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Wilmington Educational Foundation

161 Church Street, Wilmington, MA 01887
Telephone: 978-694-6000
 

About Us

WEF's Mission

The Wilmington Educational Foundation (WEF) was established in 1994 with the mission of  "The Pursuit of Excellence in Education through the development and distribution of private resources to benefit and further enrich students of the Wilmington School District."   WEF is a non-profit organization that operates independently of the Wilmington School District and that pursues and distributes funds from private sources to enhance Wilmington's schools.  WEF helps to provide our children with the tools needed to learn more effectively and to broaden their educational experiences. 

WEF endeavors to support and enrich the school system and its programs -- not replacing the Town's funding for the school district, but supplementing it through corporate and private donations.  WEF supports the Wilmington Public School System in five broad areas:  scholastic enrichment, arts in education, technology, multicultural awareness and staff professional development.  WEF directly helps Wilmington students by providing private funds for innovative and creative programs that the school department budget cannot cover. 

 

WEF's History

Since its establishment in 1994, the Foundation has raised over $100,000. The initial Charter Donor Campaign in 1994-1995 raised $60,000.  During the period 2000-2003, fundraising campaigns were dedicated to technology support for the schools.  For instance, in November 2000, the Foundation raised and donated $14,817 for three SMART Boards for three Wilmington elementary schools. WEF also raised nearly $76,000 to provide two wireless 24 Capacity Laptop Carts for the Wilmington High School.  As technology has become integral to the school system and has been allocated specific funding within the school district's budget, WEF has expanded its support to the district to areas in addition to technology.
 
WEF's Board

The Wilmington Educational Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is composed of community, parent, and school volunteers who are committed to making Wilmington'g great school system evern better.  Board meetings are regularly held on the second Tuesday of each month during the school year.  Current board members are listed below.  If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about becoming a member of WEF's Board of Trustees, please send an email to board@wilmingtoneducationalfoundation.org.
 
 
2009-2010 WEF Board Members
 
Dan Ardito, Vice-President
Joanne Benton, Superintendent of Schools
Bonnie DiOrio, Treasurer
Bob Esdale
Diane Garrity, Co-Secretary
Dick Hayden, Finance Committee Representative
Peter McGinn, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Jomarie O'Mahony, President
Kim Peterson,  Co-Secretary
Dr. Leslee Quick, School Committee Representative
Jacquie Raffi, President Emerita
John Romano
Patricia Romano
Lori Ryan
Jeannette Savage
 
  
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