The Northborough Education Foundation has been awarded $5,000 by Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples, Inc., through a program called 2 Million & Change that allows Staples associates around the globe to direct more than $2 million in donations each year. The grant was awarded at the recommendation of NEF Secretary Dawn Palma and[…]

This past Saturday brought the start of a new NEF tradition—the “Gala Jr.”, a sweetheart dance designed for kids 0-12 and their favorite grown-ups. The Algonquin Cafeteria was almost unrecognizable, awash in pink and red balloons (courtesy of Balloons All Over), tulle and sparkly twinkle lights. Nearly 200 kids donned their favorite party attire, plus[…]

NEF is very excited to bring “Gala Jr.” to Northborough and surrounding communities! A mini version of our annual adults-only Gala, this special sweetheart dance is designed for our younger set (12 and under) and their favorite grown-ups. The event will be held at Algonquin Regional High School on Saturday, February 11th. There will be[…]

Calling all party-throwers… Host a fun social gathering with friends, and help put Chromebooks in our Classrooms! What is an Evening for Education? An NEF Evening for Education is a party (or other social gathering) hosted by a friend or supporter of NEF in support of our Chromebooks for Classrooms Campaign. What kind of party[…]

This event was sold out with a waitlist last year — don’t miss your chance to get your tickets for the 2nd Annual! Tickets available online or at Lowe’s Market. [pdf-embedder url=”http://northboroughed.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GalaPoster16.pdf”]

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Forty-eight teams matched wits at NEF’s 7th annual Team Trivia Night held on April 1, which resulted in raising $9,000 in profit. The top three scores were extremely close with the winning team Nerds with Friends scoring 85 points. The team consisted of Lincoln Street School staff members Peter Olson, Leigh King, Linda Broderick, and[…]

NEF awarded over $26,000 in funds to 15 grant recipients during a special ceremony held at the Northborough Free Library on Sept. 15. Superintendent of Schools Christine Johnson thanked NEF and noted her appreciation for teachers and staff who went the extra mile to seize the opportunity to write and submit a grant and to continue[…]

Thanks to a spectacular weather forecast, we were able to make more tickets available and release the people on the Applefest Gala waitlist. At this time, we are shutting down the waitlist and no longer issuing ticket refunds. The committee is busy at work putting the final touches together… can’t wait to see you tomorrow!