The Pine Street School FoundationP.O. Box 7213Spartanburg, SC 29304

Let’s Make 2016-2017

A Landmark Year

We Help Make an Excellent School Even BetterThe Pine Street School Foundation was formed in 2009 by a group of parents and grandparents seeking to help ensure Pine Street Elementary School has the resources needed to enhance an already exceptional educational experience.

In today’s competitive educational world, we believe the education our children receive is one of the best at any school, anywhere. Our goal is to increase discretionary funds for equipment, supplies, and projects above and beyond what traditional funding sources provide. Accordingly,

the Foundation has created a grant process for teachers and staff to leverage and fund these initiatives.

Over the last six years, the Foundation has awarded more than $159,000 in grants to teachers of grades K - 5. Teachers apply for grants each April and recipients are announced by the end of May so that projects can be implemented in the following school year. Gifts to the Foundation received by May 1 of each year determine the level of funding to be awarded for the coming year.

2015-2016 Pine Street Foundation Board

Emma Harrill, chairman

Stacey Davis, secretary

Bert Barre, treasurer

Jennifer Bauer

Ali Beeson

Mary Elizabeth Evans

Catherine Faris

Katherine Fulmer

Neal Karn

Beth Lancaster

Avi Lawrence

Geoff Lemonds

Leeta Lister

Ashley Millinor

Kyle Milner

Ashley Reynolds

Melissa Sullivan

We need you – gifts of every amount truly make a

difference!This year’s campaign ends May 1,

2016. Gifts received by this deadline will fund the 2016-2017 grants.

The Pine Street School Foundation is a 501c3 organization; all donations

are tax-deductible.

FAQ’sWHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE PTO AND THE PINE STREET SCHOOL

FOUNDATION?The differences are both in how funds are

generated and allocated. The PTO leverages family dues and fundraisers such as

Boosterthon and restaurant Spirit Nights to support teacher appreciation and meaningful school traditions. Examples include duty free

lunch for teachers, Grandparents Day and Colonial Day. The Foundation seeks financial commitments to fund academic enhancement projects at the classroom, grade, department, and school-wide levels. Examples range from

a new set of lacrosse equipment for the PE Department to specialty math and science

equipment for the 5th grade.

WHAT IS THE FOUNDATION’S SPENDING POLICY?

Our spending policy emphasizes that funds should be deployed quickly and that every

student should benefit from the Foundation’s grants every year. We do not intend to raise

an endowment to gradually deploy funds over many years. Our donors should know that we

intend for their current contributions to benefit today’s students.

10 x $104 x $25

1 x $100

each of these makes A $100 grant possible

Making A Gift Is easy

Join the Campaign!

“From its very inception, the Pine Street School Foundation was born of a

commitment to partnership. When parents and families see the value of public/private

partnership, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish together.”

Dr. Russell W. Booker, Superintendent, Spartanburg School District 7

ABOUT THE COVER PHOTO:The Foundation provided Kore Wobble Chairs for Tiffany

Anderson’s kindergarten classroom, meeting the needs of children whose bodies stay in constant motion. Award-winning Wobble Chairs engage their muscles, promoting proper posture

and allowing them to move while sitting in a group setting.

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P.O. Box 7213 Spartanburg, SC 29304

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This year, the Foundation hopes to reach two important milestones: Surpassing 200 donors to our annual campaign and reaching $200,000 in total funds raised over the

lifetime of the Foundation. Help us reach our annual campaign goal of $30,000 by May 1, 2016!

Let’s make this a landmark year!

Thanks to a partnership with the Pine Street School Foundation, Pine Street School PTO, and Spartanburg County School District 7, the new Pine Street playground is complete! Its outdoor classroom and safe, state-of-the-art equipment facilitates active lifestyles and creative play. All of Spartanburg’s children are welcome after school hours and on weekends.

