Theatre Hauser Chocolates Hilltop Café Interstate Navigation Co. James Gueltzow JTK Management Keifer's Martial Arts, Inc. Knickerbocker Cafe
Laurel Lane Country Club McQuades Marketplace Mel's Downtown Creamery Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill Mia's Prime Time Cafe Miceli's Furniture, Inc. Michael Jordan Restaurants Mohegan Sun Mystic Seaport Narragansett Beer New England Center for Anxiety Noodle Revolution Ocean State Theatre Company, Inc. Olympia Sports Pizza Lady Precision Fitness Providence Bruins Richmond Country Club Roger Williams Park Zoo Saltwater Farm Vineyard Samuel Adams Brewery Shelter Harbor Golf Club Stadium Theatre The Falcone Family The Twisted Vine Theatre By the Sea Trinity Repertory Company Trixie's Bakery & Cafe Two Little Fish Westerly Car Wash Westerly Public Schools
Thank You to Our Raffle Donors
Rose Falcone
Patty Sisson
Jodie Luzzi
Fran Prescott
Matthew Lynch
Mike Lynch
Phil Friend
Tim Lemoine
Bob Hoffman
Gina Lynch
John Luzzi
Maria White
Sebastian Bell
Thank You to Our Putting Green Sponsors
Thank You to Our Tournament Volunteers
Thank You to Our Three Tee Sponsors
Atlantic Beach Park, Inc.
Atty. Lou Cappuccio
Atty. Michael Lynch
Beachcrest Dental
Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home
Dime Bank
Friend Excavation, LLC
Gaffney-Dolan Funeral Home
Gentle GYN
Kelley's Deli
Let's Talk Business
Murano Masonry, Inc.
Purple Ape, Inc.
South County Orthopedics
& Physical Therapy
Thank You to Our Prize Sponsors
84 Tavern on Canal
Bridge Restaurant
Lake of Isles
Perks & Corks
Phil Friend
The Haversham
Venice Restaurant
Weekapaug Golf Club