Funded Projects
Delavan Education Foundation Funded Projects: 2010
The DEF is grateful for the donations that allowed us to support the following projects during 2010:
- HOBY (Hugh O’Brien Youth) Leadership Conference. 2 students will attend this conference.
- ABC rug for Special Ed K-3 classroom
- Funds to aid in purchase of new curtain for the stage in the gymnasium.
- Donation to Drug Prevention Task Force and the Delavan PTO for food at the Community Night at the school in March
- Donation to Delavan High School After Prom Party
- Scholarships to Erin Springer and Trevor Teal to attend Eureka College
- A wireless Multi-Media Center (CD listening station with headphones, microphone and recorder) for 1st Grade classroom
- A wireless Multi-Media Center (CD listening station with headphones, microphone and recorder) for Kindergarten classroom
- Teaching guides for novels, vocabulary books and other books to aid the English Department
- Weekly Reader Subscriptions to the 2nd Grade
- National Geographic subscription for the school
- Tumble Book Subscription for online books to be accessed from the district website.
- Quick Word Handbooks. These are a quick reference book for 3rd Grade students
- Scholastic Book gift certificates so that Early Childhood students can begin to build their own library
- Partial funding to Delavan IMC to automate the school library through the Regional Alliance Library System. The District and the Delavan PTO also donated to this automation.
- Partial funding for Camp Read-A-Lot. These funds aided in bringing Chris McBrian, a storyteller, to entertain the students. Approximately 90% of the elementary students attend Camp Read-A-Lot.
The Delavan Education Foundation has funded numerous projects over the past several years, they include the following:
- Hearing Aid Upgrade System for Delavan Schools
- Student Tech Education Program tuition assistance
- Times for Kids and Weekly Readers
- Camp Read-a-lot
- Senior calendar project
- Science Club Trip to International Science Fair
- Summer Music Program
- Delavan Schools and Community Fitness Center
Your tax deductible donation to fund these and other projects can be made to:
DEF
P.O. Box 765
Delavan, IL 61734
