The Albany Fund for Education (AFE) is a not-for-profit charitable organization that raises funds for innovative programs in support of the Albany City School District. AFE funding gives students, teachers and community members opportunities to work together to enhance the educational experience for all students in the Albany School District. Started by concerned individuals in 1998, AFE fosters innovative community-school partnerships. AFE accepts contributions throughout the year and holds an annual gala each fall as its major fundraiser.

What's New

Save the Date

AFE's gala reception will be help on Wednesday October 20, 2010 at Dale Miller's Restaurant and will honor SEFCU for its ongoing support to the Albany community and Rob LaRocca , founder of the Albany Charity for Arts in Education.

If you are interested in supporting AFE by joining the 2010 Gala honorary committee, donating to the silent auction, or becoming a sponsor, please contact Theresa Swidorski at (518) 459-4731 or Swidorski2000@aol.com.

AFE Leads Community Partnership

Kindergartners from the Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) today joined their school superintendent, the mayor, a bank president and a college dean to plant trees alongside their school.

Students at five district schools planted 86 trees on their schools’ grounds during Earth Week 2010; four schools will plant more trees later this year. At TOAST, a total of 17 trees were planted – 15 seedlings and two large flowering trees. Accompanying today’s and this week’s tree-plantings were lessons tailored to the science curriculum in each grade.

The Albany Fund for Education (AFE) led the local effort to bring Project Learning Tree to district schools. Besides the district, AFE’s partners on the project include:

· SEFCU, which underwrote the cost of the trees

· The City of Albany and its forestry department, which helped determine where and what kind of trees should be planted and donated equipment and supplies

· The state Department of Environmental Conservation, which provided the Project Learning Tree teacher trainings and materials

· The College of Saint Rose, which coordinated the Earth Day activities

· Stewart’s Shops, which donated student materials

New Member on AFE Board

AFE is pleased to welcome George Benson as its newest board member. Mr. Benson is the father of two students, a daughter attending Albany High School and a son at Myers . He is an active member of the Albany school community as well as the local community. He teaches math at Harriet Gibbons High School, a ninth grade satellite of Albany High as well as curriculum theory at the College of St. Rose and urban education at the University of Albany. Mr. Benson background and personal commitment to providing high quality education to all of Albany’s children make him a valuable addition to the board.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
FOR MAKING AFE's 2009 EVENT A SUCCESS!

With your help almost $10,000 will be used for the

Fund for Professional Development
and

Innovation Grants

THANK YOU!

A cocktail reception to celebrate and raise funds for the Fund for Professional Development

New Board Member

9/6/09

Dan Egan, a member of the City of Albany School Board, is the most recent addition to the AFE board. He will act in an ex-officio capacity representing the interests of the school board.

Dan is an Albany native with five children that attend (or attended) the Albany public schools. He has a long-standing commitment to quality public education and volunteered on the CARE campaign. Dan is an administrator at the NY Department of Health Wadsworth Center, has master degrees in both education and business administration, and previously taught high school history and college-level computer classes

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