$1The minimum donation you can give to the Pine Street School Foundation

3 FamiliesEstablished the PSSF in 2009

8.3%The percentage of PSSF funds used for operating expenses

22%The portion of donations to PSSF that are between $50 and $99

113 GrantsHave been funded by the Pine Street School Foundation since 2009

675 StudentsIn Kindergarten through Fifth Grade attend Pine Street School

200 / $200,000The landmark numbers for this year’s campaign! We want to surpass 200 annual donors and reach $200,000 in total funds raised over the Foundation’s lifetime.

Who supports the PSS Foundation?Parents, Grandparents, Community Members, & Local Businesses

Alvin & Leslie Abbott

Advance America

Carolyn Alexander

Elizabeth & A.T. Allen

Kimberly Anderson

Armoire

Wally & Carol Barre

Katherine & Bert Barre

Bret & Shannon Barron

Jennifer & Jason Bauer

The Bearden Family

Katie C Beeson

Ali & Jay Beeson

Barbara Birney

John & Page Birney

Louie & Margaret Blanton

Jason & Leah Blanton

Bolton-James Wheel Alignment

Joyce A Brennan

Betty P. Burke

Timothy Camp

Alasdair & Sheila Carmichael

Charles & Susan Cavalaris

David & Anne Cecil

Corey & Jennifer Cetto

Sally & Randall Chambers

Lacy & Rob Chapman

Doris D. Cheek

Wren & Sophie Clayton

Meg & Harry Clayton

Jeffrey & Mary Ann Cleland

Polly Ann Cleveland

Molly & Greg Colbath

Jeff & Mary Katherine Colbath

David & Marion Colburn

Elizabeth Conrad

Contec, Inc.

Christopher & Erin Couchell

Jerry Crenshaw

Brooks & Carolyn Crenshaw

Rebecca & Daniel Cromer

Jennifer & Jamie Cubitt

Chris & Amy Curtis

Larry Joyner

Kenneth & Margaret Darr

Robert & Stacey Davis

Buren & Anita Davis

Brendan & Maggie Delaney

Margaret W. DeMoss

Nan N. Dempsey

Heather & Graham Dickerson

John F. Dunbar, Jr.

Jeff & Ann Marie Edwards

Scott & Donna Eubanks

Sloan & Mary Elizabeth Evans

Malloy & Catharine Evans

Iris G. Ezell

Libby Falcon

John & Claudia Faris

Catherine & John Faris

Tom & Nancy Faulkenberry

Frick & Jones, P.A.

Sidney & Lenna Fulmer

Jamie & Katherine Fulmer

Jerry Gadus

Robin Garrell

Cliff & Susan Gaubert

Ken & Laura Gordon

Allen & Anne Louise Greer

Theodore & Angela Grieshop

Reva Jane Grimsley

Lane & Sara Hammond

James & Marian Hampton

Cecilia & Troy Hanna

Sean & Amy Hargett

John & Lou Ann Harrill

Emma & Andy Harrill

Scott & Pamela Heath

Charles & Betty Heaton

Audrey & Christian Hope

Dennis & Brian Hughes

Pat Hurst

Max & Eliza Hyde

Tripp James

Ronald & Sallie Jamieson

Richard & Carol Johnson

Glen & Catherine Johnson

Charlene & Roland Jones

Tom & Sharon Joseph

Neal & Trey Karn

Charlie & Dede King

Debra Koltonski

Andy & Beth Lancaster

Avi & Nita Lawrence

Samantha & Geoff Lemonds

David & Susan Lemonds

Leeta & Daryl Lister

Jack & Carole Lister

Jim & Bobbie Jo Little

Donnie & Mary Ann Love

Judy Lowry

Jim & Dorothy Maguire

Frank & Julia Manello

Kit & Dan Maultsby

Sean & Gretchen McEnroe

Robert & Susan McEnroe

Betsy & Paul McKee

Thomas McMeekin

Robert & Betsy Miller

Ashley & Ashley Millinor

Kyle & Carmen Milner

Scott Mitchell

Joe & Karen Mobley

Jerry & Edie Mobley

Morgan Stanley

Ethel & Phil Morrow

Jim & Linda Mullen

Heather & Raymond Mullman

Nease & Higginbotham Orthodontics

Jennifer & Gregory Norton

Beth & Marshall Orr

Phyllis A. Owens

Palmetto Posting Inc.

Lindsay & Jason Patrick

Barry & Elizabeth Phillips

Diane V. Pickens

Marion & Jane Pittman

Donald & Francis Plotnik

Joan & Randy Potter

Norman & Jo Pulliam

Norman & Donna Pulliam

Jason & Teah Pye

Marcia Pye

Jay & Mary Ladd Reagan

Ashley & Ryan Reynolds

Shannon & Marsh Rogers

Marshall & Campbell Rogers

Michael & Allyson Sandago

Robert O. Scheel

Simeon & Allison Skinner

Dr. Steve Smiley/ Smiley Orthodontics

Ron & Caroline Smith

Becky & Taylor Smith

Southern Smiles Orthodontics

Spartanburg County Foundation

William & Jane Staines

Bryan & Julie Stone

Ed & Brenda Story

Thad & Elaine Strickland

Tim & Susan Sullivan

Melissa & Tim Sullivan

Arthur B. Tozzi

John & Ruby Travers

Jimmy & Lanie Trout

Margery Turner

Amy & Rob Usry

Donna & Rick Van Vleet

Mike & Donna Vandiver

W. Lewis White Co. Inc

Xinli Wang

Anne & Mark Ward

Minta Warren

Russ & Melissa Washburn

Hunter & Shirley Watson

David & Linda Whisnant

Junie White’s Exxon

Law Office of Whitner S. Bishop

Cile & Nick Wildrick

Charles Willbanks

Toby & Virginia Wood

Donna & David Woodruff

Penny & Andy Wright

Bob & Carolyn Wynn

Mike & Margaret Young

Margaret G. Zollo

1 2The Foundation has purchased the rights for a school-wide musical for the last several years, involving approximately half of the children at Pine Street in each production. Last year, the school presented Annie, and this year children are preparing The Lion King.

Our number of donors has jumped from 30 to 176 since 2009.

Giving to our annual campaigns has increased from $15,140 to $40, 298.

“Whether its supporting beautiful new playgrounds or teacher grants that advance creativity and innovation – there’s a special synergy at Pine Street thanks to the involvement of our parents and families.”

“The Foundation enhances all aspects of Pine Street School. Our children are older now, yet we continue to support the Foundation

because we believe an investment in Pine Street School is an investment in our collective future.”

“As a former teacher, I understand what an impact teacher grants make in a classroom. What better way to foster innovation in student learning than this!”

“Spartanburg is Contec’s home, and supporting our community matters. The opportunity to spark excitement in a young person – to uncover a talent or interest that changes

the course of that child’s life – compels us to give to the PSS Foundation year after year.”

30 Donors

2009

2015

176

Donors

2009$15,140

2015$40,298

Thank You to Our 2014-2015 Campaign Donors!

Quick Facts How a Few of Our Grants are Helping Students and Teachers

Anne Chapman Jeter,Principal of Pine Street School

Jim SmithContec, Inc.

Margaret Young,Community Member,

Former PSS Parent

Moira Scheel,PSS Parent

New Playground School-Wide Musicals 3

The “Building Blocks of Education” grant provided natural materials for creative construction in Kindergarten classrooms. “During our recent study of measurement, we learned how to use balance scales,” said Kelli Hardigree. “Later in the day, without being prompted, the students created a balance scale using the blocks in our building area. They were using math terminology while comparing the weight of objects within the construction area.”

Building Blocks of Education 4

BrainPOP facilitates interactive multimedia learning and inquiry to support a variety of learning styles for all students in grades 3 – 5.

BrainPOP Subscription 5Through the “Extra! Extra! Read All About Inventors!” grant, 5th graders read biographies about American inventors then picked their favorites to portray at a Biography Breakfast presentation for parents.

Extra! Extra! Read All About Inventors!